Living in the Environment
Cengage Learning EMEA
978-1-4080-3208-4 (ISBN)
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In this current, thought-provoking environmental science textbook, G. Tyler Miller and new coauthor Scott Spoolman bring the concept of sustainability to the forefront. Students are engaged and motivated with vivid case studies and hands-on quantitative exercises. As the authors showcase four scientific principles of sustainability, they immerse students in the many practical steps they, as individuals, can take toward more sustainable lifestyles. The book's new concept-centered format transforms complex environmental topics and issues into key concepts that students will understand and remember. CengageNow provides you with all the learning resources you will need to help you pass your course in one intuitive online programme. This includes a wide selection of online study tools and a personalized study plan that will help you understand the subject, master fundamental concepts and prepare for exams. CengageNow is designed to compliment your course and your textbook, and will quickly and easily help you make the grade.
The Global Environment Watch is a one-stop site for classroom discussion and research projects, this interactive and current resource provides news, background information, video, unique commentaries, primary source documents and statistics in highly accessible, visually appealing research areas. The Global Environment Watch includes ports on biodiversity, climate change, renewable energy and more!
Humans And Sustainability: An Overview. 1. Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability. Science, Ecological Principles, And Sustainability. 2. Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems. 3. Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work? 4. Biodiversity and Evolution. 5. Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control. 6. The Human Population and Its Impact. 7. Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity. 8. Aquatic Biodiversity. Sustaining Biodiversity. 9. Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach. 10. Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach. 11. Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity. Sustaining Natural Resources. 12. Food, Soil, and Pest Management. 13. Water Resources. 14. Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals. 15. Nonrenewable Energy. 16. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Sustaining Environmental Quality. 17. Environmental Hazards and Human Health. 18. Air Pollution. 19. Climate Change and Ozone Depletion. 20. Water Pollution. 21. Solid and Hazardous Waste. 22. Sustainable Cities. Sustaining Human Societies. 23. Economics, Environment, and Sustainability. 24. Politics, Environment, and Sustainability. 25. Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability. SUPPLEMENTS. 1. Measurement Units, Precision, and Accuracy. 2. Reading Graphs and Maps. 3. Economic, Population, Hunger, Health, and Waste Production Data and Maps. 4. Biodiversity, Ecological Footprints, and Environmental Performance Maps. 5. Environmental History. 6. Some Basic Chemistry. 7. Classifying and Naming Species. 8. Weather Basics: El Nino, Tornadoes, and Tropical Cyclones. 9. Components and Interactions in Major Biomes. 10. Energy and Climate Data and Maps. 11. Global Trade and the Environment. 12. Philosophy, Religion, Ethics, and Nature. 13. Chapter Projects. 14. Key Concepts (by Chapter).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.1.2009 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 230 x 277 mm |
| Gewicht | 1788 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4080-3208-2 / 1408032082 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4080-3208-4 / 9781408032084 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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