Environment: The Science Behind the Stories

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Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 2005 - Science - 641 pages
"Environment: The Science Behind the Stories" is an introductory textbook that uses case studies and real data to demonstrate the role of science in identifying and solving pressing environmental problems. The book integrates case studies into the body of the text to provide a contextual framework for the science readers are learning. With only 22 chapters, this book avoids the encyclopedic approach of other textbooks on the market. A panoramic view of environmental science and issues, including the important policy, economic, and ethical issues behind the scientific ones. For college instructors, students, and anyone interested in environmental science and issues.

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Emergent Properties and
7
An Introduction to Environmental
17
Environmental Ethics
26
Copyright

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