عنوان

Environmental science :

(Number (ISBN

0134011279

(Number (ISBN

0134312872

(Number (ISBN

9780134011271

(Number (ISBN

9780134312873

Title Proper

Environmental science :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

toward a sustainable future /

First Statement of Responsibility

Richard T. Wright, Dorothy F. Boorse, Gordon College.

Edition Statement

13e

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boston :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Pearson,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2017]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxii, 589 pages, 60 variously numbered pages :

Other Physical Details

color illustrations, color maps ;

Dimensions

28 cm

Text of Note

"À la carte edition"--Cover

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Science and the environment -- Economics, politics, and public policy -- Basic needs of living things -- Populations and communities -- Ecosystems : energy, patterns, and disturbance -- Wild species and biodiversity -- The value, use, and restoration of ecosystems -- The human population -- Population and development -- Water : hydrologic cycle and human use -- Soil : the foundation for land ecosystems -- The production and distribution of food -- Pests and pest control -- Energy from fossil fuels -- Nuclear power -- Renewable energy -- Environmental hazards and human health -- Global climate change -- Atmospheric pollution -- Water pollution and its prevention -- Municipal solid waste : disposal and recovery -- Hazardous chemicals : pollution and prevention -- Sustainable communities and lifestyles.

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Environmental sciences, Textbooks.

Sustainability, Textbooks.

Environmental sciences.

Sustainability.

Number

Class number

Book number

Wright, Richard T.,1933-

Boorse, Dorothy

Date of Transaction

20200822085740.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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