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Environment: The Science behind the Stories continues to revolutionize the environmental science course with integrated central case studies and real-life stories that provide you with a tangible and engaging framework for understanding science. The newly revised Fifth Edition offers a highly effective integration between text and media to emphasize scientific literacy and data analysis skills and encourages you to think critically about environmental issues.

Table of Contents:
I. FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1. Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science 2. Earth's Physical Systems: Matter, Energy, and Geology 3. Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology 4. Species Interactions and Community Ecology 5. Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology 6. Ethics, Economics, and Sustainable Development 7. Environmental Policy: Making Decisions and Solving Problems II. 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. Forests, Forest Management, and Protected Areas 13. The Urban Environment: Creating Sustainable Cities 14. Environmental Health and Toxicology 15. Freshwater Systems and Resources 16. Marine and Coastal Systems and Resources 17. Atmospheric Science, Air Quality, and Pollution Control 18. Global Climate Change 19. Fossil Fuels, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation 20. Conventional Energy Alternatives 21. New Renewable Energy Alternatives 22. Managing Our Waste 23. Minerals and Mining 24. Sustainable Solutions

About the Author :
Jay H. Withgott Jay H. Withgott has authored Essential Environment and its parent volume, Environment: The Science behind the Stories,since their inception. In dedicating himself to these books, he works to keep abreast of a diverse and rapidly changing field and continually seeks to develop new and better ways to help today's students learn environmental science. As a researcher, Jay has published papers in ecology, evolution, animal behavior, and conservation biology in journals ranging from Evolution to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. As an instructor, he has taught university lab courses in ecology and other disciplines. As a science writer, Jay has authored articles for journals and magazines including Science, New Scientist, BioScience, Smithsonian, and Natural History. By combining his scientific training with prior experience as a newspaper reporter and editor, he strives to make science accessible and engaging for general audiences. Jay holds degrees from Yale University, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Arizona. Jay lives with his wife, biologist Susan Masta, in Portland, Oregon. Matthew M. Laposata Matthew M. Laposata is a professor of environmental science at Kennesaw State University (KSU). He holds a bachelor's degree in biology education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a masters in biology from Bowling Green State University, and a doctorate in ecology from The Pennsylvania State University. Matt is the coordinator of KSU's two-semester, general education science sequence Science, Society, and the Environment which enrolls roughly 7,000 students a year. He focuses exclusively on introductory environmental science courses, and has enjoyed teaching and interacting with thousands of non-science majors during his career. He is an active scholar in environmental science education and has received grants from state, federal, and private sources to develop and evaluate innovative curricular materials. His scholarly work has received numerous awards, including the Georgia Board of Regents' highest award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. He resides in suburban Atlanta with his wife Lisa, and children Lauren, Cameron, and Saffron.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321897060
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Subs of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Science Behind the Stories Plus MasteringEnvironmentalScience with Etext -- Access Card Package
  • ISBN-10: 0321897064
  • Publisher Date: 06 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 276 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 216 mm


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