Suchergebnisse

"Essentials of Environmental Science does not preach or tell students how to conduct their lives. Rather, we focus on the science and show students how to make decisions based on their own assessment of the evidence." -- From the authors on back cover

Environmental science and sustainability : what's the big idea? -- Ethics, economics, and policy : who or what do we value? -- Matter and energy : what are the building blocks of sustainability? -- Life : what shapes biodiversity? -- Conservation : why is it important to protect biodiversity? -- Human population : can we have too many people? -- Water : how do we use it and affect its quality? -- Air : what are we breathing? -- Land : how does it shape us? -- Systems and cycles : are we changing Earth's life support system? -- Climate : how does global climate change? -- Food : how do we feed ourselves? -- Fossil fuels : energy of the industrial age? -- Energy alternatives : how are our energy decisions changing? -- Waste : what happens to all the stuff we use? -- Urbanization : why are cities growing? -- Environmental health and justice : how does our environment affect our health? -- Decision making : why do our choices matter? -- Groups and organizations : how do we work together for sustainability? -- Government : how can policy influence sustainability?