Description
Book SynopsisEnvironment, Tenth Edition helps students understand the connection between the core concepts of the Environmental Science and their daily lives. The 10th edition enhanced e-text features a rich, interactive collection of current case studies and in-text examples, which provides students with the tools to understand, apply, and think critically about environmental science. It also provides instructors with powerful tools to assess individual students progresses well as the class as a whole.
Table of Contents1 Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability 1
2 Environmental Laws, Economics, and Ethics 21
3 Ecosystems and Energy 41
4 Ecosystems and the Physical Environment 57
5 Ecosystems and Living Organisms 85
6 Major Ecosystems of the World 113
7 Human Health and Environmental Toxicology 140
8 The Human Population 161
9 The Urban Environment 179
10 Energy Consumption 196
11 Fossil Fuels 214
12 Renewable Energy and Nuclear Power 234
13 Water: A Limited Resource 255
14 Soil Resources 280
15 Mineral Resources 299
16 Biological Resources 318
17 Land Resources 341
18 Food Resources 362
19 Air Pollution 383
20 Global Climate Change 409
21 Water Pollution 427
22 Pest Management 450
23 Solid and Hazardous Wastes 469
24 Tomorrow's World 489
Appendices 503
Glossary 516
Index I-1
