America Back on Track or Environment

America Back on Track

Author: Edward M Kennedy

and/or stickers showing their discounted price. More about bargain books

Read also Food Finds or Baby Greens

Environment

Author: Peter H Raven

Raven's Environment, 5th Edition is a most accessible, yet detailed, environmental science text. The text provides numerous examples and opportunities for readers to explore issues at a local level.

Covering the enormous environmental challenges facing our world today, the new fifth edition of The Environment helps readers think critically about these issues and understand the concepts that underlie environmental problems. Rather than telling readers what to think, the book provides the information and tools they need to reach their own conclusions. It offers solid scientific content balanced with effective and current examples of problems and solutions.
* Introduces the reader to ecosystems, the physical environment, and Earth's biomes.
* Examines the problems of overpopulation as well as environmental concerns such as air pollution and the pesticide dilemma.
* Presents real-life case studies that offer in-depth analyses of actual situations.
* Includes 'You Can Make a Difference' boxes in each chapter to help readers take an active role in improving the environment.
* Offers additional information on a website devoted to further examining critical environmental issues that will help readers make environmentally responsible choices.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1	Humans in the Environment	1
	Interview: Lester Brown on the Environmental Revolution	2
Ch. 1	Our Changing Environment	4
Ch. 2	Solving Environmental Problems	20
Pt. 2	The World We Live In	37
	Interview: George Woodwell on Global Ecology and the Human Factor	38
Ch. 3	Ecosystems and Energy	40
Ch. 4	Ecosystems and Living Things	58
Ch. 5	Ecosystems and the Physical Environment	75
Ch. 6	Major Ecosystems of the World	93
Ch. 7	Ecosystems, Economics, and Government	116
Pt. 3	A Crowded World	137
	Interview: Anne & Paul Ehrlich on A Population Policy for the Super-Consumers	138
Ch. 8	Understanding Population Growth	140
Ch. 9	Facing the Problems of Overpopulation	157
Pt. 4	The Search for Energy	175
	Interview: L. Hunter Lovins on Efficiency Technology: Less Energy, More Power	176
Ch. 10	Fossil Fuels	178
Ch. 11	Nuclear Energy	205
Ch. 12	Renewable Energy and Conservation	232
Pt. 5	Our Precious Resources	261
	Interview: Russell Train on Preserving Biological Diversity in the Developing World	262
Ch. 13	Water: A Fragile Resource	264
Ch. 14	Soils and Their Preservation	295
Ch. 15	Minerals: A Nonrenewable Resource	322
Ch. 16	Wildlife: Our Plant and Animal Resources	343
Ch. 17	Land Resources and Conservation	368
Ch. 18	Food Resources: A Challenge for Agriculture	393
	Interview: Richard Mahoney on Delivering Biotechnology to Developing Nations	416
Pt. 6	Environmental Concerns	419
	Interview: Frank Press on Transnational Cooperation in Environmental Science	420
Ch. 19	Air Pollution	422
Ch. 20	Global Changes	445
Ch. 21	Water and Soil Pollution	465
Ch. 22	The Pesticide Dilemma	493
Ch. 23	Solid and Hazardous Wastes	518
Pt. 7	Tomorrow's World	545
	Interview: Jerry Greenfield on Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream: The Business of Social Responsibility	546
Ch. 24	Tomorrow's World	548
	Satellite Photo Composite: Earth at Night	566
	Glossary	G-1
	Appendix I: Review of Basic Chemistry	A-1
	Appendix II: How To Make A Difference	A-4
	Appendix III: Green Collar Professions	A-10
	Appendix IV: Units of Measure: Some Useful Conversions	A-12
	References	R-1
	Index	I-1