| Description |
xx, 758 pages, 52 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
1. Environmental Issues, Their Causes, and Sustainability -- 2. Environmental History: An Overview -- 3. Science, Systems, Matter, and Energy -- 4. Ecosystems: Components, Energy Flow, and Matter Cycling -- 5. Evolution and Biodiversity: Origins, Niches, and Adaptation -- 6. Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity -- 7. Aquatic Ecology: Biodiversity in Aquatic Systems -- 8. Community Ecology: Structure, Species Interactions, Succession, and Sustainability -- 9. Population Dynamics, Carrying Capacity, and Conservation Biology -- 10. Geology: Processes, Hazards, and Soils -- 11. The Human Population: Growth, Demography, and Carrying Capacity -- 12. Food Resources -- 13. Water Resources -- 14. Geologic Resources: Nonrenewable Mineral and Energy Resources -- 15. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy -- 16. Risk, Toxicology, and Human Health -- 17. Air and Air Pollution -- 18. Climate Change and Ozone Loss -- 19. Water Pollution -- 20. Pesticides and Pest Control -- 21. Solid and Hazardous Waste -- 22. Sustaining Wild Species -- 23. Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach -- 24. Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity -- 25. Sustainable Cities: Urban Land Use and Management -- 26. Economics, Environment, and Sustainability -- 27. Politics, Environment, and Sustainability -- 28. Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability |
| Notes |
Additional resources available on a web site |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Environmental sciences.
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Human ecology.
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Environmental policy.
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| LC no. |
00031187 |
| ISBN |
0534376975 |
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0534380700 hardback |
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