Environmental science: toward a sustainable future

✍ Scribed by Wright, Richard T;Boorse, Dorothy F

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Year: 2013;2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 665
• Series: Pearson custom library
• Edition: Twelfth edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This edition is even more student-friendly while retaining the currency and accuracy that has made this text a best seller. The text and media program continue to help students understand the science behind environmental issues and what they can do to build a more sustainable future, with further exploration of the hallmark core themes: Science, Sustainability, and Stewardship.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 4
1. Economics, Politics, and Public Policy......Page 6
2. Science and the Environment......Page 34
3. Basic Needs of Living Things......Page 58
4. Populations and Communities......Page 86
5. Ecosystems: Energy, Patterns, and Disturbance......Page 114
6. Wild Species and Biodiversity......Page 144
7. The Value, Use, and Restoration of Ecosystems......Page 174
8. The Human Population......Page 204
9. Population and Development......Page 234
10. Water: Hydrologic Cycle and Human Use......Page 260
11. Soil: The Foundation for Land Ecosystems......Page 288
12. The Production and Distribution of Food......Page 314
13. Pests and Pest Control......Page 344
14. Energy from Fossil Fuels......Page 370
15. Renewable Energy......Page 398
16. Nuclear Power......Page 422
17. Environmental Hazards and Human Health......Page 448
18. Global Climate Change......Page 476
19. Atmospheric Pollution......Page 510
20. Water Pollution and Its Prevention......Page 548
21. Municipal Solid Waste: Disposal and Recovery......Page 578
22. Hazardous Chemicals: Pollution and Prevention......Page 598
23. Sustainable Communities and Lifestyles......Page 622
A......Page 646
B......Page 647
C......Page 648
D......Page 650
E......Page 651
F......Page 653
H......Page 654
I......Page 655
M......Page 656
N......Page 657
O......Page 658
P......Page 659
R......Page 660
S......Page 661
T......Page 662
V......Page 663
Z......Page 664

✦ Subjects

Nonfiction;Textbooks;Environment;Sustainability;Science;Geography;Academic;School