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Environment, EMEA Edition

  • Book

  • 576 Pages
  • June 2021
  • Region: Africa, Europe, Middle East
  • John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • ID: 5839686

Environment, Tenth Edition helps students understand the connection between the core concepts of the Environmental Science and their daily lives. The 10th edition enhanced e-text features a rich, interactive collection of current case studies and in-text examples, which provides students with the tools to understand, apply, and think critically about environmental science. It also provides instructors with powerful tools to assess individual students progresses well as the class as a whole.

Table of Contents

1 Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability 1

2 Environmental Laws, Economics, and Ethics 21

3 Ecosystems and Energy 41

4 Ecosystems and the Physical Environment 57

5 Ecosystems and Living Organisms 85

6 Major Ecosystems of the World 113

7 Human Health and Environmental Toxicology 140

8 The Human Population 161

9 The Urban Environment 179

10 Energy Consumption 196

11 Fossil Fuels 214

12 Renewable Energy and Nuclear Power 234

13 Water: A Limited Resource 255

14 Soil Resources 280

15 Mineral Resources 299

16 Biological Resources 318

17 Land Resources 341

18 Food Resources 362

19 Air Pollution 383

20 Global Climate Change 409

21 Water Pollution 427

22 Pest Management 450

23 Solid and Hazardous Wastes 469

24 Tomorrow's World 489

Appendices 503

Glossary 516

Index I-1

Authors

David M. Hassenzahl University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Mary Catherine Hager University of Virginia; University of Georgia. Nancy Y. Gift Berea College. Linda R. Berg St. Petersburg Junior College. Peter H. Raven Missouri Botanical Garden.