The environment : science, issues, and solutions / by Mohan K. Wali, Fatih Evrendilek and M. Siobhan Fennessy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wali, Mohan K., author.

Evrendilek, Fatih, author.

Fennessy, M. Siobhan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental education.

Environmental sciences--Study and teaching (Higher).

Environmental sciences.

Interdisciplinary research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (644 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors’ engaging style piques the interest of students, challenges their critical abilities, and fosters environmental literacy based on a fundamental understanding of the systems of the natural world. The authors emphasize the basics of ecology and use this foundation to build an understanding of major environmental problems and explore methods of mitigating what has been degraded or destroyed. In a logical progression, they provide an understanding of the science, a delineation of the human population and technological growth that has led to environmental issues, and an exploration of solutions to those problems.

Contents:

Front cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Authors; International System of Units (SI); Section A: Ecosystem Structure and Function; Chapter 1. The Environment and the Nature of Scientific Enquiry; Chapter 2. Biosphere and the Science of Ecology; Chapter 3. Atmosphere, Climate, and Organisms; Chapter 4. The Soil Environment; Chapter 5. The Aquatic Environment; Chapter 6. Biogeochemical Cycling of Materials; Chapter 7. Energy Flows and Ecosystem Productivity; Chapter 8. Population Ecology; Chapter 9. Community Ecology and Succession

Chapter 10. Biomes-the Major Ecosystems of the WorldSection B: Contemporary Environmental Issues; Chapter 11. Human Population Growth; Chapter 12. Land Use-Agriculture; Chapter 13. Land Ue-Forest Resources; Chapter 14. Land-Use Mining for Mineral and Coal Resources; Chapter 15. Land Use-Urbanization and Transportation; Chapter 16. Water Resources-Quantity and Quality; Chapter 17. Fuel Energy; Chapter 18. Air Quality and Stratospheric Ozone; Chapter 19. The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change; Chapter 20. Biological Diversity Loss and the March of Invasive Species

Section C: Seeking SolutionsChapter 21. Environmental Policy and Law; Chapter 22. Economic Systems, Growth, and Development; Chapter 23. Environmental Management; Chapter 24. Restoration of Disturbed Ecosystems; Chapter 25. Conservation of Biological Diversity and Natural Resources; Chapter 26. Sustainable Development; References; Useful Web Resources; Glossary; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781040178997

1040178995

9780429188886

0429188889

9781420007336

1420007335

OCLC:

908077672