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Environmental science : Earth as a living planet / Daniel B. Botkin, Edward A. Keller.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2007.Edition: 6th edDescription: 768 p. : col. ill., col. mapsISBN:
  • 9780470049907 (hbk.) :
  • 9780470414385
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.7 BOT
LOC classification:
  • GE105 .B68 2007
Contents:
1. Key Themes in Environmental Sciences -- 2. Science as a Way of Knowing: Critical Thinking about the Environment -- 3. The Big Picture: Systems of Change -- 4. The Human Population and the Environment -- 5. The Biogeochemical Cycles -- 6. Ecosystems and Ecosystem Management -- 7. Biological Diversity -- 8. Biogeography -- 9. Biological Productivity and Energy Flow -- 10. Ecological Restoration -- 11. Producing Enough Food for the World: How Agriculture Depends on Environment -- 12. Effects of Agriculture on the Environment -- 13. Forests, Parks, and Landscapes -- 14. Wildlife, Fisheries, and Endangered Species -- 15. Environmental Health, Pollution, and Toxicology -- 16. Natural Disasters and Catastrophes -- 17. Energy: Some Basics -- 18. Fossil Fuels and the Environment -- 19. lternative Energy and the Environment -- 20. Nuclear Energy and the Environment -- 21. Water Supply, Use, and Management -- 22. Water Pollution and Treatment -- 23. The Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming -- 24. Air Pollution and Ozone Depletion -- 25. Indoor Air Pollution -- 26. Minerals and the Environment -- 27. Dollars and Environmental Sense: Economics of Environmental Issues -- 28. Urban Environments -- 29. Waste Management.
Summary: For more than two decades, Botkin has been active in the application of ecological science to environmental management. Updated and revised to include the latest research in the field, the new edition of 'Environmental Science' continues to present a balanced analytical and interdisciplinary approach to the field.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 363.7 BOT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00213493

Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Key Themes in Environmental Sciences -- 2. Science as a Way of Knowing: Critical Thinking about the Environment -- 3. The Big Picture: Systems of Change -- 4. The Human Population and the Environment -- 5. The Biogeochemical Cycles -- 6. Ecosystems and Ecosystem Management -- 7. Biological Diversity -- 8. Biogeography -- 9. Biological Productivity and Energy Flow -- 10. Ecological Restoration -- 11. Producing Enough Food for the World: How Agriculture Depends on Environment -- 12. Effects of Agriculture on the Environment -- 13. Forests, Parks, and Landscapes -- 14. Wildlife, Fisheries, and Endangered Species -- 15. Environmental Health, Pollution, and Toxicology -- 16. Natural Disasters and Catastrophes -- 17. Energy: Some Basics -- 18. Fossil Fuels and the Environment -- 19. lternative Energy and the Environment -- 20. Nuclear Energy and the Environment -- 21. Water Supply, Use, and Management -- 22. Water Pollution and Treatment -- 23. The Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming -- 24. Air Pollution and Ozone Depletion -- 25. Indoor Air Pollution -- 26. Minerals and the Environment -- 27. Dollars and Environmental Sense: Economics of Environmental Issues -- 28. Urban Environments -- 29. Waste Management.

For more than two decades, Botkin has been active in the application of ecological science to environmental management. Updated and revised to include the latest research in the field, the new edition of 'Environmental Science' continues to present a balanced analytical and interdisciplinary approach to the field.

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