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Living in the environment : principles, connections, and solutions / G. Tyler Miller, Jr.

By: Miller, G. Tyler (George Tyler), 1931-Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Pacific Grove : Brooks/Cole, c2000. Edition: 11th edDescription: xxiii, (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cmISBN: 053456268X (hardcover : alk. paper); 0534562698 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9780534562687 Subject(s): Environmental sciences | Human ecology | Environmental policyDDC classification: 363.7 LOC classification: GE105 | .M547 2000Online resources: WorldCat details
Contents:
TOC 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.
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"Annotated instructor's edition"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

TOC 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.

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