Environmental science : a study of interrelationships /
Enger, Eldon D.
Environmental science : a study of interrelationships / Eldon D. Enger and Bradley F. Smith - Ninth edition - Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2004 - xxv, 477 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Includes index.
Part I. Interrelatedness -- 1. Environmental interrelationships -- 2. Environmental ethics -- 3. Risk and cost : elements of decision making -- Part II. Ecological principles and their application -- 4. Interrelated scientific principles : matter, energy, and environment -- 5. Interactions : environments and organisms -- 6. Kinds of ecosystems and communities -- 7. Population principles -- 8. Human population issues -- Part III. Energy -- 9. Energy and civilization : patterns of consumption -- 10. Energy sources 11. Nuclear energy : benefits and risks -- Part IV. Human influences on ecosystems -- 12. Human impact on resources and ecosystems -- 13. Land-use planning -- 14. Soil and its uses -- 15. Agricultural methods and pest management -- 16. Water management -- Part V : Pollution and policy -- 17. Air quality issues -- 18. Solid waste management and disposal -- 19. Regulating hazardous materials -- 20. Environmental policy and decision making
Identifies major issues and gives suitable examples that illustrate the complex interactions that are characteristic of all environmental issues. This full-color, introductory environmental science text covers the basic concepts.
72440007
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GE 105 .E54 2004
Environmental science : a study of interrelationships / Eldon D. Enger and Bradley F. Smith - Ninth edition - Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2004 - xxv, 477 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Includes index.
Part I. Interrelatedness -- 1. Environmental interrelationships -- 2. Environmental ethics -- 3. Risk and cost : elements of decision making -- Part II. Ecological principles and their application -- 4. Interrelated scientific principles : matter, energy, and environment -- 5. Interactions : environments and organisms -- 6. Kinds of ecosystems and communities -- 7. Population principles -- 8. Human population issues -- Part III. Energy -- 9. Energy and civilization : patterns of consumption -- 10. Energy sources 11. Nuclear energy : benefits and risks -- Part IV. Human influences on ecosystems -- 12. Human impact on resources and ecosystems -- 13. Land-use planning -- 14. Soil and its uses -- 15. Agricultural methods and pest management -- 16. Water management -- Part V : Pollution and policy -- 17. Air quality issues -- 18. Solid waste management and disposal -- 19. Regulating hazardous materials -- 20. Environmental policy and decision making
Identifies major issues and gives suitable examples that illustrate the complex interactions that are characteristic of all environmental issues. This full-color, introductory environmental science text covers the basic concepts.
72440007
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GE 105 .E54 2004