Environmental science : toward a sustainable future

Wright, Richard T.,

Environmental science : toward a sustainable future - 11th Edition. - Boston : Benjamin Cummings, c2011. - xxii, 674 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ;

Includes index

I. FRAMEWORK FOR A SUSTATAINABLE FUTURE --
1. Science and the Environment --
2. Economics, Politics, and Public Policy --
II. ECOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT --
3. Basic Needs of Living Things --
4. Populations and Communities --
5. Ecosystems: Energy, Patterns, and Disturbance --
6. Wild Species and Biodiversity --
7. The Use and Restoration of Ecosystems --
III. THE HUMAN POPULATION AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES --
8. The Human Population --
9. Population and Development --
10. Water: Hydrologic Cycle and Human Use --
11. Soil: Foundation for Land Ecosystems --
12. The Production and Distribution of Food --
13. Pests and Pest Control --
IV. HARNESSING ENERGY FOR HUMAN SOCIETY --
14. Energy from Fossil Fuels --
15. Nuclear Power --
16. Renewable Energy --
V. POLLUTION AND PREVENTION --
17. Environmental Hazards and Human Health --
18. Global Climate Change --
19. Atmospheric Pollution --
20. Water Pollution and Its Prevention --
21. Municipal Solid Waste: Disposal and Recovery --
22. Hazardous Chemicals: Pollution and Prevention --
VI. STEWARDSHIP FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE --
23. Sustainable Communities and Lifestyles --
Appendix A Environmental Organizations --
Appendix B Units of Measure Credits --
Glossary --
Index.

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