Environmental science : a study of interrelationships. Eldon D.Enger , Bradley F.Smith ; with contributions by Anne Todd Bockarie.
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TextPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Edition: tenth edition / Eldon D. Enger, Bradley F. Smith, with contributions by Anne Todd BockarieDescription: xxv, 476, 9, 2, 16 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 007252829X (hard copy : alk. paper)
- 0071117083
- 9780071117098
- 363.7 22 E.E.E.
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Includes index.
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.
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