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Environmental science : a study of interrelationships / Eldon D. Enger and Bradley F. Smith

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : McGraw Hill Education, c2019Edition: Fifteenth EditionDescription: xix, 516 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781260091649
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GE 105 .E54 2019
Contents:
Chapter 1. Environmental Interrelationships -- Chapter 2. Environmental Ethics -- Chapter 3. Risk, Economics, and Environmental Concerns -- Chapter 4. Interrelated Scientific Principles: Matter, Energy, and Environment -- Chapter 5. Interactions: Environments and Organisms -- Chapter 6. Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities -- Chapter 7. Populations: Characteristics and Issues -- Chapter 8. Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption -- Chapter 9. Nonrenewable Energy Sources -- Chapter 10. Renewable Energy Sources -- Chapter 11. Biodiversity Issues -- Chapter 12. Land-Use Planning -- Chapter 13. Soil and Its Uses -- Chapter 14. Agricultural Methods and Pest Management -- Chapter 15. Water Management -- Chapter 16. Air Quality Issues -- Chapter 17. Climate Change: A Twenty-first Century Issue -- Chapter 18. Solid Waste Management and Disposal -- Chapter 19. Environmental Regulations: Hazardous Substances and Wastes -- Chapter 20. Environmental Policy and Decision Making.
Summary: This full-color, introductory environmental science text is known for being concise, conceptual, and value-priced. The approach and reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading students with too much detail. The authors reinforce the text's central theme of "interrelationships" by providing a historical perspective, information on economic and political realities, discuss the role of different social experiences, and integrate this with the crucial science to describe the natural world and how we affect it.
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Includes index.

Chapter 1. Environmental Interrelationships -- Chapter 2. Environmental Ethics -- Chapter 3. Risk, Economics, and Environmental Concerns -- Chapter 4. Interrelated Scientific Principles: Matter, Energy, and Environment -- Chapter 5. Interactions: Environments and Organisms -- Chapter 6. Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities -- Chapter 7. Populations: Characteristics and Issues -- Chapter 8. Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption -- Chapter 9. Nonrenewable Energy Sources -- Chapter 10. Renewable Energy Sources -- Chapter 11. Biodiversity Issues -- Chapter 12. Land-Use Planning -- Chapter 13. Soil and Its Uses -- Chapter 14. Agricultural Methods and Pest Management -- Chapter 15. Water Management -- Chapter 16. Air Quality Issues -- Chapter 17. Climate Change: A Twenty-first Century Issue -- Chapter 18. Solid Waste Management and Disposal -- Chapter 19. Environmental Regulations: Hazardous Substances and Wastes -- Chapter 20. Environmental Policy and Decision Making.

This full-color, introductory environmental science text is known for being concise, conceptual, and value-priced. The approach and reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading students with too much detail. The authors reinforce the text's central theme of "interrelationships" by providing a historical perspective, information on economic and political realities, discuss the role of different social experiences, and integrate this with the crucial science to describe the natural world and how we affect it.

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