Living in the environment
Subtitle: principles, connections, and solutions
By: G. Tyler Miller, Jr., Scott E. Spoolman
Contributors: Spoolman, Scott
Edition: 17th ed.
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 800
ISBN-13: 9780538735346; 9780538494144
Subjects: Textbooks; Human ecology; Environmental sciences; Pollution; Sustainable development
Description: Three principles of sustainability, solar energy, chemical cycling, and biodiversity, can guide us in making a shift to a more sustainable society.  Five major subthemes - natural capital, natural capital degradation, solutions, trade-offs, and the fact that individuals matter - guide the way to sustainability.  This book looks at these subthemes and builds on the knowledge you learn by providing core case studies.
Notes: Includes glossary and index.
Table of contents: title: Humans and sustainability : an overview - Science, ecological principles, and sustainability - Sustaining biodiversity - Sustaining natural resources - Sustaining environmental quality - Sustaining human societies - Supplements - Glossary - Index.