TY  - BOOK
AU  - Karr,Susan
TI  - Environmental science for a changing world
SN  - 9781319383480
AV  - GE140 .K37 2021
U1  - 363.7 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Macmillan Learning
KW  - Environmental protection
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Biotic communities
KW  - Environmental aspects.
KW  - Pollution
KW  - Sustainable development
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -