Environmental Science

Updated and revised to include the latest research in the field, the eighth edition continues to present a balanced analytical and interdisciplinary approach to the field. New streamlined text clears away the "jargon" to bring the issues and the science to the forefront. The new design and updated image program highlights key points and makes the book easier to navigate.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1 Key Themes in Environmental Sciences
Chapter 2 Science as a Way of Knowing: Critical Thinking about the Environment
Chapter 3 The Big Picture: Systems of Change
Chapter 4 The Human Population and the Environment
Chapter 5 Ecosystems: Concepts and Fundamentals
Chapter 6 The Biogeochemical Cycles
Chapter 7 Dollars and Environmental Sense: Economics of Environmental Issues
Chapter 8 Biological Diversity and Biological Invasions
Chapter 9 Ecological Restoration
Chapter 10 Environmental Health, Pollution, and Toxicology
Chapter 11 Agriculture, Aquaculture, and the Environment
Chapter 12 Landscapes: Forests, Parks and Wilderness
Chapter 13 Wildlife, Fisheries, and Endangered Species
Chapter 14 Energy: Some Basics
Chapter 15 Fossil Fuels and the Environment
Chapter 16 Alternative Energy and The Environment
Chapter 17 Nuclear Energy and the Environment
Chapter 18 Water Supply, Use, and Management
Chapter 19 Water Pollution and Treatment
Chapter 20 The Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming
Chapter 21 Air Pollution
Chapter 22 Urban Environments
Chapter 23 Materials Management
Chapter 24 Our Environmental Future

Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, 8th Edition (December 2010)
ISBN-13: 9780470520338
ISBN: 0470520337