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Environmental science : a global concern / William P. Cunningham and Barbara Woodworth Saigo.

By: Cunningham, William P.
Contributor(s): Saigo, Barbara Woodworth.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dubuque, IA : Wm. C. Brown, 1995Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xxi, 612 p. : col. ill ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0697158942 ; 0697158934.Subject(s): Ecology | Environmental sciences | Human ecology | Environmental policyDDC classification: 301.31
Contents:
Part one: Environmental science and ecological principles -- Understanding our environment -- Building a better world -- Matter, energy and life -- Biological communities and species interactions -- Biomes, human disturbance and restoration ecology -- Part two: Population, economics and environmental health -- Population dynamics -- Human populations -- Environmental resource economics -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Part three: Food, land and biological resources -- Food, hunger and nutrition -- Soil resources and sustainable agriculture -- Pest control -- Biological resources -- Land use: forests and rangelands -- Preserving nature -- Part four: Physical resources -- The earth and its crustal resources -- Air resources: atmosphere, climate and weather -- Air pollution -- Water resources, use and management -- Water pollution -- Conventional energy -- Sustainable energy -- Part five: Society and the environment -- Solid, toxic and hazardous waste -- Urbanization and sustainable cities -- Toward a sustainable future.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 301.31 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00068449
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book is intended for use in a one- or two-semester course in environmental science, human ecology, or environmental studies at the college or advanced placement high school level. Because most students who will use this book are freshman or sophomore nonscience majors, the authors have tried to make the text readable and accessible without technical jargon or a presumption of prior science background. At the same time, enough data and depth are presented to make this book suitable for many upper-division classes and a valuable resource for students who will keep it in their personal libraries after their formal studies are completed.The goal of this book is to provide an up-to-date, introductory view of essential themes in environmental science along with emphasis on details and case studies that will help students process and retain the general principles.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one: Environmental science and ecological principles -- Understanding our environment -- Building a better world -- Matter, energy and life -- Biological communities and species interactions -- Biomes, human disturbance and restoration ecology -- Part two: Population, economics and environmental health -- Population dynamics -- Human populations -- Environmental resource economics -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Part three: Food, land and biological resources -- Food, hunger and nutrition -- Soil resources and sustainable agriculture -- Pest control -- Biological resources -- Land use: forests and rangelands -- Preserving nature -- Part four: Physical resources -- The earth and its crustal resources -- Air resources: atmosphere, climate and weather -- Air pollution -- Water resources, use and management -- Water pollution -- Conventional energy -- Sustainable energy -- Part five: Society and the environment -- Solid, toxic and hazardous waste -- Urbanization and sustainable cities -- Toward a sustainable future.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Learning to Learn
  • Part 1 Principles for Understanding Our Environment
  • 1 Understanding Our Environment
  • 2 Frameworks for Understaing: Science, Systems, and Ethics
  • 3 Matter, Energy, and Life
  • 4 Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions
  • 5 Biomes: Global Patterns of Life
  • 6 Population Biology
  • Part 2 People in the Environment
  • 7 Human Populations
  • 8 Environmental Health and Toxicology
  • 9 Food and Agriculture
  • 10 Pest Control
  • Part 3 Understanding and Managing Living Systems
  • 11 Biodiversity
  • 12 Land Use: Forests and Grasslands
  • 13 Preserving and Restoring Nature Part Four Physical Resources and Environmental Systems
  • 14 Geology and Earth Resources
  • 15 Air, Weather, and Climate
  • 16 Air Pollution
  • 17 Water Use and Management
  • 18 Water Pollution
  • Part 5 Issues and Policy
  • 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?

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