The Environment
eBook - PDF

The Environment

Science, Issues, and Solutions

  1. 648 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Environment

Science, Issues, and Solutions

About this book

Strongly grounded in the scientific method and evidence, The Environment: Science, Issues, and Solutions presents an organized, accessible, building block approach that introduces the principles of ecology. This book examines the effects of technology use and the unprecedented economic growth and development that has tipped the natural balance of the environment, resulting in serious local, regional, and global environmental problems. This comprehensive text explores the need for interrelated long-term solutions for the prevention and mitigation of environmental problems.

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Yes, you can access The Environment by Mohan K. Wali,Fatih Evrendilek,M. Siobhan Fennessy in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Ecology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780849373879
eBook ISBN
9781420007336

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. The Authors
  6. International System of Units (SI)
  7. Section A: Ecosystem Structure and Function
  8. Chapter 1. The Environment and the Nature of Scientific Enquiry
  9. Chapter 2. Biosphere and the Science of Ecology
  10. Chapter 3. Atmosphere, Climate, and Organisms
  11. Chapter 4. The Soil Environment
  12. Chapter 5. The Aquatic Environment
  13. Chapter 6. Biogeochemical Cycling of Materials
  14. Chapter 7. Energy Flows and Ecosystem Productivity
  15. Chapter 8. Population Ecology
  16. Chapter 9. Community Ecology and Succession
  17. Chapter 10. Biomes-the Major Ecosystems of the World
  18. Section B: Contemporary Environmental Issues
  19. Chapter 11. Human Population Growth
  20. Chapter 12. Land Use-Agriculture
  21. Chapter 13. Land Ue-Forest Resources
  22. Chapter 14. Land-Use Mining for Mineral and Coal Resources
  23. Chapter 15. Land Use-Urbanization and Transportation
  24. Chapter 16. Water Resources-Quantity and Quality
  25. Chapter 17. Fuel Energy
  26. Chapter 18. Air Quality and Stratospheric Ozone
  27. Chapter 19. The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change
  28. Chapter 20. Biological Diversity Loss and the March of Invasive Species
  29. Section C: Seeking Solutions
  30. Chapter 21. Environmental Policy and Law
  31. Chapter 22. Economic Systems, Growth, and Development
  32. Chapter 23. Environmental Management
  33. Chapter 24. Restoration of Disturbed Ecosystems
  34. Chapter 25. Conservation of Biological Diversity and Natural Resources
  35. Chapter 26. Sustainable Development
  36. References
  37. Useful Web Resources
  38. Glossary
  39. Index
  40. Back cover