Environmental science : Earth as a living planet /
Botkin, Daniel B.
Environmental science : Earth as a living planet / Daniel B. Botkin, Edward A. Keller. - 7th ed. - xxviii, 665 páginas : ilustraciones a color.
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Chapter 1. Key themes in environmental sciences. Chapter 2. Science as a way of knowing: critical thinking about the environment. Chapter 3. The big picture: systems of change. Chapter 4. The human population and the environment. Chapter 5. The biogeochemical cycles. Chapter 6. Ecosystems and ecosystem management. Chapter 7. Biological diversity. Chapter 8. Biogeography. Chapter 9. Biological productivity and energy flow. Chapter 10. Ecological restoration. Chapter 11. Producing enough food for the world: how agriculture depends on environment. Chapter 12. Effects of agriculture on the environment. Chapter 13. Forest, parks, and landscapes. Chapter 14. Wildlife, fisheries, and endangered species. Chapter 15. Environmental health, pollution, and toxicology. Chapter 16. Natural disasters and catastrophes. Chapter 17. Energy: some basics. Chapter 18. Fossil fuels and the environment. Chapter 19. Alternative energy and the environment. Chapter 20. Nuclear energy and the environment. Chapter 21. Water supply, use, and management. Chapter 22. Water pollution and treatment. Chapter 23. The aatmosphere, climate, and global warming. Chapter 24. Air pollution. Chapter 25. Indoor air pollution. Chapter 26. Minerals and the environment. Chapter 27. Dollars and environmental sense: economics of environmental issues. Chapter 28. Urban environments. Chapter 29. Waste management.
9780470118559
Medio ambiente
Protección del medio ambiente
Ecología humana
363.7 / B749e 2009
Environmental science : Earth as a living planet / Daniel B. Botkin, Edward A. Keller. - 7th ed. - xxviii, 665 páginas : ilustraciones a color.
Incluye índice.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas.
Chapter 1. Key themes in environmental sciences. Chapter 2. Science as a way of knowing: critical thinking about the environment. Chapter 3. The big picture: systems of change. Chapter 4. The human population and the environment. Chapter 5. The biogeochemical cycles. Chapter 6. Ecosystems and ecosystem management. Chapter 7. Biological diversity. Chapter 8. Biogeography. Chapter 9. Biological productivity and energy flow. Chapter 10. Ecological restoration. Chapter 11. Producing enough food for the world: how agriculture depends on environment. Chapter 12. Effects of agriculture on the environment. Chapter 13. Forest, parks, and landscapes. Chapter 14. Wildlife, fisheries, and endangered species. Chapter 15. Environmental health, pollution, and toxicology. Chapter 16. Natural disasters and catastrophes. Chapter 17. Energy: some basics. Chapter 18. Fossil fuels and the environment. Chapter 19. Alternative energy and the environment. Chapter 20. Nuclear energy and the environment. Chapter 21. Water supply, use, and management. Chapter 22. Water pollution and treatment. Chapter 23. The aatmosphere, climate, and global warming. Chapter 24. Air pollution. Chapter 25. Indoor air pollution. Chapter 26. Minerals and the environment. Chapter 27. Dollars and environmental sense: economics of environmental issues. Chapter 28. Urban environments. Chapter 29. Waste management.
9780470118559
Medio ambiente
Protección del medio ambiente
Ecología humana
363.7 / B749e 2009