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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2001Edition: Seventh editionDescription: xxi, 434 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 72304952
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GE 105 .E54 2001
Contents:
Environmental interrelationships -- environmental ethics -- interrelated scientific principles - matter, energy, and environment -- interactions - environment and organisms -- kinds of ecosystems and communities -- population principles -- human population issues -- energy and civilization - patterns of consumption -- energy sources -- nuclear energy - benefits and risks -- human impact on resources and ecosystems -- land-use planning -- soil and its uses -- agricultural methods and pest management -- water management -- risk and cost - elements of decision-making -- air pollution -- solid waste management and disposal -- regulating hazardous materials -- environmental policy and decision-making.
Summary: This volume is an introductory environmental science text. The approach and the reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading the publisher with too much detail.
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Includes index.

Environmental interrelationships -- environmental ethics -- interrelated scientific principles - matter, energy, and environment -- interactions - environment and organisms -- kinds of ecosystems and communities -- population principles -- human population issues -- energy and civilization - patterns of consumption -- energy sources -- nuclear energy - benefits and risks -- human impact on resources and ecosystems -- land-use planning -- soil and its uses -- agricultural methods and pest management -- water management -- risk and cost - elements of decision-making -- air pollution -- solid waste management and disposal -- regulating hazardous materials -- environmental policy and decision-making.

This volume is an introductory environmental science text. The approach and the reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading the publisher with too much detail.

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