| Description |
xxiv, 131 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Previous edition: 2004. |
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Includes glossary and index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Environmental problems, their causes and sustainability -- Science, systems, matter and energy -- Ecosystems: what are they and how do they work? -- Evolution and biodiversity -- Climate and terrestrial biodiversity -- Aquatic biodiversity -- Community ecology -- Population ecology -- Applying population ecology: the human population and its impact -- Sustaining terrestrial biodiversity: the ecosystem approach -- Sustaining biodiversity: the species approach -- Sustaining aquatic biodiversity -- Food, soil conservation and pest management -- Water -- Geology and nonrenewable mineral resources -- Nonrenewable energy -- Energy efficienty and renewable energy -- Enviornmental hazards and human health -- Air pollution -- Climate change and ozone depletion -- Water pollution -- Solid and hazardous waste -- Sustainable cities -- Economics, environment and sustainability -- Politics, environment and sustainability -- Environmental worldviews, ethics and sustainability. |
| Subject |
Environmental sciences.
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Human ecology.
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Pollution.
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Sustainable development.
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| Local Subject |
TEXTBOOKS, HIGH SCHOOL
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| Added Author |
Spoolman, Scott.
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| ISBN |
0495015989 |
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9780495015987 |
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0495125245 (pbk.) |
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9780495125242 (pbk.) |
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