Environment : the science behind the storiesUpplaga 2

Includes bibliographical references and index PART ONE: Foundations of Environmental Science -- 1. An Introduction to Environmental Science -- 2. Environmental Ethics and Economics: Values and Choices -- 3. Environmental Policy: Decision Making and Problem Solving -- 4. From Chemistry to Energy to Life -- 5. Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology -- 6. Species Interactions and Community Ecology -- 7. Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology -- PART TWO: Environmental Issues and the Search for Solutions -- 8. Human Population -- 9. Soil and Agriculture -- 10. Agriculture, Biotechnology, and the Future of Food -- 11. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology -- 12. Resource Management, Forestry, Land Use, and Protected Areas -- 13. Urbanization and Creating Livable Cities -- 14. Environmental Health and Toxicology -- 15. Freshwater Resources: Natural Systems, Human Impact, and Conservation -- 16. Marine Resources: Natural Systems, Human Impact, and Conservation -- 17. Atmospheric Science and Air Pollution -- 18. Global Climate Change -- 19. Fossil Fuels: Energy and Impacts -- 20. Conventional Energy Alternatives -- 21. New Renewable Energy Alternatives -- 22. Waste Management -- 23. Sustainable Solutions