Environmental science: a global concern

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A presentation of environmental science for non-science majors which emphasizes critical thinking, environmental responsibility, and global awareness. It provides an introductory global view of essential themes in environmental science along with emphasis on details and case studies that help students process and retain the general principles.

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Full title :Environmental science : a global concern.

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Publication Date:©2010.
Edition:11th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010.

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Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 616 pages) : : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps

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oclc:ocn763655506
LC Classification:GE105
Dewey Decimal:363.7

Understanding our environment -- Frameworks for understanding: science, systems, and ethics -- Matter, energy, and life -- Evolution, Biological communities, and species interactions -- Biomes: global patterns of life -- Population biology -- Human populations -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Food and agriculture -- Pest control -- Biodiversity -- Land use: forests and grasslands -- Preserving and restoring nature -- Geology and earth resources -- Air, weather, and climate -- Air pollution -- Water use and management -- Water pollution -- Conventional energy -- Sustainable energy -- Solid, toxic, and hazardous waste -- Urbanization and sustainable cities -- Ecological economics -- Environmental policy, law, and planning -- What then shall we do?