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- catalog abstract "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 difference. - Back cover.".
- catalog contributor b9574616.
- catalog contributor b9574617.
- catalog contributor b9574618.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 650-666) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "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 difference. - Back cover.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 698 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Environmental science.".
- catalog identifier "0133521540 (hard cover)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Environmental science.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall,".
- catalog relation "Environmental science.".
- catalog subject "363.7 20".
- catalog subject "Environmental sciences Textbooks.".
- catalog subject "Environmental sciences.".
- catalog subject "GE105 .N42 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "Environmental science : the way the world works / Bernard J. Nebel, Richard T. Wright.".
- catalog type "Textbooks. fast".
- catalog type "text".