Introduction to environmental science /
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Freeman and Company,
c1986.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Thinking about the environment.
- 2. Ecosystems: the flow of energy and materials.
- 3. Ecosystems and environmental change.
- 4. Population: growth and regulation.
- 5. The earth's major ecosystems.
- 6. The water cycle.
- 7. Water pollution.
- 8. Managing aquatic resources.
- 9. The atmosphere, weather and climate.
- 10. Air pollution.
- 11. Air-quality management.
- 12. Resources of the earth's crust.
- 13. Waste management.
- 14. Managing endangered species.
- 15. Land use: pattern and conflict.
- 16. Human population: growth and issues.
- 17. Food resources and hunger.
- 18. Contemporary energy issues.
- 19. Energy alternatives.
- 20. Toward a sustainable environment.