Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781792419522
Publisert
2020-01-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
277
Forfatter
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- What is the Environment
- Natural Resources
- Ecosystem Services
- Human Impact on the Environment
- Environmental Policy Principles, Activism, and Ethics
- The Scientific Method
- Sustainability and Sustainable Development
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 2 Environmental
- Environmental Systems
- Matter and Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Energy and Thermodynamics
- Ecosystems and Interactions
- Nutrient Cycles
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 3 Evolution and Biodiversity
- Principles of Natural Selection
- Extinction
- Ecology
- Population Ecology and Reproductive Strategies
- Population Growth and Limiting Factors
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 4 Community Ecology and Species Interactions
- Species Interactions
- Feeding Relationships
- Keystone Species and Ecosystem Engineers
- Community Change Disturbance
- Restoration Ecology
- Terrestrial Biomes
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 5 Biodiversity and Conservation
- Scope and Benefits of Biodiversity
- Extinction and Causes of Biodiversity Loss
- Conservation Biology
- Efforts to Conserve Species and Habitats
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 6 Land Management and Forestry
- Forest Ecosystems
- Causes and Impacts of Deforestation
- Forestry and Forest Management
- Federal and State Land Management
- Parks and Protected Areas
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 7 Aquatic Ecosystems
- Distribution and Importance of Water
- Freshwater Aquatic Ecosystems
- Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
- Ocean Fisheries and Marine Protected Areas
- Whaling
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 8 Economics and Environmental Policy
- Economic Principles and the Environment
- The Value of Ecosystem Services
- Environmental Policy Making
- History of U.S. Environmental Policy
- International Environmental Policy
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 9 Human Population
- The Current State of the Human Population
- The Effect of Populations on the Environment
- The Demographic Transition
- Factors That Influence Population Growth
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 10 Soil and Soil Management
- Soil Characteristics
- Soil Degradation
- Soil Conservation and Restoration
- Discussion Questions
- Key
- Chapter 11 Agriculture and Feeding the Global Population
- Subsistence versus Industrial Agriculture
- Food Security and Famine
- The Green Revolution
- Irrigation and Fertilizer Use
- Pest Management
- Ranching, CAFOs, and Aquaculture
- Genetically Modified Food
- Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Agriculture
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 12 Environmental Health and Risk Management
- The Practice of Environmental Health and Hazard Identification
- Toxic Substances and the Environment
- Hazard Characterization
- Risk Assessment and Risk Management
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 13 Water Resources and Water Pollution
- Human Impacts on Aquatic Systems
- Water Supply Issues
- Water Pollution Sources and Categories
- Drinking Water Treatment and Standards
- Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 14 The Atmosphere and Air Pollution
- Structure and Layers of the Atmosphere
- Atmospheric Conditions, Weather, and
- Outdoor Air Pollution
- Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
- Acid Deposition
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 15 Global Warming
- The Climate System
- Factors That Influence the Global Climate
- Researching the Climate
- Current and Predicted Impacts of Global Warming
- Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 16 Geology and Mineral Resources
- Geology and Tectonic Forces
- Rocks and the Rock Cycle
- Geologic Hazards
- Mineral Resources and Mining
- Sustainable Mineral Use
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 17 Fossil Fuels
- Energy Sources and EROI
- Coal
- Petroleum
- Natural Gas
- Unconventional Fossil Fuels
- Energy Efficiency
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 18 Nuclear Power
- Energy from Atoms
- Benefits and Drawbacks of Nuclear Power
- Nuclear Accidents
- Radioactive Waste Disposal
- The Future of Nuclear Power
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 19 Renewable Energy
- Reasons for Switching to Renewable Energy
- Solar Energy
- Wind Energy
- Geothermal Energy
- Ocean Energy
- Hydroelectric Energy
- Bioenergy
- Hydrogen Fuel
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 20 Waste Management and Hazard Waste
- The Nature of Municipal Solid Waste
- Sanitary Landfills and Incinerators
- Recycling and Reuse
- Industrial Solid Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- E-Waste
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
- Chapter 21 Suburban Sprawl
- Urbanization
- Suburban Sprawl
- Urban Planning Strategies
- The Urban Community
- Urban Ecology and Sustainable Cities
- Discussion Questions
- Key Terms
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781792419522
Publisert
2020-01-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
277
Forfatter