Environment

Theeight edition of Environment builds on the previous comprehensive, systems-based environmental science issue with more in-depth information on systems approach, which emphasizes the interconnected nature of environmental science throughout the text

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Raven, Peter H. (Author), Berg, Linda Ruth , 1947- (Author), Hassenzahl, David M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore : John Wiley & Sons , c2013
Edition:8th ed .
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introducing environmental science and sustainability
  • 2. Environmental laws, economics, and ethics
  • 3. Ecosystems and energy
  • 4. Ecosystems and the physical environment
  • 5. Ecosystems and living organisms
  • 6. Major ecosystems of the world
  • 7. Human health and environmental toxicology
  • 8. The human population
  • 9. The urban environment
  • 10. Energy consumption
  • 11. Fossil fuels
  • 12. Renewable energy and nuclear power
  • 13. Water : a limited resource
  • 14. Soil resources
  • 15. Mineral resources
  • 16. Biological resources
  • 17. Land resources
  • 18. Food resources
  • 19. Air pollution
  • 20. Global climate change
  • 21. Water pollution
  • 22. Pest management
  • 23. Solid and hazardous wastes
  • 24. Tomorrow's world