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Principles of Environmental Science: Inquiry and Applications is perfect for the one-semester, non-majors environmental science course. True to its title, the goal of this concise text is to provide an up-to-date, introductory view of essential themes in environmental science along with offering students numerous opportunities to practice scientific thinking and active learning.
1 Understanding Our Environment
2 Environmental Systems: Matter, Energy, and Life
3 Evolution, Species Interactions, and Biological Communities
4 Human Populations
5 Biomes and Biodiversity;
6 Environmental Conservation: Forests, Grasslands, Parks, and Nature Preserves
7 Food and Agriculture
8 Environmental Health and Toxicology
9 Climate
10 Air Pollution
11 Water: Resources and Pollution
12 Environmental Geology and Earth Resources
13 Energy
14 Solid and Hazardous Waste
15 Economics and Urbanization
16 Environmental Policy and Sustainability
2 Environmental Systems: Matter, Energy, and Life
3 Evolution, Species Interactions, and Biological Communities
4 Human Populations
5 Biomes and Biodiversity;
6 Environmental Conservation: Forests, Grasslands, Parks, and Nature Preserves
7 Food and Agriculture
8 Environmental Health and Toxicology
9 Climate
10 Air Pollution
11 Water: Resources and Pollution
12 Environmental Geology and Earth Resources
13 Energy
14 Solid and Hazardous Waste
15 Economics and Urbanization
16 Environmental Policy and Sustainability
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