Environmental science : a global concern /
Cunningham, William P.
Environmental science : a global concern / William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham - Twelfth edition - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c2012 - xxiii, 613 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
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
9780071314954
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GE 105 .C86 2012
Environmental science : a global concern / William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham - Twelfth edition - New York : McGraw Hill Education, c2012 - xxiii, 613 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
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
9780071314954
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GE 105 .C86 2012