Record details

• ISBN: 0072304952
• ISBN: 9780072304954
• ISBN: 0072909080
• ISBN: 9780072909081
• ISBN: 0073038679
• ISBN: 9780073038674
• ISBN: 0072415800
• ISBN: 9780072415803
• Physical Description: xxi, 434 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
• Edition: 7th ed. / Eldon D. Enger, Bradley F. Smith.
• Publisher: Boston, Mass : McGraw-Hill, 2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. 1. Interrelatedness -- ch. 1. Environmental Interrelationships -- ch. 2. Environmental Ethics -- pt. 2. Ecological Principles and Their Application -- ch. 3. Interrelated Scientific Principles: Matter, Energy, and Environment -- ch. 4. Interactions: Environment and Organisms -- ch. 5. Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities -- ch. 6. Population Principles -- ch. 7. Human Population Issues -- pt. 3. Energy -- ch. 8. Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption -- ch. 9. Energy Sources -- ch. 10. Nuclear Energy: Benefits and Risks -- pt. 4. Human Influences on Ecosystems -- ch. 11. Human Impact on Resources and Ecosystems -- ch. 12. Land-Use Planning -- ch. 13. Soil and Its Uses -- ch. 14. Agricultural Methods and Pest Management -- ch. 15. Water Management -- pt. 5. Pollution and Policy -- ch. 16. Risk and Cost: Elements of Decision Making -- ch. 17. Air Pollution -- ch. 18. Solid Waste Management and Disposal -- ch. 19. Regulating Hazardous Materials -- ch. 20. Environmental Policy and Decision Making -- App. 1. Is an Environmental Career in Your Future? -- App. 2. Environmental Work, Study, and Travel Opportunities -- App. 3. Environmental Organizations -- App. 4. United States Government Agencies -- App. 5. Metric Unit Conversion Tables -- App. 6. What You Can Do to Make the World A Better Place in Which to Live -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index.

System Details Note:

System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0 ; Pentium 60 or better ; 4x CD-Rom drive or better.

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Subject:

Environmental sciences.