TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kaufmann,Robert K.
AU  - Cleveland,Cutler J.
TI  - Environmental science
SN  - 9780071101967
U1  - 363.7 
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Boston, Massachusetts
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Environmental sciences
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - Nature
KW  - Effects of human beings on
KW  - Human beings
KW  - Effect of environment on
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. Introduction to environmental science; Chapter 1. Environment and society : a sustainable partnership?; Part II. Building a framework to study environmental problems; Chapter 2. The laws of energy and matter; Chapter 3. Systems : why are environmental problems so difficult to solve?; Part III. How the natural environment works; Chapter 4. The physical systems of planet earth : the engine of life; Chapter 5. The flow of energy in biological systems : why does it matter?; Chapter 6. The flow of the matter in the environment : why does it matter?; Chapter 7. Biomes : where do plants and animals live?; Chapter 8. Succession : how do ecosystems respond to disturbance?; Part IV. How human systems work; Chapter 9. Carrying capacity : how large a population?; Chapter 10. An ecological view of the economy; Chapter 11. The driving forces of environmental change; Part V. Global environmental challenges; Chapter 12. Biodiversity : species and so much more; Chapter 13. Global climate change : a warming planet?; Chapter 14. A reduction in atmospheric ozone : let the sunshine in; Part VI. Living off the land: soils, food production, and forests; Chapter 15. Soil : a potentially sustainable resource; Chapter 16. Agriculture : the ecology of growing food; Chapter 17. Forests : so much more than wood; Part VII. Air and water resources; Chapter 18. Water resources; Chapter 19. Air pollution : costs and benefits of clean air?; Part VIII. Energy and materials; Chapter 20. Fossil fuels : the life blood of the global economy; Chapter 21. Nuclear power; Chapter 22. Renewable energy and energy efficiency; Chapter 23. Materials, society, and the environment; Chapter 24. A sustainable future : will business as usual get us there?
ER  -