Title:
Environmental science
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Edition:
8th ed. (International student version)
Publication Information:
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2012
Physical Description:
xxiv, 519 p. : ill. ;28 cm.
ISBN:
9780470646090
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Summary
Summary
For more than two decades, Botkin has been active in the application of ecological science to environmental management. Updated and revised to include the latest research in the field, the new edition of 'Environmental Science' continues to present a balanced analytical and interdisciplinary approach to the field.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Key Themes In Environmental Science |
Chapter 2 Science As A Way Of Knowing |
Chapter 3 The Big Picture: Systems Of Change |
Chapter 4 The Human Population And The Environment |
Chapter 5 Ecosystems |
Chapter 6 The Biogeochemical Cycle |
Chapter 7 Dollars And Environmental Sense |
Chapter 8 Biological Diversity And Biological Invasions |
Chapter 9 Ecological Restoration |
Chapter 10 Environmental Heath, Pollution, And Toxicology |
Chapter 11 Agriculture, Aquaculture, And The Environment |
Chapter 12 Landscapes: Forests, Parks, And Wilderness |
Chapter 13 Wildlife, Fisheries, And Endangered Species |
Chapter 14 Energy: Some Basics |
Chapter 15 Fossil Fuels And The Environment |
Chapter 16 Alternative Energy And The Environment |
Chapter 17 Nuclear Energy And The Environment |
Chapter 18 Water Supply, Use, And Management |
Chapter 19 Water Pollution And Treatment |
Chapter 20 The Atmosphere, Climate, And Global Warming |
Chapter 21 Air Pollution |
Chapter 22 Urban Environments |
Chapter 23 Materials Management |
Chapter 24 Our Environmental Future |