عنوان

Essential environment :

شابک

0321984579

شابک

9780321984579

عنوان اصلي

Essential environment :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

the science behind the stories /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Jay Withgott, Matthew Laposata.

وضعيت ويراست

Fifth edition.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Boston :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Pearson,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

[2015]

نام خاص و کميت اثر

1 volume (various pagings) :

ساير جزييات

color illustrations, maps ;

ابعاد

28 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index.

متن يادداشت

Science and sustainability : an introduction to environmental science -- Environmental systems : matter, energy, and ecosystems. Central case study: The vanishing oysters of the Chesapeake Bay -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology. Central case study: Saving Hawaii's native forest birds -- Species interactions and community ecology. Central case study: Black and white, and spread all over : Zebra mussels invade the Great Lakes -- Economics, policy, and sustainable development. Central case study: Costa Rica values its ecosystem services -- Human population. Central case study: China's one-child policy : is it a population "time bomb"? -- Soil, agriculture, and the future of food. Central case study: Farm to table -- and back again : the Commons at Kennesaw State University -- Biodiversity and conservation biology. Central case study: Will we slice through the Serengeti? -- Forests, forest management, and protected areas. Central case study: Certified sustainable paper in your textbook -- Environmental health and toxicology. Central case study: Bisphenol A is everywhere -- but is it safe? -- Geology, minerals, and mining. Central case study: Mining for ... cell phones? -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts. Central case study: Starving the Louisiana coast -- Atmospheric science, air quality, and pollution control. Central case study: Clearing the air in L.A. and in Mexico City -- Global climate change. Central case study: Rising seas may flood the Maldives -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation. Central case study: Hydrofracking the Marcellus shale -- Renewable energy alternatives. Central case study: Germany does solar -- Managing our waste. Central case study: A mania for recycling on campus -- The urban environment : creating sustainable cities. Central case study: Managing growth in Portland, Oregon -- Epilogue: Sustainable solutions -- Appendix A: Data Q answers -- Appendix B: How to interpret graphs -- Appendix C: Metric system -- Appendix D: Periodic table of the elements -- Appendix E: Geologic time scale -- Glossary.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

This book continues to revolutionize the environmental science course with integrated central case studies and real-life stories that provide students with a concrete and engaging framework for understanding and applying the scientific process to environmental concerns. The newly revised Fifth Edition offers a highly effective integration between text and media and an emphasis on scientific literacy and data analysis skills to encourage students to critically evaluate information about environmental issues.

موضوع مستند نشده

Environmental sciences.

موضوع مستند نشده

Environmental sciences.

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Withgott, Jay.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Laposata, Matthew.

تاريخ عمليات

20200822095911.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y