Botkin, Daniel B.

Environmental science : earth as a living planet / Daniel B. Botkin, Edward A. Keller. - 5th edition. - New York : John Wiley, c2005. - xxvii, 664 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

1. Basic Issues in Environmental Science.
2. Thinking Critically about the Environment.
3. Systems and Change.
4. The Biogeochemical Cycles.
5. The Human Population as an Environmental Problem.
6. Ecosystems and Ecosystem Management.
7. Biological Diversity.
8. Biogeography.
9. Biological Productivity and Energy Flow.
10. Ecological Restoration.
11. World Food Supply.
12. Effects of Agriculture on the Environment.
13. Forests, Parks, and Landscapes.
14. Wildlife, Fisheries, and Endangered Species.
15. Environmental Health, Pollution, and Toxicology.
16. Energy: Some Basics.
17. Fossil Fuels and the Environment.
18. Alternative Energy and the Environment.
19. Nuclear Energy and the Environment.
20. Water Supply, Use, and Management.
21. Water Pollution and Treatment.
22. The Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming.
23. Air Pollution.
24. Indoor Air Pollution.
25. Ozone Depletion.
26. Environmental Economics.
27. Urban Environments.
28. Waste Management.
29. Minerals and the Environment.
30. Planning for a Sustainable Future.
Appendix.
Glossary.
Notes.
Photo Credits.
Index.

Includes index.

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Environmental sciences.
Environmental sciences--Case studies.
Human ecology.
Biodiversity.
Sustainable development.

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