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Essential environment : the science behind the stories / Jay Withgott, Scott Brennan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: San Francisco : Pearson, c2009.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvii, 400, [19] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780136045311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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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.
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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.

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