Sustaining the Earth
An Integrated Approach
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-0-534-21432-6 (ISBN)
Description
Aimed at environmental science courses, this book offers an integrated approach that emphasizes solutions. The book treats environmental science as an interdisciplinary study, combining ideas and information from natural sciences such as biology, chemistry and geology, and social sciences such as economics, politics and ethics to present an idea of how nature works and how things are interconnected. The text uses basic scientific concepts to show how global, national and local environmental facts, problems, and possible solutions are related. It discusses and evaluates opposing sides of major environmental issues and treatments.
Aimed at environmental science courses, this book offers an integrated approach that emphasizes solutions. The book treats environmental science as an interdisciplinary study, combining ideas and information from natural sciences such as biology, chemistry and geology, and social sciences such as economics, politics and ethics to present an idea of how nature works and how things are interconnected. The text uses basic scientific concepts to show how global, national and local environmental facts, problems, and possible solutions are related. It discusses and evaluates opposing sides of major environmental issues and treatments.
Aimed at environmental science courses, this book offers an integrated approach that emphasizes solutions. The book treats environmental science as an interdisciplinary study, combining ideas and information from natural sciences such as biology, chemistry and geology, and social sciences such as economics, politics and ethics to present an idea of how nature works and how things are interconnected. The text uses basic scientific concepts to show how global, national and local environmental facts, problems, and possible solutions are related. It discusses and evaluates opposing sides of major environmental issues and treatments.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index, glossary
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-21432-6 (9780534214326)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Environmental problems and their causes; Ecology; The human population; Energy; Biodiversity: sustaining ecosystems; Biodiversity: sustaining species; Biodiversity: sustaining soils and producing food; Health and risk; Air, climate, and ozone; Water; Wastes and resource conservation; Economics, politics, worldviews.