Environmental Science, Ninth Edition

• Updated and revised throughout to keep pace with the changes in the field.
• New and updated Go Green marginal notes provide helpful, inexpensive, and practical tips which will help us all build a sustainable future.
• Chapter 15, Foundations of a Sustainable Energy System, includes new content on energy-conservation options, fuel efficiency standards, electric cars, and 'green buildings'.
• Stresses critical thinking skills by urging students to analyze complex issues and make rational decisions on key topics.
• Spotlight on Sustainable Development boxes give students further insight into timely environmental issues.
• Point/Counterpoint sections help students examine both sides of popular environmental issues.
• Key Concept boxes highlight the crucial concepts that form the foundation of environmental science.
• Instructor resources include: PowerPoint Image Bank, PowerPoint Lecture Slides, Test Bank, and Instructor's Manual

 

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Part  I  Introduction to Environmental Protection: Sustainability, Science, and Systems
  Chapter  1  Environmental Science, Sustainability, and Critical Thinking
  Chapter  2  Environmental Protection and Sustainability
  Chapter  3  Understanding the Root Causes of the Environmental Crisis
Part  II  Natural Systems/Human Systems: Searching for a Sustainable Relationship
  Chapter  4  Principles of Ecology: How Ecosystems Work
  Chapter  5  Principles of Ecology: Biomes and Aquatic Life Zones
  Chapter  6  Principles of Ecology: Self-Sustaining Mechanisms in Ecosystems
  Chapter  7  Human Ecology: Our Changing Relationship with the Environment
Part  III  The Population Challenge: Solving the World’s Most Pressing Problem Sustainably
  Chapter  8  Population: Measuring Growth and Its Impact
  Chapter  9  Stabilizing the Human Population: Strategies for Sustainability
Part  IV  Resource Issues: Solutions for a Sustainable Society
  Chapter  10  Creating a Sustainable System of Agriculture to Feed the World’s People
  Chapter  11  Preserving Biological Diversity
  Chapter  12  Grasslands, Forests, and Wilderness: Sustainable Management Strategies
  Chapter  13  Water Resources: Preserving Our Liquid Assets and Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems
  Chapter  14  Nonrenewable Energy Sources
  Chapter  15  Foundations of a Sustainable Energy System: Conservation and Renewable Energy
  Chapter  16  The Earth and Its Mineral Resources
  Chapter  17  Creating Sustainable Cities, Suburbs, and Towns: Sustainable Community Development and Environmental Protection
Part  V  Learning to Live with the Earth’s Carrying Capacity
  Chapter  18  Principles of Toxicology and Risk Assesment
  Chapter  19  Air Pollution and Noise: Living and Working in a Healthy Environment
  Chapter  20  Global Air Pollution: Ozone Depletion, Acid Deposition, and Global Climate Change
  Chapter  21  Water Pollution: Sustainably Managing a Renewable Resource
  Chapter  22  Pests and Pesticides: Growing Crops Sustainably
  Chapter  23  Hazardous and Solid Wastes: Sustainable Solutions
Part  VI  Ethics, Economics, and Environment
  Chapter  24  Environmental Ethics: The Foundation of a Sustainable Society
  Chapter  25  Sustainable Economics: Economics and Challenges Facing the Industrial Nations
  Chapter  26  Sustainable Economic Development: Challenges Facing the Developing Nations
  Chapter  27  Laws, Government, and Society
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Courses include: Introduction to Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Environment and Man, Environment & Society, Human Impact on the Environment, Resources and Environment, and Sustainable Development.

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