Environmental science : a global concern / William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham

By: Cunningham, William P [author]Contributor(s): Cunningham, Mary Ann [co-author]Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw Hill, 2012Edition: Twelfth editionDescription: xxiii, 613 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN: 9780071314954Subject(s): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONLOC classification: GE 105 .C86 2012
Contents:
1 Understanding Our Environment -- 2 Principles of Science and Systems -- 3 Matter, Energy, and Life -- 4 Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions -- 5 Biomes : Global Patterns of Life -- 6 Population Biology -- 7 Human Populations -- 8 Environmental Health and Toxicology -- 9 Food and Hunger -- 10 Farming : Conventional and Sustainable Practices -- 11 Biodiversity : Preserving Species -- 12 Biodiversity : Preserving Landscapes -- 13 Restoration Ecology -- 14 Geology and Earth Resources -- 15 Air, Weather, and Climate -- 16 Air Pollution -- 17 Water Use and Management -- 18 Water Pollution -- 19 Conventional Energy -- 20 Sustainable Energy -- 21 Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste -- 22 Urbanization and Sustainable Cities -- 23 Ecological Economics -- 24 Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning -- 25 What Then Shall We Do?
Summary: Includes a presentation of environmental science for non-science majors which emphasizes critical thinking, environmental responsibility, and global awareness. This title provides readers with an introductory global view of essential themes in environmental science
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Understanding Our Environment -- 2 Principles of Science and Systems -- 3 Matter, Energy, and Life -- 4 Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions -- 5 Biomes : Global Patterns of Life -- 6 Population Biology -- 7 Human Populations -- 8 Environmental Health and Toxicology -- 9 Food and Hunger -- 10 Farming : Conventional and Sustainable Practices -- 11 Biodiversity : Preserving Species -- 12 Biodiversity : Preserving Landscapes -- 13 Restoration Ecology -- 14 Geology and Earth Resources -- 15 Air, Weather, and Climate -- 16 Air Pollution -- 17 Water Use and Management -- 18 Water Pollution -- 19 Conventional Energy -- 20 Sustainable Energy -- 21 Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste -- 22 Urbanization and Sustainable Cities -- 23 Ecological Economics -- 24 Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning -- 25 What Then Shall We Do?

Includes a presentation of environmental science for non-science majors which emphasizes critical thinking, environmental responsibility, and global awareness. This title provides readers with an introductory global view of essential themes in environmental science

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