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Environmental science : a global concern.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, [Mass.] ; London : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2008.Edition: 10th ed. / William P. Cunningham, Mary Ann CunninghamDescription: xxii, 618 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780071287784 (pbk.) :
  • 0071287787
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.7 CUN
LOC classification:
  • GE105 .C86 2008
Contents:
Learning to Learn Part One Principles for Understanding Our Environment 1 Understanding Our Environment 2 Frameworks for Understanding: Science, Systems, and Ethics 3 Matter, Energy, and Life 4 Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions 5 Biomes: Global Patterns of Life 6 Population Biology Part Two People in the Environment 7 Human Populations 8 Environmental Health and Toxicology 9 Food and Agriculture 10 Pest Control Part Three Understanding and Managing Living Systems 11 Biodiversity: Preserving Species 12 Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes 13 Restoration Ecology Part Four Physical Resources and Environmental Systems 14 Geology and Earth Resources 15 Air, Weather, and Climate 16 Air Pollution 17 Water Use and Management 18 Water Pollution Part Five Issues and Policy 19 Conventional Energy 20 Sustainable Energy 21 Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste 22 Urbanization and Sustainable Cities 23 Ecological Economics 24 Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning 25 What Then Shall We Do?
Summary: This title is intended for use in a one or two semester course in environmental science, human ecology, or environmental studies at the college or advanced placement high school level.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 363.7 CUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 206495
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 363.7 CUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 206496

Previous ed.: 2007.

Includes index.

Folded maps (1 sheet) tipped in.

Ill. and text on inside covers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Learning to Learn Part One Principles for Understanding Our Environment 1 Understanding Our Environment 2 Frameworks for Understanding: Science, Systems, and Ethics 3 Matter, Energy, and Life 4 Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions 5 Biomes: Global Patterns of Life 6 Population Biology Part Two People in the Environment 7 Human Populations 8 Environmental Health and Toxicology 9 Food and Agriculture 10 Pest Control Part Three Understanding and Managing Living Systems 11 Biodiversity: Preserving Species 12 Biodiversity: Preserving Landscapes 13 Restoration Ecology Part Four Physical Resources and Environmental Systems 14 Geology and Earth Resources 15 Air, Weather, and Climate 16 Air Pollution 17 Water Use and Management 18 Water Pollution Part Five Issues and Policy 19 Conventional Energy 20 Sustainable Energy 21 Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste 22 Urbanization and Sustainable Cities 23 Ecological Economics 24 Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning 25 What Then Shall We Do?

This title is intended for use in a one or two semester course in environmental science, human ecology, or environmental studies at the college or advanced placement high school level.

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