(P/B) ENVIRONMENT

Παρουσίαση

Environment, Ninth Edition weaves the central themes of Systems and Sustainability throughout the text to help students understand the connection between the core concepts of Environmental Science and their daily lives. The 9th edition features a rich collection of current case studies and in-text examples, highlighting local and regional issues which provide students with the science and tools to understand, apply, and think critically about environmental science. It also provides instructors a powerful tools to assess individual students progresses well as the class as a whole.
New To This Edition:
- Extensive chapter pedagogy that reinforces the systems approach and provides opportunities to think critically about the how these systems intersect and fit together.
- Enriched critical thinking and more real-world data and graphing opportunities. New emphasis on food production and food security.
- You Can Make a Difference boxes where students must apply ethical decision making. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

1 Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability
2 Environmental Laws Economic and Ethics
3 Ecosystems and Energy
4 Ecosystems and the Physical Environment
5 Ecosystems and Living Organisms
6 Major Ecosystems of the World
7 Human Health and Environmental Toxicology
8 The Human Population
9 The Urban World
10 Energy Consumption
11 Fossil Fuels
12 Renewable Energy and Nuclear Power
13 Water: A Limited Resource
14 Soil Resources
15 Mineral Resources
16 Biological Resources
17 Land Resources
18 Food Resources
19 Air Pollution
20 Global Climate Change
21 Water Pollution
22 Pest Management
23 Solid and Hazardous Waste
24 Tomorrow's Word

The authors: Peter H. Raven, David M. Hassenzahl, Mary Catherine Hager, Nancy Y. Gift, Linda R. Berg