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Principles of environmental science : inquiry and applications / William P. Cunningham, Mary Ann Cunningham.

By: Cunningham, William P., authorContributor(s): Cunningham, Mary Ann, authorMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill, 2006Edition: Third editionDescription: xviii, 428 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cmISBN: 0071115749 (reprint)Subject(s): Environmental sciences -- Textbooks | Environmental sciencesDDC classification: 628 LOC classification: CIR GE 105 | C86 2006
Contents:
Understanding our environment -- Principles of ecology: matter, energy, and life -- Populations, communities, and species interaction -- Human populations -- Biomes and biodiversity -- Environmental conservation: forests, grasslands, parks, and nature preserves -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Air: climate and pollution -- Water: resources and pollution -- Environmental geology and earth resources -- Energy -- Solid and hazardous waste -- Sustainability and human development -- Environmental science and policy -- Glossary.
Summary: Provides an overview of the themes in environmental science along with emphasis on case studies that helps students process and retain the general principles. 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding our environment --
Principles of ecology: matter, energy, and life --
Populations, communities, and species interaction --
Human populations --
Biomes and biodiversity --
Environmental conservation: forests, grasslands, parks, and nature preserves --
Environmental health and toxicology --
Air: climate and pollution --
Water: resources and pollution --
Environmental geology and earth resources --
Energy --
Solid and hazardous waste --
Sustainability and human development --
Environmental science and policy --
Glossary.

Provides an overview of the themes in environmental science along with emphasis on case studies that helps students process and retain the general principles. 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.

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