Environmental Science: Foundations and Applications

Watch a video clips and view sample chapters at www.whfreeman.com/friedlandpreview Created for non-majors courses in environmental science, environmental studies, and environmental biology, Environmental Science: Foundations and Applications emphasizes critical thinking and quantitative reasoning skills. Students learn how to analyze graphs, measure environmental impact on various scales, and use simple calculations to understand key concepts.With a solid understanding of science fundamentals and how the scientific method is applied, students are able to evaluate information objectively and draw their own conclusions. The text equips students to interpret the wealth of data they will encounter as citizens, professionals, and consumers.

About the Author :
Andrew Friedland is Richard and Jane Pearl Professor in Environmental Studies and chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Dartmouth College. Professor Friedland is known internationally for his work on the biogeochemistry of lead cycling in forests of the northeastern United States and for describing and documenting forest decline. For more than two decades, Professor Friedland has been investigating the effects of air pollution on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and lead in high-elevation forests of New England and the Northeast. He participated in the documenting and searching for causes of red spruce decline in the montane regions of New England and New York in the 1980s and 1990s. Recently, he has been examining the impact of increased demand for wood as a fuel, and the subsequent effect on carbon stored deep in forest soils. Professor Friedland has served on panels for the National Science Foundation, the USDA Forest Service, and the Science Advisory Board of the EPA. He has authored or co-authored more than 58 peer-reviewed publications and one book, Writing Successful Science Proposals (Yale University Press). He received BA degrees in biology and environmental studies, and a PhD in Earth and environmental science from the University of Pennsylvania. He currently teaches introductory environmental science and energy courses. He has taught courses in forest biogeochemistry, global change, and soil science, as well as foreign study courses in Kenya. Professor Friedland is passionate about saving energy and can be seen wandering the halls of the Environmental Studies Program at Dartmouth with a Kill A Watt meter, determining the electricity load of vending machines, data projectors, and computers. On weekends, he likes to hike in the woods and track wildlife in the snow with his two sons.Rick Relyea is a professor of biology at the University of Pittsburgh and director of the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology. He is recognized throughout the world for his work in the fields of ecology and toxicology. Professor Relyea has served on multiple scientific panels for the National Science Foundation and is an associate editor for the journals of the Ecological Society of America. For two decades, he has conducted research on a wide range of topics including community ecology, evolution, animal behavior, and ecotoxicology. He has authored more than 80 scientific articles and book chapters, and has presented research seminars throughout the world. In 2005, he was named the Chancellor's Distinguished Researcher at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Relyea teaches courses in ecology, evolution, and animal behavior, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He received a BS in environmental forest biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, an MS in wildlife management from Texas Tech University, and a PhD in ecology and evolution from the University of Michigan. When not writing about the environment, Professor Relyea enjoys hunting, fishing, and walking in the woods with his family. During the cold winters in Pennsylvania, he likes to build furniture from locally logged trees.David Courard-Hauri is Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at Drake University. He teaches courses on environmental science, climate change science and policy, quantitative methods in environmental decision-making, and ecological economics. He received an MA in public affairs from Princeton s Woodrow Wilson School and a PhD in chemistry from Stanford University. His work focuses on complex dynamical systems and the sources of nonproductive consumption. "