Environmental Science
A Global Concern
9th Edition
Published on 15. November 2005
Book
Hardback
978-0-07-321881-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Environmental Science, Ninth Edition", is a comprehensive presentation of environmental science for non-science majors which emphasizes critical thinking, environmental responsibility, and global awareness. This book is intended for use in a one- or two-semester course in environmental science, human ecology, or environmental studies at the college or advanced placement high school level. The goal of this book is to provide an up-to-date, introductory global view of essential themes in environmental science along with emphasis on details and case studies that will help students process and retain the general principles. Because most students who will use this book are freshman or sophomore non-science majors, the authors make the text readable and accessible without technical jargon or a presumption of prior science background. At the same time, enough data and depth are presented to make this book suitable for many upper-division classes and a valuable resource for students who will keep it in their personal libraries after their formal studies are completed.
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Edition
9th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1673 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-321881-6 (9780073218816)
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Persons
William Cunningham is a professor of cell biology at the University of Minnesota. He received a B.S. degree in biology from Southwest Texas State College in 1959 and a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Texas in 1963. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at both the Wenner Gren Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and Purdue University. He holds memberships in many biological/educational societies and organizations and has received numerous honors and awards. Dr. Cunningham has devoted himself to education and teaching development at the undergraduate level in biology. He began his educational career in structural biology but for the last 10-15 years has concentrated on environmental science, teaching courses such as Social Uses of Biology; Garbage, Government, and the Globe; Environmental Ethics; and Conservation History. Within the past four years, he has received both of the two highest teaching honors that the University of Minnesota bestows -- The Distinguished Teaching Award and a $15,000 Amoco Alumni Award. This year he is serving as Faculty Mentor for younger faculty at the university, sharing the knowledge and teaching skills that he has gained during his distinguished career.
Content
Learning to LearnPart One Principles for Understanding Our Environment1 Understanding Our Environment2 Frameworks for Understaing: Science, Systems, and Ethics3 Matter, Energy, and Life4 Evolution, Biological Communities, and Species Interactions5 Biomes: Global Patterns of Life6 Population BiologyPart Two People in the Environment7 Human Populations8 Environmental Health and Toxicology9 Food and Agriculture10 Pest ControlPart Three Understanding and Managing Living Systems11 Biodiversity12 Land Use: Forests and Grasslands13 Preserving and Restoring NaturePart Four Physical Resources and Environmental Systems14 Geology and Earth Resources15 Air, Weather, and Climate16 Air Pollution17 Water Use and Management18 Water PollutionPart Five Issues and Policy19 Conventional Energy20 Sustainable Energy21 Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste22 Urbanization and Sustainable Cities23 Ecological Economics24 Environmental Policy, Law, and Planning25 What Then Shall We Do?