Principles of Environmental Science: Inquiry and Applications - Brossura

Cunningham, William P; Cunningham, Mary Ann

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ISBN 10: 0073304468 ISBN 13: 9780073304465

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006

Riassunto

Rather than the 25 to 30 chapters found in most environmental science textbooks, the authors have limited Principles of Environmental Science: Inquiry and Applications to 15 chapters--perfect for the one-semester, non-majors environmental science course. True to its title, the goal of this concise text is to provide an up-to-date, introductory view of essential themes in environmental science along with offering students numerous opportunities to practice scientific thinking and active learning.

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L'autore

William Cunningham is a professor of cell biology at the University of Minnesota. He received a B.S. degree in biology from Southwest Texas State College in 1959 and a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Texas in 1963. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at both the Wenner Gren Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and Purdue University. He holds memberships in many biological/educational societies and organizations and has received numerous honors and awards. Dr. Cunningham has devoted himself to education and teaching development at the undergraduate level in biology. He began his educational career in structural biology but for the last 10-15 years has concentrated on environmental science, teaching courses such as Social Uses of Biology; Garbage, Government, and the Globe; Environmental Ethics; and Conservation History. Within the past four years, he has received both of the two highest teaching honors that the University of Minnesota bestows -- The Distinguished Teaching Award and a $15,000 Amoco Alumni Award. This year he is serving as Faculty Mentor for younger faculty at the university, sharing the knowledge and teaching skills that he has gained during his distinguished career.

Contenuti

Chapter 1: Understanding Our Environment

Chapter 2: Environmental Systems: Connections, Cycles, Flows, and Feedback Loops

Chapter 3: Species Populations, Interactions, and Communities

Chapter 4: Human Populations

Chapter 5: Biomes and Biodiversity

Chapter 6: Environmental Conservation: Forests, Grasslands, Parks, and Nature Preserves

Chapter 7: Food and Agriculture

Chapter 8: Environmental Health and Toxicology

Chapter 9: Air: Climate and Pollution

Chapter 10: Water: Resources and Pollution

Chapter 11: Environmental Geology and Earth Resources

Chapter 12: Energy

Chapter 13: Solid and Hazardous Waste

Chapter 14: Economics and Urbanization

Chapter 15: Environmental Policy and Sustainability

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0073304468
• ISBN 13: 9780073304465
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 448