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020 _a9780071314954
040 _cNULRC
050 _aGE 105 .C86 2012
100 _aCunningham, William P.
_eauthor
245 0 _aEnvironmental science :
_ba global concern /
_cWilliam P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham
250 _aTwelfth edition
260 _aNew York :
_bMcGraw Hill Education,
_cc2012
300 _axxiii, 613 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c29 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _a1 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?
520 _aIncludes 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
650 _aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
700 _aCunningham, Mary Ann
_eco-author
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