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Environmental science : a study of interrelationships / Eldon D. Enger, and Bradley F. Smith.

By: Enger, Eldon D [author. ]Contributor(s): Smith, Bradley F [author. ]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : McGraw Hill Education, c2019Edition: Fifteenth edition ; International editionDescription: xix, 516 pages : colored illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume ISBN: 9781260091649 [paperback]Subject(s): Environmental science

Contents:

Chapter 1 Environmental interrelationships -- Chapter 2 Environmental ethics -- Chapter 3 Risk, economics, and environmental concerns -- Chapter 4 Interrelated scientific principles: matter, energy, and environment -- Chapter 5 Interactions: environments and organisms -- Chapter 6 Kinds of ecosystems and communities -- Chapter 7 Populations: characteristics and issues -- Chapter 8 Energy and civilization: patterns of consumption -- Chapter 9 Nonrenewable energy sources -- Chapter 10 Renewable energy sources -- Chapter 11 Biodiversity issues -- Chapter 12 Land-use planning -- Chapter 13 Soil and its uses -- Chapter 14 Agricultural methods and pest management -- Chapter 15 Water management -- Chapter 16 Air quality issues -- Chapter 17 Climate change: a twenty-first century issue -- Chapter 18 Solid waste management and disposal -- Chapter 19 Environment regulations: hazardous substances and wastes -- Chapter 20 Environmental policy and decision making.

Summary: "This full-color, introductory environmental science text is known for being concise, conceptual, and value-priced. The approach and reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading students with too much detail. The authors reinforce the text's central theme of "interrelationships" by providing a historical perspective, information on economic and political realities, discuss the role of different social experiences, and integrate this with the crucial science to describe the natural world and how we affect it."-Copac

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Item type	Current location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Subject Reference	College Library Subject Reference	363.7 En32 2019 (Browse shelf)	Available		3UCBL000026936

Includes bibliographical references, glossary, and index.

"This full-color, introductory environmental science text is known for being concise, conceptual, and value-priced. The approach and reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading students with too much detail. The authors reinforce the text's central theme of "interrelationships" by providing a historical perspective, information on economic and political realities, discuss the role of different social experiences, and integrate this with the crucial science to describe the natural world and how we affect it."-Copac