Living in the environment :
Miller, G. Tyler 1931-
Living in the environment : principles, connections, and solutions / G. Tyler Miller, Jr. - 11th ed. - Pacific Grove : Brooks/Cole, c2000. - xxiii, (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
"Annotated instructor's edition"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Environmental problems and scientific principles --
1. Environmental problems, their causes, and sustainability --
2. Critical thinking : science, models, and systems --
3. Matter and energy resources --
pt. II. Ecological principles --
4. Ecology, ecosystems, and food webs --
5. Nutrient cycles and soils --
6. Evolution and biodiversity L origins, niches, and adaptation --
7. Geographical ecology, climate, and biomes --
8. Aquatic ecology --
9. Community processes : species interactions and succession --
10. Population dynamics, carrying capacity, and conservation biology --
pt. III. Human population, resources, and sustainability --
11. Human population : growth, demography, and carrying capacity --
12. Food resources --
13. Water --
14. Minerals and soil resources --
15. Nonrenewable energy resources --
16. Energy efficiency and renewable energy resources --
pt. IV. Environmental quality and pollution --
17. Risk, toxicology, and human health --
18. Air pollution --
19. Global warming and ozone loss --
20. Water pollution --
21. Protecting food resources : pesticides and pest control --
22. Solid and hazardous waste --
pt. V. Land use, biodiversity, and conservation --
23. Sustaining ecosystems : land use, conservation, and management --
24. Sustaining ecosystems : deforestation, biodiversity, and forest management --
25. Sustaining wild species --
26. Sustainable cities : urban land use and management --
pt. VI. Environment and society --
27. Economics and environment --
28. Politics and environment --
29. Environmental worldviews, ethics, and sustainability --
Epilogue --
Appendices. TOC
053456268X (hardcover : alk. paper) 0534562698 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780534562687
99017666
Environmental sciences.
Human ecology.
Environmental policy.
GE105 / .M547 2000
363.7
Living in the environment : principles, connections, and solutions / G. Tyler Miller, Jr. - 11th ed. - Pacific Grove : Brooks/Cole, c2000. - xxiii, (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
"Annotated instructor's edition"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Environmental problems and scientific principles --
1. Environmental problems, their causes, and sustainability --
2. Critical thinking : science, models, and systems --
3. Matter and energy resources --
pt. II. Ecological principles --
4. Ecology, ecosystems, and food webs --
5. Nutrient cycles and soils --
6. Evolution and biodiversity L origins, niches, and adaptation --
7. Geographical ecology, climate, and biomes --
8. Aquatic ecology --
9. Community processes : species interactions and succession --
10. Population dynamics, carrying capacity, and conservation biology --
pt. III. Human population, resources, and sustainability --
11. Human population : growth, demography, and carrying capacity --
12. Food resources --
13. Water --
14. Minerals and soil resources --
15. Nonrenewable energy resources --
16. Energy efficiency and renewable energy resources --
pt. IV. Environmental quality and pollution --
17. Risk, toxicology, and human health --
18. Air pollution --
19. Global warming and ozone loss --
20. Water pollution --
21. Protecting food resources : pesticides and pest control --
22. Solid and hazardous waste --
pt. V. Land use, biodiversity, and conservation --
23. Sustaining ecosystems : land use, conservation, and management --
24. Sustaining ecosystems : deforestation, biodiversity, and forest management --
25. Sustaining wild species --
26. Sustainable cities : urban land use and management --
pt. VI. Environment and society --
27. Economics and environment --
28. Politics and environment --
29. Environmental worldviews, ethics, and sustainability --
Epilogue --
Appendices. TOC
053456268X (hardcover : alk. paper) 0534562698 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780534562687
99017666
Environmental sciences.
Human ecology.
Environmental policy.
GE105 / .M547 2000
363.7