LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2008024487 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780136045311 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Call number |
363.7 |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Authors |
Withgott, Jay. |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Essential environment : |
Subtitle |
the science behind the stories / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Jay Withgott, Scott Brennan. |
EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition |
3rd ed. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication |
San Francisco : |
Publisher |
Pearson, |
Date |
c2009. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xvii, 400, [19] p. : |
Other Details |
col. ill., col. maps ; |
Size |
28 cm. |
GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Includes index. |
CONTENTS |
Contents |
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. |
STUDY PROGRAM |
Program name |
ENVI030 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Environmental sciences. |
ADDED ENTRY |
Name |
Brennan, Scott. |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/i39ettqcup2pg9qlo98r9b1pdp6nmes1 |
Public note |
Location Map |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
-- |
54756 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
-- |
9840 |
ADDED ENTRY |
-- |
54759 |