Title Statements
- Full title :Environment / Peter H. Raven, Linda R. Berg, David M. Hassenzahl.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2010.
- Edition:7 éd
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley and Sons
- Place of Publication:New Jersey
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2010.
Notes
Contient une fiche de données de la population mondiale 2008.
Contient un glossaire.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 volume (589 pages) : : couv. illustrations en coul. ; : 28 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780470525982, 0470525983, 9780470118573, 0470118571
- oclc:ocn929545952
- LC Classification:GE70
- Dewey Decimal:333.7
Table of Contents
Introducing environmental science and sustainability -- Environmental laws, economics, and ethics -- Ecosystems and energy -- Ecosystems and living organisms -- Ecosystems and the physical environment -- Major ecosystems of the world -- Human health and environmental toxicology -- Population change -- The problems of overpopulation -- The urban world -- Fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energy and conservation -- Water: a limited resource -- Soils and their preservation -- Minerals: a nonrenewable resource -- Preserving earth's biological diversity -- Land resources -- Food resources: a challenge for agriculture -- Air pollution -- Regional and global atmospheric changes -- Water pollution -- The pesticide dilemma -- Solid and hazardous wastes -- Tomorrow's world.
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