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Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Storiesretains all the popular features of its parent volume, Environment: The Science behind the Stories–including its integrated central case study approach and its focus on the scientific process, current data, and critical thinking–in a brief 17-chapter book. An introduction to environmental science, Environmental economics and environmental policy, Environmental systems: Chemistry, energy, and ecosystems, Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology, Species interactions and community ecology, Human population, Soils, agriculture, and the future of food, Biodiversity and conservation biology, Cities, forests, and parks: Land use and resource management, Environmental health and toxicology, Geology, minerals, and mining, Freshwater and marine systems and resources, The atmosphere and air pollution, Global climate change, Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation, Renewable energy alternatives, Waste management,Epilogue: Sustainable Solutions. Intended for those interested in learning the basics of environmental science.
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Synopsis
Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Storiesretains all the popular features of its parent volume, Environment: The Science behind the Stories–including its integrated central case study approach and its focus on the scientific process, current data, and critical thinking–in a brief 17-chapter book. An introduction to environmental science, Environmental economics and environmental policy, Environmental systems: Chemistry, energy, and ecosystems, Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology, Species interactions and community ecology, Human population, Soils, agriculture, and the future of food, Biodiversity and conservation biology, Cities, forests, and parks: Land use and resource management, Environmental health and toxicology, Geology, minerals, and mining, Freshwater and marine systems and resources, The atmosphere and air pollution, Global climate change, Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation, Renewable energy alternatives, Waste management,Epilogue: Sustainable Solutions. Intended for those interested in learning the basics of environmental science.
Table of Contents
I. FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
1. An introduction to environmental science
2. Environmental economics and environmental policy
3. Environmental systems: Chemistry, energy, and ecosystems
4. Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology
5. Species interactions and community ecology
II. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
6. Human population
7. Soils, agriculture, and the future of food
8. Biodiversity and conservation biology
9. Cities, forests, and parks: Land use and resource management
10. Environmental health and toxicology
11. Geology, minerals, and mining
12. Freshwater and marine systems and resources
13. The atmosphere and air pollution
14. Global climate change
15. Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation
16. Renewable energy alternatives
17. Waste management
Epilogue: Sustainable Solutions