Environment: The Science behind the Stories: International Edition - Softcover

Jay Withgott; Scott R. Brennan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321727819 ISBN 13: 9780321727817

Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, 2010

Synopsis

Educational item College book

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From the Back Cover:

Environment: The Science Behind the Stories is an introductory textbook that uses case studies and real data to demonstrate the role of science in identifying and solving pressing environmental problems. The book integrates case studies into the body of the text to provide a contextual framework for the science readers are learning. With only 22 chapters, this book avoids the encyclopedic approach of other textbooks on the market. A panoramic view of environmental science and issues, including the important policy, economic, and ethical issues behind the scientific ones. For college instructors, students, and anyone interested in environmental science and issues.

About the Author:

Jay H. Withgott Jay H. Withgott is a science and environmental writer with a background in scientific research and teaching. He holds degrees from Yale University, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Arizona. As a researcher, he has published scientific papers on topics in ecology, evolution, animal behavior, and conservation biology in journals including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, Evolution, and Animal Behavior. He has taught university-level laboratory courses in ecology, ornithology, vertebrate diversity, anatomy, and general biology. As a science writer, Jay has authored articles for a variety of journals and magazines including Science, New Scientist, BioScience, Smithsonian, Current Biology, Conservation in Practice, and Natural History. He combines his scientific expertise with his past experience as a reporter and editor for daily newspapers to make science accessible and engaging for general audiences. Jay lives with his wife, biologist Susan Masta, in Portland, Oregon. Scott Brennan Scott Brennan has taught environmental science, ecology, resource policy, and journalism at Western Washington University and at Walla Walla Community College. He has also worked as a journalist, photographer, and consultant.

About this edition

• Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0321727819
• ISBN 13: 9780321727817
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 792