TY - BOOK AU - Miller,G.Tyler TI - Living in the environment: principles, connections, and solutions SN - 0534398030 U1 - 333.7 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Pacific Grove, CA PB - Brooks/Cole-Thompson Learning KW - Environmental sciences KW - Human ecology KW - Environmental policy N1 - TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I: HUMANS AND SUSTAINABILITY: AN OVERVIEW 1. Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability 2. Environmental History: An Overview Part II: SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS 3. Science, Systems, Matter, and Energy 4. Ecosystems: Components, Energy Flow, and Matter Cycling 5. Evolution and Biodiversity: Origins, Niches, and Adaptation 6. Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity 7. Aquatic Ecology: Biodiversity in Aquatic Systems 8. Community Ecology: Structure, Species Interactions, Succession, and Sustainability 9. Population Dynamics, Carrying Capacity, and Conservation Biology 10. Geology: Processes, Hazards, and Soils 11. Risk, Toxicology, and Human Health Part III: HUMAN POPULATION, RESOURCES, AND SUSTAINABILITY 12. The Human Population: Growth, Demography, and Carrying Capacity 13. Food Resources 14. Water Resources 15. Geologic Resources: Nonrenewable Mineral and Energy Resources Part IV: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND POLLUTION 17. Air and Air Pollution 18. Climate Change and Ozone Loss 19. Water Pollution 20. Pesticides and Pest Control 21. Solid and Hazardous Waste Part V: SUSTAINING BIODIVERSITY AND CITIES 22. Sustaining Wild Species 23. Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach 24. Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity 25. Sustainable Cities: Urban Land Use and Management Part VI: ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY 26. Economics, Environment, and Sustainability 27. Politics, Environment, and Sustainability 28. Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability Appendices Glossary ; Includes Index ER -