Environmental science for a changing world

by Karr, Susan,, MS

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Title Statements

Full title :Environmental science for a changing world / Susan Karr, Jeneen Interlandi, Anne Houtman.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2015
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):W.H. Freeman and Company
Place of Publication:New York, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

Notes

"A partnership between Macmillan Education & Scientific American" -- on title page.

The Physical Object

Description:xxx, 509, A-2 to A-15, G-2 to G-13, C-2 to C-5, I-2 to I-21 pages : : color illustrations, color maps ; : 28 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781464162206, 1464162204
oclc:ocn905614728
LC Classification:GE105

Introduction to environmental, science, and information literacy -- Environmental literacy and the goal of sustainability -- Science literacy and the process of science -- Information literacy and toxicology -- Human populations and environmental health -- Human populations -- Environmental health -- Consumption and the environmental footprint -- Ecological economics and consumption -- Managing solid waste -- Ecology -- Ecosystems and nutrient cycling -- Population ecology -- Community ecology -- Evolution and biodiversity -- Evolution and extinction -- Biodiversity -- Preserving biodiversity -- Water resources -- Freshwater resources -- Water pollution -- Food resources -- Feeding the world -- Sustainable agriculture : Raising crops -- Conventional energy : Fossil fuels -- Air pollution -- Climate change -- Alternatives to fossil fuels -- Nuclear power -- Sun, wind, water, and earth energy -- Sustainable living in community -- Environmental policy -- Urbanization and sustainable communities.