Environment
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TextAnalytics: Show analyticsPublication details: Pearson Benjamin Cummings,San Francisco; John Wiley & sonsEdition: Third EditionDescription: PbISBN: - 0470119268
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | Thurles Library Main Collection | 363.7 RAV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | R15613PKRC |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A Journey into Environmental Science
Just as a Global Positioning System helps you steer your car through systems of roads and highways, Environment, 6th Edition helps you navigate the interconnected-environmental systems presented in your environmental science course. By taking you from general principles to specific applications, Environment, 6th Edition helps you direct your path to understanding today's interrelated issues in environmental science. Environment, 6th Edition effectively blends solid scientific content with many examples of problems and solutions empowering you to make informed and responsible choices as you progress on your journey.
On your journey with Environment, 6th Edition you will:
* Explore how the various aspects of the environment interact and connect, and thus how changes in one part of the environment can affect other parts.
* Reach your own informed decisions on the various perspectives of environmental issues affecting the world today.
Plus, a wealth of resources are available to you online including:
* WileyPLUS, a powerful online tool that provides you with an integrated suite of learning resources, including an online version of the text, in one easy-to-use website.
* New "Campus EnviroNews" which connect current environment issues to students' lives on campus.
* And additional information and resources, including real environmental news video footage from around the world and in your own geographic region and backyard.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability
- 2 Environmental Laws, Economics, and Ethics
- 3 Ecosystems and Energy
- 4 Ecosystems and Living Organisms
- 5 Ecosystems and the Physical Environment
- 6 Major Ecosystems of the World
- 7 Human Health and Environmental Toxicology
- 8 Population Change
- 9 The Problems of Overpopulation
- 10 The Urban world
- 11 Fossil Fuels
- 12 Nuclear Energy
- 13 Renewable Energy and Conservation
- 14 Water: A Limited Resource
- 15 Soils and Their Preservation
- 16 Minerals: A Nonrenewable Resource
- 17 Preserving Earth's Biological Diversity
- 18 Land Resources
- 19 Food Resources: A Challenge for Agriculture
- 20 Air Pollution
- 21 Regional and Global Atmospheric Changes
- 22 Water Pollution
- 23 The Pesticide Dilemma
- 24 Solid and Hazardous Wastes
- 25 Tomorrow's World