Miller, G. Tyler, Jr. creator Spoolman, Scott E. text xx Australia Brooks/Cole CENGAGE Learning 2010 13th monographic und

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xxi, 452 p.: 28cm A book from Cengage Learning on "Environmental Science, International Edition". HUMANS AND SUSTAINABILITY: AN OVERVIEW. 1. Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability. ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY. 2. Science, Matter, and Energy. 3. Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work? 4. Evolution and Biodiversity. 5. Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control. 6. The Human Population and Urbanization. 7. Climate and Biodiversity. SUSTAINING BIODIVERSITY. 8. Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach. 9. Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach. SUSTAINING RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. 10. Food, Soil, and Pest Management. 11. Water Resources and Water Pollution. 12. Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals. 13. Energy. 14. Environmental Hazards and Human Health. 15. Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion. 16. Solid and Hazardous Waste. SUSTAINING HUMAN SOCIETIES. 17. Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews. SUPPLEMENTS. 1. Measurement Units, Precision, and Accuracy. 2. Reading Graphs and Maps. 3. Maps and Data: Economics, Population, Hunger, Health, and Waste Production. 4. Maps: Biodiversity, Ecological Footprints, and Environmental Performance. 5. Overview of U.S. Environmental History. 6. Some Basic Chemistry. 7. Classifying and Naming Species. 8. Weather Basics, El Nino, Tornadoes, and Tropical Cyclones. 9. Maps and Data: Energy and Climate. Glossary. Index. G. Tyler, Jr. Miller. English Environmental protection Environmental sciences Human ecology 363.7 M61e 978-0-495-56022-7 251212 20260803094007.0