Principles of environmental science : inquiry & application / William P. Cunningham, University of Minnesota, Mary Ann Cunningham, Vassar College.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, [2017]Edition: Eighth editonDescription: xxiv, 399, 4, 10, 3, 20 pages, 2 folded pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780078036071 (alk. paper)
- GE 105 C86 2017
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TUP Manila Library | NFIC | General Circulation Section-GF | GE 105 C86 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P00031008 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding our environment -- Environmental systems : matter, energy, and life -- Evolution, species interactions, and biological communities -- Human populations -- Biomes and biodiversity -- Environmental conservation : forests, grasslands, parks, and nature preserves -- Food and agriculture -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Climate -- Air pollution -- Water : resources and pollution -- Environmental geology and earth resources -- Energy -- Solid and hazardous waste -- Economics and urbanization -- Environmental policy and sustainability.
A discussion of how science can help us find solutions for important environmental issues. Each chapter starts with an opening vignette of an environmental problem showing the principles to be presented in the text.
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