Environmental science : a study of interrelationships. - Enger, Eldon D. 4 0 16; Smith, Bradley F.,;Bockarie, Anne Todd; 5 (Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006)
Part I: Environmental science in a social context -- Environmental interrelationships -- Environmental ethics -- Risk and cost: elements of decision making -- Part II: Ecological principles and their application -- Interrelated scientific principles: matter, energy, and environment -- Interaction: environments and organisms -- Kinds of ecosystems and communities -- Population principles -- Human population issues -- Part III: Energy -- Energy and civilization: patterns of consumption -- Energy sources -- Nuclear energy: benefits and risks -- Part IV: Resource management -- Biodiversity issues -- Land-use planning -- Soil and its use -- Agricultural methods and pest management -- Water management -- Part V: Pollution and policy -- Air quality issues -- Solid waste management and disposal -- Regulating hazardous materials -- Environmental policy and decision making -- Glossary.
Includes index.
Includes index.
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