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Environment: The Science Behind the Stories provides students with a concrete and engaging framework for understanding and applying the scientific process to environmental concerns. Through its case studies, real-life stories, emphasis on scientific literacy and data analysis, Third Canadian Edition encourages students to evaluate information critically both in the text and its online resource, MasteringEnvironmentalScience. 

KEY TOPICS:

An Introduction to Environmental Science; Matter, Energy, and the Physical Environment; Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology; Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology; Species Interactions and Community Ecology; Human Population; Soil Resources=; Agriculture, Food, and Biotechnology; Conservation of Species and Habitats; Forests and Forest Management; Freshwater Systems and Water Resources; Marine and Coastal Systems and Fisheries; Atmospheric Science and Air Pollution; Global Climate Change; Fossil Fuels: Energy Use and Impacts; Energy Alternatives; Mineral Resources and Mining; Managing Our Waste; Environmental Health and Hazards; Environmental Ethics and Economics: Values and Choices; Environmental Policy: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving; Strategies for Sustainability

MARKET:

Appropriate for Introduction to Environmental Science/Studies courses.

In Environment: The Science behind the Stories, the authors strive to implement a diversity of modern teaching approaches and to show how science can inform efforts to bring about a sustainable society. The text encourages critical thinking and maintains a balanced approach as it fleshes out the vibrant social debate that accompanies environmental issues. 

Environment: The Science Behind the Stories  provides students with a concrete and engaging framework for understanding and applying the scientific process to environmental concerns. Through its case studies, real-life stories, emphasis on scientific literacy and data analysis, the Third Canadian Edition encourages students to evaluate information critically both in the text and its online resource, MasteringEnvironmentalScience. 

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This title is also available with MasteringEnvironmentalScience -an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Interactive, self-paced tutorials provide individualized coaching to help students stay on track. With a wide range of activities available, students can actively learn, understand, and retain even the most difficult concepts.

Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MasteringEnvironmentalScience, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

By (author): Jay H Withgott By (author): Matthew Laposata By (author): Barbara Murck

Part 1  Foundations of Environmental Science

1  An Introduction to Environmental Science

2  Matter, Energy, and the Physical Environment

3  Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology

4  Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology

5  Species Interactions and Community Ecology

 

Part 2  Issues, Impacts, and Solutions

6  Human Population

7  Soil Resources

8  Agriculture, Food, and Biotechnology

9  Conservation of Species and Habitats

10  Forests and Forest Management

11  Freshwater Systems and Water Resources

12  Marine and Coastal Systems and Fisheries

13  Atmospheric Science and Air Pollution

14  Global Climate Change

15  Fossil Fuels: Energy Use and Impacts

16  Energy Alternatives

17  Mineral Resources and Mining

18  Managing Our Waste

19  Environmental Health and Hazards

20  Environmental Ethics and Economics: Values and Choices

21  Environmental Policy: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving

22  Strategies for Sustainability

 

Appendix A    Answers to Data Analysis Questions

Appendix B    Some Basics on Graphs