Environment /

Main Author: Raven, Peter H.
Other Authors: Berg, Linda R., Hassenzahl, David M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2008.
Edition:6th ed.
Subjects:
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245 1 4 |a Environment /  |c Peter H. Raven, Linda R. Berg, David M. Hassenzahl. 
250 1 4 |a 6th ed. 
260 1 4 |a Hoboken, NJ :  |b Wiley,  |c c2008. 
300 1 4 |a 1 v. (various pagings) :  |b ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  |c 28 cm. 
500 1 4 |a "2006 world population data sheet" (1 folded leaf) in pocket. 
504 1 4 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 1 4 |a Introducing environmental science and sustainability -- Environmental laws, economics, and ethics -- Ecosystems and energy -- Ecosystems and living organisms -- Ecosystems and the physical environment -- Major ecosystems of the world -- Human health and environmental toxicology -- Population change -- Addressing population issues -- The urban world -- Fossil fuels -- Nuclear energy -- Renewable energy and conservation -- Water: a limited resource -- Soil resources -- Minerals: a nonrenewable resource -- Preserving Earth's biological diversity -- Land resources -- Food resources: a challenge for agriculture -- Air pollution -- Global climate change-- Water pollution -- The pesticide dilemma -- Solid and hazardous wastes -- Tomorrow's world -- Appendices: review of basic chemistry -- Graphing -- Units of measure: some useful conversions -- Abbreviations, formulas, and acronyms used in this text -- Glossary. 
650 1 4 |a Environmental education 
650 1 4 |a Environmental policy 
650 1 4 |a Conservation of natural resources 
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