Living in the environment /
Edition statement:20th ed. Published by : Cengage Learning, Inc. , (Boston, MA : ) Physical details: xxviii, 653 pages : col. illus. ; 28 cm. ISBN:9780357142202. Year: 2021| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Course reserves |
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Includes glossary and index.
PART I: HUMANS AND SUSTAINABILITY: AN OVERVIEW. --
1. The Environment and Sustainability. --
PART II: SCIENCE, ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, AND SUSTAINABILITY. --
2. Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems. --
3. Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work? --
4. Biodiversity and Evolution. --
5. Species Interactions, Ecological Succession, and Population Control. --
6. The Human Population. --
7. Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity. --
8. Aquatic Biodiversity. --
PART III: SUSTAINING BIODIVERSITY. --
9. Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species. --
10. Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services. --
11. Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity: Saving Aquatic Systems and Ecosystem Services. --
PART IV: SUSTAINING NATURAL RESOURCES. --
12. Food Production and the Environment. --
13. Water Resources. --
14. Geology and Mineral Resources. --
15. Nonrenewable Energy.16. --
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. --
PART V: SUSTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. --
17. Environmental Hazards and Human Health. --
18. Air Pollution and Ozone Depletion. --
19. Climate Change. --
20. Water Pollution. --
21. Solid and Hazardous Waste. --
22. Urbanization and Sustainability. --
PART VI: SUSTAINING HUMAN SOCIETIES. --
23. Economics, Environment, and Sustainability. --
24. Politics, Environment, and Sustainability. --
25. Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability. --
Glossary. --
Index.
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