Living in the environment

By: Miller, G. TylerContributor(s): Spoolman, Scott EMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Stamford : [Washington, D.C.?] : Cengage Learning, National Geographic Learning, ©2015Edition: 18th EditionDescription: xxviii, 703 p., 82 variously numbered pages : color illustrations, color mapsISBN: 9781133940135 (hbk.); 1133940137 (hbk.); 9781285197210 ; 1285197216Subject(s): Environmental sciences | Human ecology | Pollution | Sustainable developmentDDC classification: 363.7
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Machine generated contents note: HUMANS AND SUSTAINABILITY: AN OVERVIEW -- 1. Environmental Problems, Their Causes, And Sustainability -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study A Vision Of A More Sustainable World In 2065 -- 1-1. What Are Some Principles Of Sustainability? -- 1-2. How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting The Earth? -- Case Study China's Growing Number Of Affluent Consumers -- 1-3. Why Do We Have Environmental Problems? -- 1-4. What Is An Environmentally Sustainable Society? -- Individuals Matter Tuy Sereivathana: Elephant Protector -- Tying It All Together A Vision Of A More Sustainable Earth -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Ecological Footprint Analysis -- SCIENCE, ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, AND SUSTAINABILITY -- 2. Science, Matter, Energy, And Systems -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study How Do Scientists Learn About Nature? Experimenting With A Forest -- 2-1. What Do Scientists Do? -- Individuals Matter Jane Goodall: Chimpanzee Researcher And Protector -- Science Focus Some Revisions In A Popular Scientific Hypothesis -- 2-2. What Is Matter And What Happens When It Undergoes Change? -- 2-3. What Is Energy And What Happens When It Undergoes Change? -- 2-4. What Are Systems And How Do They Respond To Change? -- Science Focus The Usefulness Of Models -- Tying It All Together The Hubbard Brook Forest Experiment And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 3. Ecosystems: What Are They And How Do They Work? -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Tropical Rain Forests Are Disappearing -- 3-1. How Does The Earth's Life-Support System Work? -- 3-2. What Are The Major Components Of An Ecosystem? -- Science Focus Many Of The World's Most Important Organisms Are Invisible To Us -- 3-3. What Happens To Energy In An Ecosystem? -- 3-4. What Happens To Matter In An Ecosystem? -- Science Focus Water's Unique Properties -- 3-5. How Do Scientists Study Ecosystems? -- Science Focus Testing Planetary Boundaries: From Holocene To Anthropocene -- Tying It All Together Tropical Rain Forests And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 4. Biodiversity And Evolution -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Why Are Amphibians Vanishing? -- 4-1. What Is Biodiversity And Why Is It Important? -- Science Focus Insects Play A Vital Role In Our World -- Individuals Matter Edward O. Wilson: A Champion Of Biodiversity -- 4-2. How Does The Earth's Life Change Over Time? -- Case Study How Did Humans Become Such A Powerful Species? -- 4-3. How Do Geological Processes And Climate Change Affect Evolution? -- 4-4. How Do Speciation, Extinction, And Human Activities Affect Biodiversity? -- Science Focus Changing The Genetic Traits Of Populations -- 4-5. What Is Species Diversity And Why Is It Important? -- 4-6. What Roles Do Species Play In Ecosystems? -- Case Study The Giant Panda -- A Highly Endangered Specialist -- Science Focus Scientists Are Searching For The Causes Of Amphibian Declines -- Case Study The American Alligator -- A Keystone Species That Almost Went Extinct -- Tying It All Together Amphibians And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 5. Biodiversity, Species Interactions, And Population Control -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study The Southern Sea Otter: A Species In Recovery -- 5-1. How Do Species Interact? -- Science Focus Threats To Kelp Forests -- 5-2. How Do Communities And Ecosystems Respond To Changing Environmental Conditions? -- 5-3. What Limits The Growth Of Populations? -- Science Focus Why Do California's Southern Sea Otters Face An Uncertain Future? -- Case Study Exploding White-Tailed Deer Populations In The United States -- Tying It All Together Southern Sea Otters And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 6. The Human Population And Its Impact -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Planet Earth: Population 7 Billion -- 6-1. How Do Environmental Scientists Think About Human Population Growth? -- Science Focus How Long Can The Human Population Keep Growing? -- 6-2. What Factors Influence The Size Of The Human Population? -- Case Study The U.S. Population -- Third-Largest And Growing -- Science Focus Projecting Population Change -- 6-3. How Does A Population's Age Structure Affect Its Growth Or Decline? -- Case Study The American Baby Boom -- 6-4. How Can We Slow Human Population Growth? -- Case Study Slowing Population Growth In India -- Case Study Slowing Population Growth In China: A Success Story -- Tying It All Together World Population Growth And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 7. Climate And Biodiversity -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study A Temperate Deciduous Forest -- 7-1. What Factors Influence Climate? -- 7-2. How Does Climate Affect The Nature And Location Of Biomes? -- Science Focus Staying Alive In The Desert -- 7-3. How Have Human Activities Affected The World's Terrestrial Ecosystems? -- Individuals Matter J. Michael Fay: Defender Of Threatened Wild Places And National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence -- Tying It All Together A Temperate Deciduous Forest And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 8. Aquatic Biodiversity -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Why Should We Care About Coral Reefs? -- 8-1. What Is The General Nature Of Aquatic Systems? -- 8-2. Why Are Marine Aquatic Systems Important? -- Science Focus We Are Still Learning About The Ocean's Biodiversity -- 8-3. How Have Human Activities Affected Marine Ecosystems? -- Case Study The Chesapeake Bay -- An Estuary In Trouble -- 8-4. Why Are Freshwater Ecosystems Important? -- Case Study River Deltas And Coastal Wetlands -- Vital Components Of Natural Capital Now In Jeopardy -- Individuals Matter Alexandra Cousteau: Environmental Advocate, Filmmaker, And National Geographic Emerging Explorer -- 8-5. How Have Human Activities Affected Freshwater Ecosystems? -- Tying It All Together Coral Reefs And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- Sustaining Biodiversity -- 9. Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species And Ecosystem Services -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Where Have All The Honeybees Gone? -- 9-1. What Role Do Humans Play In The Loss Of Species And Ecosystem Services? -- Science Focus Estimating Extinction Rates -- 9-2. Why Should We Care About Sustaining Species And The Ecosystem Services They Provide? -- 9-3. How Do Humans Accelerate Species Extinction And Degradation Of Ecosystem Services? -- Case Study The Kudzu Vine And Kudzu Bugs -- Case Study Burmese Pythons Are Eating Their Way Through The Florida Everglades -- Science Focus Honeybee Losses: A Search For Causes -- Case Study Polar Bears And Climate Change -- Case Study A Disturbing Message From The Birds -- Individuals Matter Cagan Hakki Sekercioglu: Protector Of Birds And National Geographic Emerging Explorer -- 9-4. How Can We Sustain Wild Species And Their Ecosystem Services? -- Case Study The U.S. Endangered Species Act -- Case Study Protecting Honeybees And Other Pollinators -- Tying It All Together Honeybees And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 10. Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems And Ecosystem Services -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Costa Rica -- A Global Conservation Leader -- 10-1. What Are The Major Threats To Forest Ecosystems? -- Science Focus Putting A Price Tag On Nature's Ecosystem Services -- Case Study Many Cleared Forests In The United States Have Grown Back -- 10-2. How Should We Manage And Sustain Forests? -- Science Focus Certifying Sustainably Grown Timber And Products Such As The Paper Used In This Book -- Case Study Deforestation And The Fuelwood Crisis -- 10-3. How Should We Manage And Sustain Grasslands? -- Case Study Grazing And Urban Development In The American West -- Cows Or Condos? -- 10-4. How Should We Manage And Sustain Parks And Nature Reserves? -- Case Study Stresses On U.S. Public Parks -- Case Study Identifying And Protecting Biodiversity In Costa Rica -- Science Focus Reintroducing The Gray Wolf To Yellowstone National Park -- 10-5. What Is The Ecosystem Approach To Sustaining Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services? -- Case Study Madagascar: An Endangered Center Of Biodiversity -- Individuals Matter Luke Dollar: A National Geographic Emerging Explorer Working To Save Biodiversity In Madagascar -- Science Focus Ecological Restoration Of A Tropical Dry Forest In Costa Rica -- Tying It All Together Sustaining Costa Rica's Biodiversity -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Ecological Footprint Analysis -- 11. Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study The Plight Of Sea Turtles -- 11-1. What Are The Major Threats To Aquatic Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services? Note continued: Science Focus How Invasive Carp Have Muddied Some Waters -- Science Focus Ocean Acidification: The Other Co2 Problem -- Case Study The Great Jellyfish Invasion -- Case Study Why Should We Protect Sharks? -- 11-2. How Can We Protect And Sustain Marine Biodiversity? -- Individuals Matter Sylvia Earle -- Ocean Protector And National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence -- 11-3. How Should We Manage And Sustain Marine Fisheries? -- 11-4. How Should We Protect And Sustain Wetlands? -- Case Study Can We Restore The Florida Everglades? -- 11-5. How Should We Protect And Sustain Freshwater Lakes, Rivers, And Fisheries? -- Case Study Can The Great Lakes Survive Repeated Invasions By Alien Species? -- 11-6. What Should Be Our Priorities For Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity? -- Tying It All Together Sea Turtles And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Ecological Footprint Analysis -- SUSTAINING NATURAL RESOURCES -- 12. Food Production And The Environment -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Growing Power -- An Urban Food Oasis -- 12-1. What Is Food Security And Why Is It Difficult To Attain? -- 12-2. How Is Food Produced? -- Case Study Industrialized Food Production In The United States -- The First Green Revolution -- 12-3. What Environmental Problems Arise From Industrialized Food Production? -- Science Focus Soil Is The Foundation Of Life On Land -- 12-4. How Can We Protect Crops From Pests More Sustainably? -- Case Study Ecological Surprises: The Law Of Unintended Consequences -- 12-5. How Can We Improve Food Security? -- Individuals Matter Jennifer Burney: Environmental Scientist And National Geographic Emerging Explorer -- 12-6. How Can We Produce Food More Sustainably? -- Science Focus Hydroponics: Growing Crops Without Soil -- Science Focus The Land Institute And Perennial Polyculture -- Tying It All Together Growing Power And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Ecological Footprint Analysis -- 13. Water Resources -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study The Colorado River Story -- 13-1. Will We Have Enough Usable Water? -- Case Study Freshwater Resources In The United States -- Science Focus Using Satellites To Monitor Groundwater Supplies -- 13-2. Is Groundwater A Sustainable Resource? -- Case Study Overpumping The Ogallala -- 13-3. Can Surface Water Resources Be Expanded? -- Case Study How Dams Can Kill An Estuary -- 13-4. Can Water Transfers Be Used To Expand Water Supplies? -- Case Study The Aral Sea Disaster: A Glaring Example Of Unintended Consequences -- 13-5. Is Desalination A Useful Way To Expand Water Supplies? -- 13-6. How Can We Use Freshwater More Sustainably? -- Science Focus The Search For Improved Desalination Technology -- 13-7. How Can We Reduce The Threat Of Flooding? -- Individuals Matter Sandra Postel: National Geographic Fellow And Freshwater Conservationist -- Case Study Living Dangerously On Floodplains In Bangladesh -- Tying It All Together The Colorado River And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Ecological Footprint Analysis -- 14. Nonrenewable Mineral Resources -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study The Crucial Importance Of Rare-Earth Metals -- 14-1. What Are The Earth's Major Geological Processes And What Are Mineral Resources? -- 14-2. How Long Might Supplies Of Nonrenewable Mineral Resources Last? -- 14-3. What Are The Environmental Effects Of Using Nonrenewable Mineral Resources? -- Case Study The Real Cost Of Gold -- 14-4. How Can We Use Mineral Resources More Sustainably? -- Science Focus The Nanotechnology Revolution -- Science Focus Graphene: A Revolutionary Material -- 14-5. What Are The Earth's Major Geological Hazards? -- Individuals Matter Yu-Guo Guo: Designer Of Nanotechnology Batteries And National Geographic Emerging Explorer -- Tying It All Together Rare-Earth Metals And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 15. Nonrenewable Energy -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Is The United States Entering A New Oil And Natural Gas Era? -- 15-1. What Is Net Energy And Why Is It Important? -- 15-2. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Oil? -- Science Focus Removing Tightly Held Oil And Natural Gas By Drilling Sideways And Fracking -- Case Study Oil Production And Consumption In The United States -- 15-3. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Natural Gas? -- Case Study Natural Gas Production And Fracking In The United States: Environmental Problems And Solutions -- 15-4. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Coal? -- 15-5. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Nuclear Power? -- Case Study The 2011 Nuclear Power Plant Accident In Japan -- Tying It All Together A New U.S. Oil And Natural Gas Era And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 16. Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study The Astounding Potential For Wind Power In The United States -- 16-1. Why Is Energy Efficiency An Important Energy Resource? -- Case Study Building A Smarter And More Energy-Efficient Electrical Grid -- Science Focus The Search For Better Batteries -- Individuals Matter Amory B. Lovins: Sustainable Energy Leader -- 16-2. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Solar Energy? -- 16-3. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Hydropower? -- 16-4. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Wind Power? -- 16-5. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Biomass As An Energy Source? -- Case Study Is Biodiesel The Answer? -- Case Study Is Ethanol The Answer? -- Science Focus Making Gasoline And Diesel Fuel From Algae And Bacteria -- 16-6. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Geothermal Energy? -- Individuals Matter Andres Ruzo -- Geothermal Energy Sleuth And National Geographic Young Explorer -- 16-7. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Hydrogen As An Energy Source? -- Science Focus The Quest To Make Hydrogen Workable -- 16-8. How Can We Make The Transition To A More Sustainable Energy Future? -- Tying It All Together Wind Power And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- Sustaining Environmental Quality -- 17. Environmental Hazards And Human Health -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Mercury's Toxic Effects -- 17-1. What Major Health Hazards Do We Face? -- 17-2. What Types Of Biological Hazards Do We Face? -- Case Study The Growing Global Threat From Tuberculosis -- Science Focus Genetic Resistance To Antibiotics Is Increasing -- Individuals Matter Hayat Sindi: Science Entrepreneur And National Geographic Emerging Explorer -- Case Study The Global Hiv/Aids Epidemic -- Case Study Malaria -- The Spread Of A Deadly Parasite -- Science Focus Ecological Medicine: Tracking How Humans Can Get Infectious Diseases From Other Animals -- 17-3. What Types Of Chemical Hazards Do We Face? -- Case Study Pcbs Are Everywhere -- A Legacy From The Past -- Science Focus The Controversy Over Bpa -- 17-4. How Can We Evaluate Chemical Hazards? -- Case Study Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals -- Case Study Pollution Prevention Pays -- 17-5. How Do We Perceive Risks And How Can We Avoid The Worst Of Them? -- Case Study Death From Smoking -- Tying It All Together Mercury's Toxic Effects And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 18. Air Pollution -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study South Asia's Massive Brown Clouds -- 18-1. What Is The Nature Of The Atmosphere? -- 18-2. What Are The Major Outdoor Air Pollution Problems? -- Science Focus The South Asian Brown Clouds, Melting Glaciers, And Climate Change -- Case Study Lead Is A Highly Toxic Pollutant -- Science Focus Detecting Air Pollutants -- 18-3. What Is Acid Deposition And Why Is It A Problem? -- 18-4. What Are The Major Indoor Air Pollution Problems? -- Case Study Radioactive Radon Gas -- 18-5. What Are The Health Effects Of Air Pollution? -- 18-6. How Should We Deal With Air Pollution? -- 18-7. How Have We Depleted Ozone In The Stratosphere And What Can We Do About It? -- Individuals Matter Sherwood Rowland And Mario Molina -- A Scientific Story Of Expertise, Courage, And Persistence -- Tying It All Together The South Asian Brown Clouds And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 19. Climate Disruption -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Melting Ice In Greenland -- 19-1. How Is The Earth's Climate Changing? -- 19-2. Why Is The Earth's Climate Changing? -- Science Focus Using Models To Project Future Changes In Atmospheric Temperatures -- 19-3. What Are The Possible Effects Of A Warmer Atmosphere? -- Individuals Matter Konrad Steffen: Studying Melting Ice In Greenland -- 19-4. What Can We Do To Slow Projected Climate Disruption? -- Science Focus Have Climate Scientists Been Too Conservative? -- Science Focus Is Capturing And Storing Co2 The Answer? -- 19-5. How Can We Adapt To Climate Change? Note continued: Tying It All Together Melting Ice In Greenland And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Ecological Footprint Analysis -- 20. Water Pollution -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study The Gulf Of Mexico's Annual Dead Zone -- 20-1. What Are The Causes And Effects Of Water Pollution? -- Science Focus Testing Water For Pollutants -- 20-2. What Are The Major Water Pollution Problems In Streams And Lakes? -- Case Study Pollution In The Great Lakes -- 20-3. What Are The Major Pollution Problems Affecting Groundwater? -- Case Study Arsenic In Drinking Water -- Case Study Is Bottled Water A Good Option? -- 20-4. What Are The Major Water Pollution Problems Affecting Oceans? -- Case Study Ocean Garbage Patches: There Is No Away -- Case Study The Bp Deepwater Horizon Oil-Rig Spill -- 20-5. How Can We Deal With Water Pollution? -- Case Study U.S. Experience With Reducing Point-Source Pollution -- Individuals Matter Ashley Murray: Wastewater Engineer, Entrepreneur, And National Geographic Emerging Explorer -- Science Focus Treating Sewage By Working With Nature -- Tying It All Together Dead Zones And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 21. Solid And Hazardous Waste -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study E-Waste -- An Exploding Problem -- 21-1. What Are Solid Waste And Hazardous Waste, And Why Are They Problems? -- Case Study Solid Waste In The United States -- Science Focus Garbology And Tracking Trash -- 21-2. How Should We Deal With Solid Waste? -- 21-3. Why Are Refusing, Reducing, Reusing, And Recycling So Important? -- Individuals Matter Mike Biddle's Contribution To Plastics Recycling -- Science Focus Bioplastics -- 21-4. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Burning Or Burying Solid Waste? -- 21-5. How Should We Deal With Hazardous Waste? -- Case Study Recycling E-Waste -- Case Study Hazardous Waste Regulation In The United States -- 21-6. How Can We Make The Transition To A More Sustainable Low-Waste Society? -- Case Study Industrial Ecosystems: Copying Nature -- Tying It All Together E-Waste And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Ecological Footprint Analysis -- 22. Urbanization And Sustainability -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Portland, Oregon: Urban Sustainability In Action -- 22-1. What Are The Major Population Trends In Urban Areas? -- Case Study Urbanization In The United States -- 22-2. What Are The Major Urban Resource And Environmental Problems? -- Case Study Mexico City -- 22-3. How Does Transportation Affect Urban Environmental Impacts? -- 22-4. How Important Is Urban Land-Use Planning? -- 22-5. How Can Cities Become More Sustainable And Livable? -- Science Focus Sustainable Community Development -- A Key To Global Sustainability -- Science Focus Urban Indoor Farming -- Case Study The Eco-City Concept In Curitiba, Brazil -- Tying It All Together Portland, Oregon, And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Ecological Footprint Analysis -- SUSTAINING HUMAN SOCIETIES -- 23. Economics, Environment, And Sustainability -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Germany: Using Economics To Spur A Shift To Renewable Energy -- 23-1. How Are Economic Systems Related To The Biosphere? -- 23-2. How Can We Estimate The Values Of Natural Capital, Pollution Control, And Resource Use? -- 23-3. How Can We Use Economic Tools To Deal With Environmental Problems? -- 23-4. How Can Reducing Poverty Help Us To Deal With Environmental Problems? -- Case Study Microlending -- Individuals Matter Sasha Kramer: Ecologist And National Geographic Emerging Explorer -- 23-5. How Can We Make The Transition To More Environmentally Sustainable Economies? -- Individuals Matter Ray Anderson -- Tying It All Together Germany's Transition And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 24. Politics, Environment, And Sustainability -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study The Greening Of American Campuses -- 24-1. What Is The Role Of Government In Making The Transition To More Sustainable Societies? -- 24-2. How Is Environmental Policy Made? -- Science Focus Science And Politics -- Principles And Procedures -- 24-3. What Is The Role Of Environmental Law In Dealing With Environmental Problems? -- Individuals Matter Denis Hayes -- A Practical Environmental Visionary -- Case Study U.S. Environmental Laws -- 24-4. What Are The Major Roles Of Environmental Groups? -- Individuals Matter Anjali Appadurai: A College Student Who Electrified A United Nations Conference -- Case Study The Natural Resources Defense Council -- Case Study The Environmental Transformation Of Chattanooga, Tennessee -- 24-5. How Can We Improve Global Environmental Security? -- Individuals Matter Saleem Ali: Environmental Scientist, Mediator, And National Geographic Emerging Explorer -- 24-6. How Can We Implement More Sustainable And Just Environmental Policies? -- Tying It All Together Greening College Campuses And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Data Analysis -- 25. Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, And Sustainability -- Key Questions -- Core Case Study Biosphere 2 -- A Lesson In Humility -- 25-1. What Are Some Major Environmental Worldviews? -- Case Study Managing Public Lands In The United States -- Stewardship In Action -- 25-2. What Is The Role Of Education In Living More Sustainably? -- Individuals Matter Aldo Leopold -- 25-3. How Can We Live More Sustainably? -- Case Study Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas: From Ruin To Sustainability -- Individuals Matter Lester R. Brown: Champion Of Sustainability -- Tying It All Together Biosphere 2 And Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Critical Thinking -- Doing Environmental Science -- Global Environment Watch Exercise -- Ecological Footprint Analysis -- SUPPLEMENTS -- 1. Measurement Units -- 2. Reading Graphs And Maps -- 3. Environmental History Of The United States -- 4. Some Basic Chemistry -- 5. Weather Basics: El Nino, Tornadoes, And Tropical Cyclones -- 6. Maps And Map Analysis -- 7. Environmental Data And Data Analysis.
Summary: Designed to equip students with the inspiration and knowledge they need to make a difference solving environmental issues, this book provides introductions to the multiple environmental problems that we face and balanced discussions to evaluate potential solutions.
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Machine generated contents note: HUMANS AND SUSTAINABILITY: AN OVERVIEW --
1. Environmental Problems, Their Causes, And Sustainability --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study A Vision Of A More Sustainable World In 2065 --
1-1. What Are Some Principles Of Sustainability? --
1-2. How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting The Earth? --
Case Study China's Growing Number Of Affluent Consumers --
1-3. Why Do We Have Environmental Problems? --
1-4. What Is An Environmentally Sustainable Society? --
Individuals Matter Tuy Sereivathana: Elephant Protector --
Tying It All Together A Vision Of A More Sustainable Earth --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Ecological Footprint Analysis --
SCIENCE, ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, AND SUSTAINABILITY --
2. Science, Matter, Energy, And Systems --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study How Do Scientists Learn About Nature? Experimenting With A Forest --
2-1. What Do Scientists Do? --
Individuals Matter Jane Goodall: Chimpanzee Researcher And Protector --
Science Focus Some Revisions In A Popular Scientific Hypothesis --
2-2. What Is Matter And What Happens When It Undergoes Change? --
2-3. What Is Energy And What Happens When It Undergoes Change? --
2-4. What Are Systems And How Do They Respond To Change? --
Science Focus The Usefulness Of Models --
Tying It All Together The Hubbard Brook Forest Experiment And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
3. Ecosystems: What Are They And How Do They Work? --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Tropical Rain Forests Are Disappearing --
3-1. How Does The Earth's Life-Support System Work? --
3-2. What Are The Major Components Of An Ecosystem? --
Science Focus Many Of The World's Most Important Organisms Are Invisible To Us --
3-3. What Happens To Energy In An Ecosystem? --
3-4. What Happens To Matter In An Ecosystem? --
Science Focus Water's Unique Properties --
3-5. How Do Scientists Study Ecosystems? --
Science Focus Testing Planetary Boundaries: From Holocene To Anthropocene --
Tying It All Together Tropical Rain Forests And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
4. Biodiversity And Evolution --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Why Are Amphibians Vanishing? --
4-1. What Is Biodiversity And Why Is It Important? --
Science Focus Insects Play A Vital Role In Our World --
Individuals Matter Edward O. Wilson: A Champion Of Biodiversity --
4-2. How Does The Earth's Life Change Over Time? --
Case Study How Did Humans Become Such A Powerful Species? --
4-3. How Do Geological Processes And Climate Change Affect Evolution? --
4-4. How Do Speciation, Extinction, And Human Activities Affect Biodiversity? --
Science Focus Changing The Genetic Traits Of Populations --
4-5. What Is Species Diversity And Why Is It Important? --
4-6. What Roles Do Species Play In Ecosystems? --
Case Study The Giant Panda --
A Highly Endangered Specialist --
Science Focus Scientists Are Searching For The Causes Of Amphibian Declines --
Case Study The American Alligator --
A Keystone Species That Almost Went Extinct --
Tying It All Together Amphibians And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
5. Biodiversity, Species Interactions, And Population Control --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study The Southern Sea Otter: A Species In Recovery --
5-1. How Do Species Interact? --
Science Focus Threats To Kelp Forests --
5-2. How Do Communities And Ecosystems Respond To Changing Environmental Conditions? --
5-3. What Limits The Growth Of Populations? --
Science Focus Why Do California's Southern Sea Otters Face An Uncertain Future? --
Case Study Exploding White-Tailed Deer Populations In The United States --
Tying It All Together Southern Sea Otters And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
6. The Human Population And Its Impact --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Planet Earth: Population 7 Billion --
6-1. How Do Environmental Scientists Think About Human Population Growth? --
Science Focus How Long Can The Human Population Keep Growing? --
6-2. What Factors Influence The Size Of The Human Population? --
Case Study The U.S. Population --
Third-Largest And Growing --
Science Focus Projecting Population Change --
6-3. How Does A Population's Age Structure Affect Its Growth Or Decline? --
Case Study The American Baby Boom --
6-4. How Can We Slow Human Population Growth? --
Case Study Slowing Population Growth In India --
Case Study Slowing Population Growth In China: A Success Story --
Tying It All Together World Population Growth And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
7. Climate And Biodiversity --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study A Temperate Deciduous Forest --
7-1. What Factors Influence Climate? --
7-2. How Does Climate Affect The Nature And Location Of Biomes? --
Science Focus Staying Alive In The Desert --
7-3. How Have Human Activities Affected The World's Terrestrial Ecosystems? --
Individuals Matter J. Michael Fay: Defender Of Threatened Wild Places And National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence --
Tying It All Together A Temperate Deciduous Forest And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
8. Aquatic Biodiversity --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Why Should We Care About Coral Reefs? --
8-1. What Is The General Nature Of Aquatic Systems? --
8-2. Why Are Marine Aquatic Systems Important? --
Science Focus We Are Still Learning About The Ocean's Biodiversity --
8-3. How Have Human Activities Affected Marine Ecosystems? --
Case Study The Chesapeake Bay --
An Estuary In Trouble --
8-4. Why Are Freshwater Ecosystems Important? --
Case Study River Deltas And Coastal Wetlands --
Vital Components Of Natural Capital Now In Jeopardy --
Individuals Matter Alexandra Cousteau: Environmental Advocate, Filmmaker, And National Geographic Emerging Explorer --
8-5. How Have Human Activities Affected Freshwater Ecosystems? --
Tying It All Together Coral Reefs And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
Sustaining Biodiversity --
9. Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species And Ecosystem Services --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Where Have All The Honeybees Gone? --
9-1. What Role Do Humans Play In The Loss Of Species And Ecosystem Services? --
Science Focus Estimating Extinction Rates --
9-2. Why Should We Care About Sustaining Species And The Ecosystem Services They Provide? --
9-3. How Do Humans Accelerate Species Extinction And Degradation Of Ecosystem Services? --
Case Study The Kudzu Vine And Kudzu Bugs --
Case Study Burmese Pythons Are Eating Their Way Through The Florida Everglades --
Science Focus Honeybee Losses: A Search For Causes --
Case Study Polar Bears And Climate Change --
Case Study A Disturbing Message From The Birds --
Individuals Matter Cagan Hakki Sekercioglu: Protector Of Birds And National Geographic Emerging Explorer --
9-4. How Can We Sustain Wild Species And Their Ecosystem Services? --
Case Study The U.S. Endangered Species Act --
Case Study Protecting Honeybees And Other Pollinators --
Tying It All Together Honeybees And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
10. Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems And Ecosystem Services --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Costa Rica --
A Global Conservation Leader --
10-1. What Are The Major Threats To Forest Ecosystems? --
Science Focus Putting A Price Tag On Nature's Ecosystem Services --
Case Study Many Cleared Forests In The United States Have Grown Back --
10-2. How Should We Manage And Sustain Forests? --
Science Focus Certifying Sustainably Grown Timber And Products Such As The Paper Used In This Book --
Case Study Deforestation And The Fuelwood Crisis --
10-3. How Should We Manage And Sustain Grasslands? --
Case Study Grazing And Urban Development In The American West --
Cows Or Condos? --
10-4. How Should We Manage And Sustain Parks And Nature Reserves? --
Case Study Stresses On U.S. Public Parks --
Case Study Identifying And Protecting Biodiversity In Costa Rica --
Science Focus Reintroducing The Gray Wolf To Yellowstone National Park --
10-5. What Is The Ecosystem Approach To Sustaining Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services? --
Case Study Madagascar: An Endangered Center Of Biodiversity --
Individuals Matter Luke Dollar: A National Geographic Emerging Explorer Working To Save Biodiversity In Madagascar --
Science Focus Ecological Restoration Of A Tropical Dry Forest In Costa Rica --
Tying It All Together Sustaining Costa Rica's Biodiversity --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Ecological Footprint Analysis --
11. Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study The Plight Of Sea Turtles --
11-1. What Are The Major Threats To Aquatic Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services? Note continued: Science Focus How Invasive Carp Have Muddied Some Waters --
Science Focus Ocean Acidification: The Other Co2 Problem --
Case Study The Great Jellyfish Invasion --
Case Study Why Should We Protect Sharks? --
11-2. How Can We Protect And Sustain Marine Biodiversity? --
Individuals Matter Sylvia Earle --
Ocean Protector And National Geographic Explorer-In-Residence --
11-3. How Should We Manage And Sustain Marine Fisheries? --
11-4. How Should We Protect And Sustain Wetlands? --
Case Study Can We Restore The Florida Everglades? --
11-5. How Should We Protect And Sustain Freshwater Lakes, Rivers, And Fisheries? --
Case Study Can The Great Lakes Survive Repeated Invasions By Alien Species? --
11-6. What Should Be Our Priorities For Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity? --
Tying It All Together Sea Turtles And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Ecological Footprint Analysis --
SUSTAINING NATURAL RESOURCES --
12. Food Production And The Environment --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Growing Power --
An Urban Food Oasis --
12-1. What Is Food Security And Why Is It Difficult To Attain? --
12-2. How Is Food Produced? --
Case Study Industrialized Food Production In The United States --
The First Green Revolution --
12-3. What Environmental Problems Arise From Industrialized Food Production? --
Science Focus Soil Is The Foundation Of Life On Land --
12-4. How Can We Protect Crops From Pests More Sustainably? --
Case Study Ecological Surprises: The Law Of Unintended Consequences --
12-5. How Can We Improve Food Security? --
Individuals Matter Jennifer Burney: Environmental Scientist And National Geographic Emerging Explorer --
12-6. How Can We Produce Food More Sustainably? --
Science Focus Hydroponics: Growing Crops Without Soil --
Science Focus The Land Institute And Perennial Polyculture --
Tying It All Together Growing Power And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Ecological Footprint Analysis --
13. Water Resources --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study The Colorado River Story --
13-1. Will We Have Enough Usable Water? --
Case Study Freshwater Resources In The United States --
Science Focus Using Satellites To Monitor Groundwater Supplies --
13-2. Is Groundwater A Sustainable Resource? --
Case Study Overpumping The Ogallala --
13-3. Can Surface Water Resources Be Expanded? --
Case Study How Dams Can Kill An Estuary --
13-4. Can Water Transfers Be Used To Expand Water Supplies? --
Case Study The Aral Sea Disaster: A Glaring Example Of Unintended Consequences --
13-5. Is Desalination A Useful Way To Expand Water Supplies? --
13-6. How Can We Use Freshwater More Sustainably? --
Science Focus The Search For Improved Desalination Technology --
13-7. How Can We Reduce The Threat Of Flooding? --
Individuals Matter Sandra Postel: National Geographic Fellow And Freshwater Conservationist --
Case Study Living Dangerously On Floodplains In Bangladesh --
Tying It All Together The Colorado River And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Ecological Footprint Analysis --
14. Nonrenewable Mineral Resources --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study The Crucial Importance Of Rare-Earth Metals --
14-1. What Are The Earth's Major Geological Processes And What Are Mineral Resources? --
14-2. How Long Might Supplies Of Nonrenewable Mineral Resources Last? --
14-3. What Are The Environmental Effects Of Using Nonrenewable Mineral Resources? --
Case Study The Real Cost Of Gold --
14-4. How Can We Use Mineral Resources More Sustainably? --
Science Focus The Nanotechnology Revolution --
Science Focus Graphene: A Revolutionary Material --
14-5. What Are The Earth's Major Geological Hazards? --
Individuals Matter Yu-Guo Guo: Designer Of Nanotechnology Batteries And National Geographic Emerging Explorer --
Tying It All Together Rare-Earth Metals And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
15. Nonrenewable Energy --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Is The United States Entering A New Oil And Natural Gas Era? --
15-1. What Is Net Energy And Why Is It Important? --
15-2. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Oil? --
Science Focus Removing Tightly Held Oil And Natural Gas By Drilling Sideways And Fracking --
Case Study Oil Production And Consumption In The United States --
15-3. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Natural Gas? --
Case Study Natural Gas Production And Fracking In The United States: Environmental Problems And Solutions --
15-4. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Coal? --
15-5. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Nuclear Power? --
Case Study The 2011 Nuclear Power Plant Accident In Japan --
Tying It All Together A New U.S. Oil And Natural Gas Era And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
16. Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study The Astounding Potential For Wind Power In The United States --
16-1. Why Is Energy Efficiency An Important Energy Resource? --
Case Study Building A Smarter And More Energy-Efficient Electrical Grid --
Science Focus The Search For Better Batteries --
Individuals Matter Amory B. Lovins: Sustainable Energy Leader --
16-2. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Solar Energy? --
16-3. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Hydropower? --
16-4. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Wind Power? --
16-5. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Biomass As An Energy Source? --
Case Study Is Biodiesel The Answer? --
Case Study Is Ethanol The Answer? --
Science Focus Making Gasoline And Diesel Fuel From Algae And Bacteria --
16-6. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Geothermal Energy? --
Individuals Matter Andres Ruzo --
Geothermal Energy Sleuth And National Geographic Young Explorer --
16-7. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Hydrogen As An Energy Source? --
Science Focus The Quest To Make Hydrogen Workable --
16-8. How Can We Make The Transition To A More Sustainable Energy Future? --
Tying It All Together Wind Power And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
Sustaining Environmental Quality --
17. Environmental Hazards And Human Health --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Mercury's Toxic Effects --
17-1. What Major Health Hazards Do We Face? --
17-2. What Types Of Biological Hazards Do We Face? --
Case Study The Growing Global Threat From Tuberculosis --
Science Focus Genetic Resistance To Antibiotics Is Increasing --
Individuals Matter Hayat Sindi: Science Entrepreneur And National Geographic Emerging Explorer --
Case Study The Global Hiv/Aids Epidemic --
Case Study Malaria --
The Spread Of A Deadly Parasite --
Science Focus Ecological Medicine: Tracking How Humans Can Get Infectious Diseases From Other Animals --
17-3. What Types Of Chemical Hazards Do We Face? --
Case Study Pcbs Are Everywhere --
A Legacy From The Past --
Science Focus The Controversy Over Bpa --
17-4. How Can We Evaluate Chemical Hazards? --
Case Study Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals --
Case Study Pollution Prevention Pays --
17-5. How Do We Perceive Risks And How Can We Avoid The Worst Of Them? --
Case Study Death From Smoking --
Tying It All Together Mercury's Toxic Effects And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
18. Air Pollution --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study South Asia's Massive Brown Clouds --
18-1. What Is The Nature Of The Atmosphere? --
18-2. What Are The Major Outdoor Air Pollution Problems? --
Science Focus The South Asian Brown Clouds, Melting Glaciers, And Climate Change --
Case Study Lead Is A Highly Toxic Pollutant --
Science Focus Detecting Air Pollutants --
18-3. What Is Acid Deposition And Why Is It A Problem? --
18-4. What Are The Major Indoor Air Pollution Problems? --
Case Study Radioactive Radon Gas --
18-5. What Are The Health Effects Of Air Pollution? --
18-6. How Should We Deal With Air Pollution? --
18-7. How Have We Depleted Ozone In The Stratosphere And What Can We Do About It? --
Individuals Matter Sherwood Rowland And Mario Molina --
A Scientific Story Of Expertise, Courage, And Persistence --
Tying It All Together The South Asian Brown Clouds And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
19. Climate Disruption --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Melting Ice In Greenland --
19-1. How Is The Earth's Climate Changing? --
19-2. Why Is The Earth's Climate Changing? --
Science Focus Using Models To Project Future Changes In Atmospheric Temperatures --
19-3. What Are The Possible Effects Of A Warmer Atmosphere? --
Individuals Matter Konrad Steffen: Studying Melting Ice In Greenland --
19-4. What Can We Do To Slow Projected Climate Disruption? --
Science Focus Have Climate Scientists Been Too Conservative? --
Science Focus Is Capturing And Storing Co2 The Answer? --
19-5. How Can We Adapt To Climate Change? Note continued: Tying It All Together Melting Ice In Greenland And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Ecological Footprint Analysis --
20. Water Pollution --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study The Gulf Of Mexico's Annual Dead Zone --
20-1. What Are The Causes And Effects Of Water Pollution? --
Science Focus Testing Water For Pollutants --
20-2. What Are The Major Water Pollution Problems In Streams And Lakes? --
Case Study Pollution In The Great Lakes --
20-3. What Are The Major Pollution Problems Affecting Groundwater? --
Case Study Arsenic In Drinking Water --
Case Study Is Bottled Water A Good Option? --
20-4. What Are The Major Water Pollution Problems Affecting Oceans? --
Case Study Ocean Garbage Patches: There Is No Away --
Case Study The Bp Deepwater Horizon Oil-Rig Spill --
20-5. How Can We Deal With Water Pollution? --
Case Study U.S. Experience With Reducing Point-Source Pollution --
Individuals Matter Ashley Murray: Wastewater Engineer, Entrepreneur, And National Geographic Emerging Explorer --
Science Focus Treating Sewage By Working With Nature --
Tying It All Together Dead Zones And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
21. Solid And Hazardous Waste --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study E-Waste --
An Exploding Problem --
21-1. What Are Solid Waste And Hazardous Waste, And Why Are They Problems? --
Case Study Solid Waste In The United States --
Science Focus Garbology And Tracking Trash --
21-2. How Should We Deal With Solid Waste? --
21-3. Why Are Refusing, Reducing, Reusing, And Recycling So Important? --
Individuals Matter Mike Biddle's Contribution To Plastics Recycling --
Science Focus Bioplastics --
21-4. What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Burning Or Burying Solid Waste? --
21-5. How Should We Deal With Hazardous Waste? --
Case Study Recycling E-Waste --
Case Study Hazardous Waste Regulation In The United States --
21-6. How Can We Make The Transition To A More Sustainable Low-Waste Society? --
Case Study Industrial Ecosystems: Copying Nature --
Tying It All Together E-Waste And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Ecological Footprint Analysis --
22. Urbanization And Sustainability --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Portland, Oregon: Urban Sustainability In Action --
22-1. What Are The Major Population Trends In Urban Areas? --
Case Study Urbanization In The United States --
22-2. What Are The Major Urban Resource And Environmental Problems? --
Case Study Mexico City --
22-3. How Does Transportation Affect Urban Environmental Impacts? --
22-4. How Important Is Urban Land-Use Planning? --
22-5. How Can Cities Become More Sustainable And Livable? --
Science Focus Sustainable Community Development --
A Key To Global Sustainability --
Science Focus Urban Indoor Farming --
Case Study The Eco-City Concept In Curitiba, Brazil --
Tying It All Together Portland, Oregon, And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Ecological Footprint Analysis --
SUSTAINING HUMAN SOCIETIES --
23. Economics, Environment, And Sustainability --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Germany: Using Economics To Spur A Shift To Renewable Energy --
23-1. How Are Economic Systems Related To The Biosphere? --
23-2. How Can We Estimate The Values Of Natural Capital, Pollution Control, And Resource Use? --
23-3. How Can We Use Economic Tools To Deal With Environmental Problems? --
23-4. How Can Reducing Poverty Help Us To Deal With Environmental Problems? --
Case Study Microlending --
Individuals Matter Sasha Kramer: Ecologist And National Geographic Emerging Explorer --
23-5. How Can We Make The Transition To More Environmentally Sustainable Economies? --
Individuals Matter Ray Anderson --
Tying It All Together Germany's Transition And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
24. Politics, Environment, And Sustainability --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study The Greening Of American Campuses --
24-1. What Is The Role Of Government In Making The Transition To More Sustainable Societies? --
24-2. How Is Environmental Policy Made? --
Science Focus Science And Politics --
Principles And Procedures --
24-3. What Is The Role Of Environmental Law In Dealing With Environmental Problems? --
Individuals Matter Denis Hayes --
A Practical Environmental Visionary --
Case Study U.S. Environmental Laws --
24-4. What Are The Major Roles Of Environmental Groups? --
Individuals Matter Anjali Appadurai: A College Student Who Electrified A United Nations Conference --
Case Study The Natural Resources Defense Council --
Case Study The Environmental Transformation Of Chattanooga, Tennessee --
24-5. How Can We Improve Global Environmental Security? --
Individuals Matter Saleem Ali: Environmental Scientist, Mediator, And National Geographic Emerging Explorer --
24-6. How Can We Implement More Sustainable And Just Environmental Policies? --
Tying It All Together Greening College Campuses And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Data Analysis --
25. Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, And Sustainability --
Key Questions --
Core Case Study Biosphere 2 --
A Lesson In Humility --
25-1. What Are Some Major Environmental Worldviews? --
Case Study Managing Public Lands In The United States --
Stewardship In Action --
25-2. What Is The Role Of Education In Living More Sustainably? --
Individuals Matter Aldo Leopold --
25-3. How Can We Live More Sustainably? --
Case Study Rebuilding Greensburg, Kansas: From Ruin To Sustainability --
Individuals Matter Lester R. Brown: Champion Of Sustainability --
Tying It All Together Biosphere 2 And Sustainability --
Chapter Review --
Critical Thinking --
Doing Environmental Science --
Global Environment Watch Exercise --
Ecological Footprint Analysis --
SUPPLEMENTS --
1. Measurement Units --
2. Reading Graphs And Maps --
3. Environmental History Of The United States --
4. Some Basic Chemistry --
5. Weather Basics: El Nino, Tornadoes, And Tropical Cyclones --
6. Maps And Map Analysis --
7. Environmental Data And Data Analysis.

Designed to equip students with the inspiration and knowledge they need to make a difference solving environmental issues, this book provides introductions to the multiple environmental problems that we face and balanced discussions to evaluate potential solutions.

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