Essential environment : the science behind the stories /
Jay Withgott, Scott Brennan.
- 3rd ed.
- San Francisco : Pearson, c2009.
- xvii, 400, [19] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
An introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Human population -- Soil and agriculture and future food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests, and parks -- Management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology minerals and mining -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts -- Atmospheric science and pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management.