Environmental Science
Subtitle: your world, your turn
Publisher: Pearson Education, publishing as Prentice Hall; Pearson
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston, Mass.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 734
ISBN-13: 9780133724752
Table of contents: title: Unit case studies.; title: A watery balancing act; title: Invasion from Earth; title: Love Canal : poisoned promises; title: When is clean clean enough?; title: Dealing with waste; title: Introduction.; title: An introduction to environmental science; title: Economics and environmental policy; title: Earth's environmental systems; title: Ecology.; title: Population ecology; title: Evolution and community ecology; title: Biomes and aquatic ecosystems; title: Biodiversity and conservation; title: Humans and the environment.; title: Human population; title: Environmental health; title: Urbanization; title: Earth's resources.; title: Forestry and resource management; title: Soil and agriculture; title: Mineral resources and mining; title: Water resources; title: The atmosphere; title: Toward a sustainable future.; title: Global climate change; title: Nonrenewable energy; title: Renewable energy alternatives; title: Waste management; title: Environmental action projects : It's your world; title: Appendices and references.; title: Skills handbook; title: Appendix A : World map; title: Appendix B : United States map; title: Appendix C : Metric system; title: Appendix D : Periodic table; title: English/Spanish glossary