Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions - Hardcover

G. Tyler Miller, Jr

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534519121 ISBN 13: 9780534519124

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1998

Synopsis

This book treats environmental science as an interdisciplinary study, combining ideas and information from the natural sciences such as biology, chemistry, and geology, and from the social sciences such as economics, politics, and ethics to present a general idea of how nature works and how things are interconnected.

About this title

About the Author:

G. Tyler Miller has written 62 textbooks for introductory courses in environmental science, basic ecology, energy, and environmental chemistry. Since 1975, Miller's books have been the most widely used textbooks for environmental science in the United States and throughout the world. They have been used by almost three million students and have been translated into eight languages. Miller has a professional background in chemistry, physics, and ecology. He has a PhD from the University of Virginia and has received two honorary doctoral degrees for his contributions to environmental education. He taught college for 20 years, developed one of the nation's first environmental studies programs, and developed an innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate science program before deciding to write environmental science textbooks full time in 1975. Currently, he is the president of Earth Education and Research, which is devoted to improving environmental education.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0534519121
• ISBN 13: 9780534519124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 761