Sustaining the Earth

This is a science-based book designed for introductory courses in environmental science. In this edition Miller has added an on-line, Web-based resource updated quarterly with articles. Instructors should be able to incorporate these to support classroom instruction and text presentations.

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Two new chapters on basic ecology (Chapters 3 and 4) have been added to this edition. There is much less detail and more integration of topics, with a different chapter order. For example, the following topics have been integrated into single chapters: human population dynamics and urban problems are in Chapter 5, nonrenewable and renewable energy resources are in Chapter 6, terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity are in Chapter 7, soils, food production, and pesticides are in Chapter, climate change, ozone depletion, and air pollution are in Chapter 11, water resources and water pollution are in Chapter 12, solid and hazardous waste are in Chapter 13, and environmental economics, politics and worldviews are in Chapter 14.