Author Description

I. FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE -- 1. Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science -- 2. Earth's Physical Systems: Matter, Energy, and Geology -- 3. Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology -- 4. Species Interactions and Community Ecology -- 5. Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology -- 6. Environmental Ethics and Economics: Values and Choices -- 7. Environmental Policy: Decision Making and Problem Solving -- II. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS -- 8. Human Population -- 9. Soil and Agriculture -- 10. Agriculture, Biotechnology, and the Future of Food -- 11. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology -- 12. Forests, Their Management, and Parks and Protected Areas -- 13. The Urban Environment: Creating Livable and Sustainable Cities -- 14. Environmental Health and Toxicology -- 15. Freshwater Systems and Resources -- 16. Marine and Coastal Systems and Resources -- 17. Atmospheric Science and Air Pollution -- 18. Global Climate Change -- 19. Fossil Fuels, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation -- 20. Conventional Energy Alternatives -- 21. New Renewable Energy Alternatives -- 22. Managing Our Waste -- 23. Minerals and Mining -- 24. Sustainable Solutions.