Environment : the science behind the stories /
| Основен автор: | Withgott, Jay. |
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| Други автори: | Brennan, Scott R. |
| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
San Francisco :
Pearson Benjamin Cummings,
c2008.
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| Издание: | 3rd ed. |
| Предмети: | |
| Онлайн достъп: |
Table of contents only |
| Подобни документи: |
Online version::
Environment. |
Съдържание:
- I. Foundations of environmental science: 1. An introduction to environmental science
- 2. Environmental ethics and economics: values and choices
- 3. Environmental policy: decision making and problem solving
- 4. From chemistry to energy to life
- 5. Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology
- 6. Species interactions and community ecology
- 7. Environmental systems and ecosystem ecology
- II. Environmental issues and the search for solutions: 8. Human population
- 9. Soil and agriculture
- 10. Agriculture, biotechnology, and the future of food
- 11. Biodiversity and conservation biology
- 12. Resource management, forestry, land use, and protected areas
- 13. Urbanization and creating livable cities
- 14. Environmental health and toxicology
- 15. Freshwater resources: natural systems, human impact, and conservation
- 16. Marine and coastal systems: resources, impacts, and conservation
- 17. Atmospheric science and air pollution
- 18. Global climate change
- 19. Fossil fuels, their impacts, and energy conservation
- 20. Conventional energy alternatives
- 21. New renewable energy alternatives
- 22. Waste management
- 23. Sustainable solutions.