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Title:
Environmental science
Personal Author:
Botkin, Daniel B.
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
Subject Term:
Environmental sciences
Added Author:
Keller, Edward A., 1942-

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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