Miller, G. Tyler.

Environmental science / G. Tyler Miller, Scott E. Spoolman. - 15th edition. - xxvii, 483 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

HUMANS AND SUSTAINABILITY: AN OVERVIEW.1. Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability. ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY.2. Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems. 3. Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work? 4. Biodiversity and Evolution. 5. Species Interactions, Ecological Succession, and Population Control. 6. The Human Population and Urbanization. 7. Climate and Biodiversity. SUSTAINING BIODIVERSITY.8. Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services. 9. Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services.SUSTAINING RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.10. Food Production and the Environment. 11. Water Resources and Water Pollution.12. Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources.13. Energy Resources. 14. Environmental Hazards and Human Health.15. Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion.16. Solid and Hazardous Waste. SUSTAINING HUMAN SOCIETIES.17. Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews. SUPPLEMENTS.Supplement 1: Measurement Units.Supplement 2: Reading Graphs and Maps.Supplement 3: Some Basic Chemistry.Supplement 4: Maps and Map Analysis.Supplement 5: Environmental Data and Data Analysis.Supplement 6: Geological and Biological Time Scale.Supplement 7: Principles of Sustainability.

9781305090446

2014946046


Environmental sciences.
Human ecology.
Environmental protection.

GE 105 M55 2016 / M55 2016