Connections in Environmental Science

A Case Study Approach

J.Richard Mayer (Autor)

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352 Seiten

2001 | New edition
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
978-0-07-247288-2 (ISBN)

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This text takes a different approach to the study of environmental science. Each concept is introduced using a case study that relates the topic to real events that students can relate to and understand. In addition, each is explained with regard to regional perspectives from around the world.

Arctic wilderness and wildlife; tropical forests and biodiversity; industrial revolution and pollution; estuaries, seagrass meadows and saltwater ecosystems; air pollution: history, legislation and trends; population principles and demography; impacts of green revolution agriculture; sustainable agriculture; petroleum resources and fossil fuels; nuclear power; sustainable energy; global climate change; stratospheric ozone depletion; managing hazardous wastes.

Zusatzinfo	glossary, index
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	770 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Themenwelt	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	0-07-247288-X / 007247288X
ISBN-13	978-0-07-247288-2 / 9780072472882
Zustand	Neuware