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" Essential environment : "
Jay Withgott, Matthew Laposata.
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BL
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875225
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Withgott, Jay.
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Essential environment : : the science behind the stories /\ Jay Withgott, Matthew Laposata.
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| Edition Statement
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Fifth edition.
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Boston :: Pearson,, [2015]
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1 volume (various pagings) :: color illustrations, maps ;; 28 cm
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0321984579
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: 9780321984579
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Science and sustainability : an introduction to environmental science -- Environmental systems : matter, energy, and ecosystems. Central case study: The vanishing oysters of the Chesapeake Bay -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology. Central case study: Saving Hawaii's native forest birds -- Species interactions and community ecology. Central case study: Black and white, and spread all over : Zebra mussels invade the Great Lakes -- Economics, policy, and sustainable development. Central case study: Costa Rica values its ecosystem services -- Human population. Central case study: China's one-child policy : is it a population "time bomb"? -- Soil, agriculture, and the future of food. Central case study: Farm to table -- and back again : the Commons at Kennesaw State University -- Biodiversity and conservation biology. Central case study: Will we slice through the Serengeti? -- Forests, forest management, and protected areas. Central case study: Certified sustainable paper in your textbook -- Environmental health and toxicology. Central case study: Bisphenol A is everywhere -- but is it safe? -- Geology, minerals, and mining. Central case study: Mining for ... cell phones? -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts. Central case study: Starving the Louisiana coast -- Atmospheric science, air quality, and pollution control. Central case study: Clearing the air in L.A. and in Mexico City -- Global climate change. Central case study: Rising seas may flood the Maldives -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation. Central case study: Hydrofracking the Marcellus shale -- Renewable energy alternatives. Central case study: Germany does solar -- Managing our waste. Central case study: A mania for recycling on campus -- The urban environment : creating sustainable cities. Central case study: Managing growth in Portland, Oregon -- Epilogue: Sustainable solutions -- Appendix A: Data Q answers -- Appendix B: How to interpret graphs -- Appendix C: Metric system -- Appendix D: Periodic table of the elements -- Appendix E: Geologic time scale -- Glossary.
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This book continues to revolutionize the environmental science course with integrated central case studies and real-life stories that provide students with a concrete and engaging framework for understanding and applying the scientific process to environmental concerns. The newly revised Fifth Edition offers a highly effective integration between text and media and an emphasis on scientific literacy and data analysis skills to encourage students to critically evaluate information about environmental issues.
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Environmental sciences.
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Environmental sciences.
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363.7
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GE105.B74 2015
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Laposata, Matthew.
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