Environmental science : a study of interrelationships.
2008
Book
An introductory environmental science text covering the basic concepts. This text follows the theme of "interrelationships" by providing information on economic and political realities. It discusses the role of different social experiences, and integrates this with the crucial science to describe the natural world and how we affect it.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9780073304472
- 9780073050287
- 0073304476
- 0073050288
Edition: Eleventh edition / Eldon D. Enger, Bradley F. Smith ; with contributions by Jacob W. Van Houton, Christopher J. Preston.
Description: xxiv, 488 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Notes: Includes index.
Contents:
- Environmental interrelationships
- Environmental ethics
- Environmental Risk: Economics, assessment, and management
- Interelated scientific principles: matter, energy, and environment
- Interactions: environments and organisms
- Kinds of ecosystems and communities
- Populations: characteristics and issues
- Energy and civilization: patterns of consumption
- Energy sources
- Nuclear energy
- Biodiversity issues
- Land-use planning
- Soil and its uses
- Soil and its uses
- Agricultural methods and pests management
- Water management
- Air quality issues
- Solid Waste management and disposal
- Environment regulations: hazardous substances and wastes
- Environment policy and decision making.
LCCN: 2006021607
Control Number: 2918687
Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2008]