Main Title |
Living in the environment : concepts, connections, and solutions / |
Author |
Miller, G. Tyler
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Brooks/Cole, |
Year Published |
2009 |
OCLC Number |
973483539 |
ISBN |
9780495556732; 0495556734; 9780495556718; 0495556718; 9780495556725; 0495556726 |
Subjects |
Environmental sciences--Textbooks ;
Human ecology--Textbooks ;
Sustainable development--Textbooks
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
GE105.M547 2009 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
08/26/2019 |
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Edition |
Sixteenth edition / Instructor edition. |
Collation |
8, xxiii, 674, 88, 19, 21 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm |
Notes |
Includes index. |
Contents Notes |
Part 1. Humans and sustainability: an overview. Environmental problems, their causes, and sustainability -- Part 2. Science, ecological principles, and sustainability. Science, matter, energy, and systems -- Ecosystems: what are they and how do they work? -- Biodiversity and evolution -- Biodiversity, species interactions, and population control -- The human population and its impact -- Climate and terrestrial biodiversity -- Aquatic biodiversity -- Part 3. Sustaining biodiversity. Sustaining biodiversity: the species approach -- Sustaining terrestrial biodiversity: the ecosystem approach -- Sustaining aquatic biodiversity -- Part 4. Sustaining natural resources. Food, soil, and pest management -- Water resources -- Geology and nonrenewable minerals -- Nonrenewable energy -- Energy efficiency and renewable energy -- Part 5. Sustaining environmental quality. Environmental hazards and human health -- Air pollution -- Climate change and ozone depletion -- Water pollution -- Solid and hazardous waste -- Sustainable cities -- Part 6. Sustaining human societies. Economics, environment, and sustainability -- Politics, environment, and sustainability -- Environmental worldviews, ethics, and sustainability. |
Place Published |
Belmont, CA |
PUB Date Free Form |
2009 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
RDA |
LCCN |
2008933000 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20190821073016 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02912cam 2200505Ii 45010 |