Visualizing environmental science
"The new third edition provides environmental scientists with an approach that focuses on visuals rather than excessive content. The streamlined coverage discusses the basic science so readers walk away with a strong understanding of the facts. New Think Critically and Data Interpretation features encourage them to analyze visuals and graphs to place information in context. The illustrations have been improved and additional opportunities to conduct real data analysis have been added. The What …
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- Full title :Visualizing environmental science / Linda R. Berg, Mary Catherine Hager, David M. Hassenzahl ; in collaboration with the National Geographic Society.
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"The new third edition provides environmental scientists with an approach that focuses on visuals rather than excessive content. The streamlined coverage discusses the basic science so readers walk away with a strong understanding of the facts. New Think Critically and Data Interpretation features encourage them to analyze visuals and graphs to place information in context. The illustrations have been improved and additional opportunities to conduct real data analysis have been added. The What a Scientist Sees feature also gives environment scientists a real-world perspective of how a concept or phenomenon is applied in the field."--
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- Publication Date:©2011.
- Edition:3rd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, NJ
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxxi, 489 pages : : color illustrations, maps ; : 28 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780470569184, 0470569182, 9780470917442, 047091744X
- oclc:ocn632081839
- LC Classification:GE70
- Dewey Decimal:333.7
Table of Contents
The environmental challenges we face -- Environmental sustainability and human values -- Environmental history, politics, and economics -- Risk analysis and environmental health hazards -- How ecosystems work -- Ecosystems and evolution -- Human population change and the environment -- Air and air pollution -- Global atmospheric changes -- Freshwater resources and water pollution -- The ocean and fisheries -- Mineral and soil resources -- Land resources -- Agriculture and food resources -- Biological resources -- Solid and hazardous waste -- Nonrenewable energy resources -- Renewable energy resources.
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