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Environmental Science - Daniel B. Botkin, Edward A. Keller

Environmental Science

Earth as a Living Planet
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752 Seiten
2002 | 4th Revised edition
John Wiley and Sons (WIE) (Hersteller)
978-0-471-38914-9 (ISBN)
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This title explores vital environmental issues - what they are, why they are important, how we place values on them, what the scientific basis for understanding them is, and how we might solve them. Environmental cases are used to highlight important applications.

Daniel B. Botkin, University of California, Santa Barbara Edward A. Keller, University of California - Santa Barbara

1. Basic Issues in Environmental Science. 2. Thinking Critically about the Environment. 3. Systems and Change. 4. The Biogeochemical Cycles 5. The Human Population as an Environmental Problem. 6. Ecosystems and Ecosystem Management. 7. Biological Diversity. 8. Biogeography. 9. Biological Productivity and Energy Flow. 10. Ecological Restoration. 11. World Food Supply. 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. Energy: Some Basics. 17. Fossil Fuels and the Environment. 18. Alternative Energy and the Environment. 19. Nuclear Energy and the Environment. 20. Water Supply, Use, and Management. 21. Water Pollution and Treatment. 22. The Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming. 23. Air Pollution. 24. Indoor Air Pollution. 25. Ozone Depletion. 26. Environmental Economics. 27. Urban Environments. 28. Waste Management. 29. Minerals and the Environment. 30. Planning for a Sustainable Future. Appendix Glossary Notes Photo Credits Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.9.2002
Zusatzinfo colour illustrations colour maps
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 218 x 281 mm
Gewicht 1758 g
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10 0-471-38914-5 / 0471389145
ISBN-13 978-0-471-38914-9 / 9780471389149
Zustand Neuware
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