Environmental science
by Miller, G. Tyler, (George Tyler)
The authors have partnered with the National Geographic Society to develop a text that will equip you with the inspiration and knowledge you need to make a difference solving today's environmental issues. Exclusive content highlights important work of National Geographic Explorers and Grantees and features over 180 new photos, maps, and illustrations that bring course concepts to life. Using this empowering book, you will learn how nature works, how you interact with it, and how you can use var…
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- Full title :Environmental science / G. Tyler Miller, Scott E. Spoolman.
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The authors have partnered with the National Geographic Society to develop a text that will equip you with the inspiration and knowledge you need to make a difference solving today's environmental issues. Exclusive content highlights important work of National Geographic Explorers and Grantees and features over 180 new photos, maps, and illustrations that bring course concepts to life. Using this empowering book, you will learn how nature works, how you interact with it, and how you can use various scientific principles based on how nature has sustained life on the earth for billions of years to live more sustainably.
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- Publication Date:©2016
- Edition:Fifteenth edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cengage Learning, National Geographic Learning
- Place of Publication:Pacific Grove, CA
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2016
The Physical Object
- Description:xxvii, 483, S51, G-14 pages : : illustrations ; : 28 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781305090446, 1305090446, 9781305257504, 1305257502
- oclc:ocn905683807
- LC Classification:GE105
- Dewey Decimal:363.7
Table of Contents
Environmental problems, their causes, and sustainability -- Science, matter, energy, and systems -- Ecosystems : what are they and how do they work? -- Biodiversity and evolution -- Species interactions, ecological succession, and population control -- The human population and urbanization -- Climate and biodiversity -- Sustaining biodiversity : saving species and ecosystem services -- Sustaining biodiversity : saving ecosystems and ecosystem services -- Food production and the environment -- Water resources and water pollution -- Geology and nonrenewable mineral resources -- Energy resources -- Environmental hazards and human health -- Air pollution, climate change, and ozone depletion -- Solid and hazardous waste -- Environmental economics, politics, and worldviews.
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