Withgott, Jay.
Essential environment : the science behind the stories / Jay Withgott, Scott Brennan. - 3rd ed. - San Francisco : Pearson, c2009. - xvii, 400, [19] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
An introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Human population -- Soil and agriculture and future food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests, and parks -- Management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology minerals and mining -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts -- Atmospheric science and pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management.
9780136045311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008024487
Environmental sciences.
363.7
Essential environment : the science behind the stories / Jay Withgott, Scott Brennan. - 3rd ed. - San Francisco : Pearson, c2009. - xvii, 400, [19] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
An introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Human population -- Soil and agriculture and future food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests, and parks -- Management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology minerals and mining -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts -- Atmospheric science and pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management.
9780136045311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008024487
Environmental sciences.
363.7