Known for its currency and readability, this book focuses on enabling readers to critically evaluate the latest environmental issues and to apply that understanding to situations and events in their everyday lives. It explores the interactions of humans within the natural environment and probes issues thoroughly examining their scientific basis, their history, and society's response. The authors discuss sustainable development and public policy in terms of how they shape the present and future. Topics covered include ecosystems and how they work; the human population; renewable resources; energy; pollution and prevention; and more. For anyone interested in environmental science, environmental studies, and environmental biology.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 715 pages. Known for its currency and readability, this book focuses on enabling readers to critically evaluate the latest environmental issues and to apply that unders tanding to situations and events in their everyday lives. It explores the intera ctions of humans within the natural environment and probes issues thoroughly exa mining their scientific basis, their history, and society's response. The author s discuss sustainable development and public policy in terms of how they shape t he present and future. Topics covered include ecosystems and how they work; the human population; renewable resources; energy; pollution and prevention; and mor e. For anyone interested in environmental science, environmental studies, and en vironmental biology. Seller Inventory # 3727b
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