Environment
by Raven, Peter H.; Hassenzahl, David M.; Berg, Linda R.Edition: 8th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-12-27
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary
Raven's 8th edition of Environment offers more detailed content than the Visualizing text for a better understanding and integration of the core environmental systems and to view and analyze the role those systems play. Shorter, but still comprehensive coverage focuses on ethical decision making and key local environmental science issues, requiring readers to think critically about the course material outside of the classroom. Other features include brief text in the comprehensive segment; extensive chapter pedagogy to help reinforce the systems approach; more opportunities to think critically about the how systems intersect and fit together; and new data interpretation questions at the end of each chapter.
Table of Contents
1 Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability
Human Impacts on the Environment
Population, Resources, and the Environment
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Science
Addressing Environmental Problems
2 Environmental Laws, Economics, and Ethics
A Brief Environmental History of the United States
U.S. Environmental Legislation
Economics and the Environment
Environmental Justice
Environmental Ethics, Values, and Worldviews
3 Ecosystems and Energy
What Is Ecology?
The Energy of Life
The Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems
4 Ecosystems and the Physical Environment
The Cycling of Materials Within Ecosystems
Solar Radiation
The Atmosphere
The Global Ocean
Weather and Climate
Internal Planetary Processes
5 Ecosystems and Living Organisms
Evolution: How Populations Change over Time
Principles of Population Ecology
Biological Communities
Species Richness in a Community
Community Development
6 Major Ecosystems of the World
Earth's Major Biomes
Aquatic Ecosystems
7 Human Health and Environmental Toxicology
Human Health
Environmental Pollution and Disease
Determining Health Effects of Environmental Pollution
Ecotoxicology: Toxicant Effects on Communities and Ecosystems
Decision Making and Uncertainty: Assessment of Risks
8 The Human Population
The Science of Demography
Demographics of Countries
Population and Quality of Life
Reducing the Total Fertility Rate
Government Policies and Fertility
Achieving Population Stabilization
9 The Urban Environment
Population and Urbanization
The City as an Ecosystem
Urban Land Use Planning
Making Cities More Sustainable
10 Energy Consumption
Energy Sources, Consumption, and Policy
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Electricity, Hydrogen, and Energy Storage
Energy Policy
APPENDICES
I Review of Basic Chemistry A-1
II Graphing A-6
III Models and Modeling A-8
IV Units of Measure: Some Useful Conversions A-10
V Abbreviations, Formulas, and Acronyms Used in This Text A-11
GLOSSARY G-1
TEXT, TABLE, AND LINE ART CREDITS T-1
INDEX I-1
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