Environment /
Raven, Peter H.
Environment / Peter H. Raven, Linda R. Berg, David M. Hassenzahl. - 6th ed. - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2008. - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
"2006 world population data sheet" (1 folded leaf) in pocket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introducing environmental science and sustainability -- Environmental laws, economics, and ethics -- Ecosystems and energy -- Ecosystems and living organisms -- Ecosystems and the physical environment -- Major ecosystems of the world -- Human health and environmental toxicology -- Population change -- Addressing population issues -- The urban world -- Fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energy and conservation -- Water: a limited resource -- Soil resources -- Minerals: a nonrenewable resource -- Preserving Earth's biological diversity -- Land resources -- Food resources: a challenge for agriculture -- Air pollution -- Global climate change-- Water pollution -- The pesticide dilemma -- Solid and hazardous wastes -- Tomorrow's world -- Appendices: review of basic chemistry -- Graphing -- Units of measure: some useful conversions -- Abbreviations, formulas, and acronyms used in this text -- Glossary.
0470119268 (pbk.) 9780470119266
2008297210
Environmental education.
Environmental policy.
Conservation of natural resources.
GE70 / .R38 2008
363.7ENV2008
Environment / Peter H. Raven, Linda R. Berg, David M. Hassenzahl. - 6th ed. - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2008. - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
"2006 world population data sheet" (1 folded leaf) in pocket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introducing environmental science and sustainability -- Environmental laws, economics, and ethics -- Ecosystems and energy -- Ecosystems and living organisms -- Ecosystems and the physical environment -- Major ecosystems of the world -- Human health and environmental toxicology -- Population change -- Addressing population issues -- The urban world -- Fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energy and conservation -- Water: a limited resource -- Soil resources -- Minerals: a nonrenewable resource -- Preserving Earth's biological diversity -- Land resources -- Food resources: a challenge for agriculture -- Air pollution -- Global climate change-- Water pollution -- The pesticide dilemma -- Solid and hazardous wastes -- Tomorrow's world -- Appendices: review of basic chemistry -- Graphing -- Units of measure: some useful conversions -- Abbreviations, formulas, and acronyms used in this text -- Glossary.
0470119268 (pbk.) 9780470119266
2008297210
Environmental education.
Environmental policy.
Conservation of natural resources.
GE70 / .R38 2008
363.7ENV2008