TY - BOOK AU - Nebel,Bernard J. AU - Wright,Richard T. TI - Environmental science: the way the world works SN - 0133521540 (hard cover) AV - GE105 .N42 1996 U1 - 363.7 PY - 1996/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Prentice Hall KW - Environmental sciences KW - Textbooks KW - Ecology KW - Pollution -- Environmental aspects N1 - Online version: Nebel, Bernard J. Environmental science. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1996 (OCoLC)658927563; Includes bibliographical references (p. 650-666) and index; TOC; Introduction: Environmental Science and Sustainability -- Pt. 1. What Ecosytems are and How they work -- Ecosystems: Units of Sustainability -- Ecosystems: How they Work -- Ecosystems In and Out of Balance -- Ecosystems: Adapting to Change or Not -- Pt. 2. Finding a Balance Between Population, Soil, Water, and Agriculture -- The Global Human Population Explosion: Causes and Consequences -- Addressing the Population Problem -- The Production and Distribution of Food -- Soil and the Soil Ecosystem -- Pests and Pest Control -- Water, The Water Cycle, and Water Management -- Pt. 3. Pollution -- Sediments, Nutrients, and Eutrophication -- Sewage Pollution and Rediscovering the Nutrient Cycle -- Pollution from Hazardous Chemicals -- Air Pollution and Its Control -- Major Atmospheric Changes -- Pollution and Public Policy -- Pt. 4. Resources: Biota, Refuse, Energy, and Land -- Willd Species: Biodiversity and Protection -- Ecosystems as Resources -- Converting Trash to Resources -- The Rise (and Fall?)of Fossil Fuels -- Nuclear Power: Promise and Problems -- Solar and Other Renewable Energy Sources -- Lifestyle and Sustainability; Sociology N2 - The theme of this book is sustainability -- what humankind needs to do in order to establish a sustainable future. It is more than just a theme in a textbook, however. Every human being, every institution, every organization can make a difference in this quest for a sustainable future. Welcome to the study of environmental science. As you read this book, we encourage you to embrace the notion that you can make a Read more... UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/environmental-science-the-way-the-world-works/oclc/33403242&referer=brief_results ER -