Principles of environmental science : inquiry and applications /
Cunningham, William P.
Principles of environmental science : inquiry and applications / William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham - Fourth edition - Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2008 - xxii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1 : Understanding our environment -- Chapter 2 : Environmental systems : connections, cycles, flows, and feedback loops -- Chapter 3 : Species populations, interactions, and communities -- Chapter 4 : Human populations -- Chapter 5 : Biomes and biodiversity -- Chapter 6 : Environmental conservation : Forests, grasslands, parks, and nature preserves -- Chapter 7 : Food and agriculture -- Chapter 8 : Environmental health and toxicology -- Chapter 9 : Air : climate and pollution -- Chapter 10 : Water : resources and pollution -- Chapter 11 : Environmental geology and Earth resources -- Chapter 12 : Energy -- Chapter 13 : Solid and hazardous waste -- Chapter 14 : Economics and urbanization -- Chapter 15 : Environmental policy and sustainability
Suitable for the one-semester, non-majors environmental science course, this title aims to provide an introductory view of essential themes in environmental science along with offering students numerous opportunities to practice scientific thinking and active learning.
9780071101943
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE -- TEXTBOOK
GE 105 .C86 2008
Principles of environmental science : inquiry and applications / William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham - Fourth edition - Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2008 - xxii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1 : Understanding our environment -- Chapter 2 : Environmental systems : connections, cycles, flows, and feedback loops -- Chapter 3 : Species populations, interactions, and communities -- Chapter 4 : Human populations -- Chapter 5 : Biomes and biodiversity -- Chapter 6 : Environmental conservation : Forests, grasslands, parks, and nature preserves -- Chapter 7 : Food and agriculture -- Chapter 8 : Environmental health and toxicology -- Chapter 9 : Air : climate and pollution -- Chapter 10 : Water : resources and pollution -- Chapter 11 : Environmental geology and Earth resources -- Chapter 12 : Energy -- Chapter 13 : Solid and hazardous waste -- Chapter 14 : Economics and urbanization -- Chapter 15 : Environmental policy and sustainability
Suitable for the one-semester, non-majors environmental science course, this title aims to provide an introductory view of essential themes in environmental science along with offering students numerous opportunities to practice scientific thinking and active learning.
9780071101943
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE -- TEXTBOOK
GE 105 .C86 2008