Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, Ninth Edition provides emphasis on the scientific process throughout the book and gives readers the structure to develop their critical thinking skills.
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Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, Ninth Edition provides emphasis on the scientific process throughout the book and gives readers the structure to develop their critical thinking skills. Updated and revised to include the latest research in the field, the 9th edition continues to present a balanced analytical and interdisciplinary approach to the field.
Chapter 1 Key Themes in Environmental Science
Chapter 2 Science as a Way of Knowing: Critical Thinking about the Environment
Chapter 3 Dollars and Environmental Sense: Economics of Environmental Issues
Chapter 4 The Big Picture: Systems of Change
Chapter 5 The Human Population and the Environment
Chapter 6 Ecosystems: Concepts and Fundamentals
Chapter 7 The Biogeochemical Cycles
Chapter 8 Environmental Health, Pollution, and Toxicology
Chapter 9 Biological Diversity and Biological Invasions
Chapter 10 Ecological Restoration
Chapter 11 Agriculture, Aquaculture, and the Environment
Chapter 12 Landscapes: Forest, 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 and Climate Change
Chapter 21 Air Pollution
Chapter 22 Urban Environments
Chapter 23 Materials Management
Chapter 24 Our Environmental Future