Environmental Science: Earth As A Living Planet, 6Th Ed

Environmental Science: Earth As A Living Planet, 6Th Ed
By:Daniel B. Botkin,Edward A. Keller
Published on 2009-03-30 by

This edition presents a balanced analytical and interdisciplinary approach to the field of environmental science. This approach equips readers with a solid scientific background in environmental science, so they can think through environmental issues and make their own decisions. Five central themes are weaved throughout the book: Human Population Growth, Sustainability, A Global Perspective, An Urban World, and Science and Values. 1. Key Themes in Environmental Science.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 Catastrophe17. Energy: Some Basics.18. Fossil Fuels and the Environment.19. Alternative 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.25. Indoor Air Pollution.26. Ozone Depletion.27. Minerals and the Environment.28. Dollars and Environmental Sense: Economics of Environment Issues.29. Urban Environments.30. Waste Management.

This Book was ranked at 35 by Google Books for keyword the living planet.

Book ID of Environmental Science: Earth As A Living Planet, 6Th Ed's Books is 4whUPgAACAAJ, Book which was written byDaniel B. Botkin,Edward A. Kellerhave ETAG "X23d0mV/cls"

Book which was published by since 2009-03-30 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9788126520381 and ISBN 10 Code is 8126520388

Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false

Book which have "766 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryBiodiversity

This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at ""

This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE

Book was written in en

eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false

Book Preview