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Environmental science for a changing world / Susan Karr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Macmillan Learning, 2021Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xx, 502 [G-13, I-36] pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781319383480
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 363.7 K148e
LOC classification:
  • GE140 .K37 2021
Contents:
Introduction to environmental, science, and information literacy -- Environmental literacy and sustainability -- The process of science -- Ecology -- Ecosystems and nutrient cycling -- Population ecology -- Community ecology -- Evolution and biodiversity -- Evolution and extinction -- Biodiversity -- Human populations and environmental health -- Human populations -- Urbanization and sustainable communities -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Managing resources: environmental economic and policy -- Ecological economics and consumption -- Environmental policy -- Managing solid waste -- Water resources -- Freshwater resources -- Water pollution -- Marine ecosystems -- Geological and land resources -- Mineral resources -- Forest resources -- Grasslands -- Food resources -- Feeding the world -- Sustainable agriculture: raising crops -- Sustainable agriculture: raising livestock -- Fisheries and aquaculture -- Conventional energy: Fossil fuels -- Coal -- Oil and natural gas -- Air quality and climate change -- Air pollution -- Climate change -- Alternatives to fossil fuels -- Nuclear power -- Sustainable energy: stationary sources -- Sustainable energy: mobile sources.
Summary: "GO DIGITAL WITH ACHIEVE Real people. Real stories. Real science. Available for the first time with Macmillan's new online learning tool, Achieve, Susan Karr’s Environmental Science for a Changing World 4e uses an engaging, journalistic approach―real stories about real people―to show students how science works and how to think critically about environmental issues. Each module reads like a single, integrated Scientific American-style article with clear explanations of essential processes and concepts enhanced with beautifully designed infographics." -- Amazon
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books CAMPUS CSPC Circulation Section CIR 363.7 K148e 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1-1 Available 001926-BUH
Books Books Main Library Circulation Section CIR 363.7 K148e 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1-1 Available 030978

Includes index.

Introduction to environmental, science, and information literacy -- Environmental literacy and sustainability -- The process of science -- Ecology -- Ecosystems and nutrient cycling -- Population ecology -- Community ecology -- Evolution and biodiversity -- Evolution and extinction -- Biodiversity -- Human populations and environmental health -- Human populations -- Urbanization and sustainable communities -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Managing resources: environmental economic and policy -- Ecological economics and consumption -- Environmental policy -- Managing solid waste -- Water resources -- Freshwater resources -- Water pollution -- Marine ecosystems -- Geological and land resources -- Mineral resources -- Forest resources -- Grasslands -- Food resources -- Feeding the world -- Sustainable agriculture: raising crops -- Sustainable agriculture: raising livestock -- Fisheries and aquaculture -- Conventional energy: Fossil fuels -- Coal -- Oil and natural gas -- Air quality and climate change -- Air pollution -- Climate change -- Alternatives to fossil fuels -- Nuclear power -- Sustainable energy: stationary sources -- Sustainable energy: mobile sources.

"GO DIGITAL WITH ACHIEVE Real people. Real stories. Real science. Available for the first time with Macmillan's new online learning tool, Achieve, Susan Karr’s Environmental Science for a Changing World 4e uses an engaging, journalistic approach―real stories about real people―to show students how science works and how to think critically about environmental issues. Each module reads like a single, integrated Scientific American-style article with clear explanations of essential processes and concepts enhanced with beautifully designed infographics." -- Amazon

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