Environment / Edition 9

by Peter H. Raven, David M Hassenzahl, Mary Catherine Hager, Nancy Y. Gift, Linda R. Berg

Overview

Environment, Ninth Edition weaves the central themes of Systems and Sustainability throughout the text to help students understand the connection between the core concepts of Environmental Science and their daily lives. The 9th edition features a rich collection of current case studies and in-text examples, highlighting local and regional issues which provide students with the science and tools to understand, apply, and think critically about environmental science. It also provides instructors a powerful tools to assess individual students progresses well as the class as a whole.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118875827
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/20/2015
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Peter Hamilton Raven FMLS is an American botanist and environmentalist, notable as the longtime director, now President Emeritus, of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

David M. Hassenzahl is the author of Environment, 9th Edition, published by Wiley.

Mary Catherine Hager is the author of Environment, 9th Edition, published by Wiley.

Nancy Y. Gift is the author of Environment, 9th Edition, published by Wiley.

Linda R. Berg is the author of Environment, 9th Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability

Chapter 2 Environmental Laws Economic and Ethics

Chapter 3 Ecosystems and Energy

Chapter 4 Ecosystems and the Physical Environment

Chapter 5 Ecosystems and Living Organisms

Chapter 6 Major Ecosystems of the World

Chapter 7 Human Health and Environmental Toxicology

Chapter 8 The Human Population

Chapter 9 The Urban World

Chapter 10 Energy Consumption

Chapter 11 Fossil Fuels

Chapter 12 Renewable Energy and Nuclear Power

Chapter 13 Water: A Limited Resource

Chapter 14 Soil Resources

Chapter 15 Mineral Resources

Chapter 16 Biological Resources

Chapter 17 Land Resources

Chapter 18 Food Resources

Chapter 19 Air Pollution

Chapter 20 Global Climate Change

Chapter 21 Water Pollution

Chapter 22 Pest Management

Chapter 23 Solid and Hazardous Waste

Chapter 24 Tomorrow’s Word