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Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, 4th Edition

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Table Of Contents

Part I: Will the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Treaty Spur a Resurgence of Malaria?

Chapter 1: Basic Issues in Environmental Science

Chapter 2: Thinking Critically about the Environment

Part II: Was the original "Biosphere 2" project a failure?

Chapter 3: Systems and Change

Chapter 4: The Biogeochemical Cycles

Part III: Paul Ehrlich vs. Julian Simon - Have We Reached the Limit?

Chapter 5: Human Population as an Environmental Problem

Chapter 6: Ecosystems and Ecosystem Management

Chapter 7: Biological Diversity

Chapter 8: Biogeography

Chapter 9: Biological Productivity and Energy Flow

Chapter 10: Ecological Restoration

Part IV: Can We Continue to Feed the World?

Chapter 11: World Food Supply

Chapter 12: Effects of Agriculture on the Environment

Chapter 13: Forests, Parks, and Landscapes

Chapter 14: Wildlife, Fisheries, and Endangered Species

Chapter 15: Environmental Health, Pollution, and Toxicology

Part V: Should the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Be Opened to Oil and Gas Exploration?

Chapter 16: Energy: Some Basics

Chapter 17: Fossil Fuels and the Environment

Chapter 18: Alternative Energy and the Environment

Chapter 19: Nuclear Energy and the Environment

Part VI: Do the Benefits of Massive Hydroelectric Power Projects Outweigh the Environmental Costs of These Projects?

Chapter 20: Water Supply, Use, and Management

Chapter 21: Water Pollution and Treatment

Part VII: Should the United States Ratify the Kyoto Agreement?

Chapter 22: Atmosphere, Climate, and Global Warming

Chapter 23: Air Pollution

Chapter 24: Indoor Air Pollution

Chapter 25: Ozone Depletion

Part VIII: Environmentalism in the U.S. - Preservation or conservation?

Chapter 26: Environmental Economics

Chapter 27: Urban Environments

Chapter 28: Waste Management

Chapter 29: Minerals and the Environment

Chapter 30: Planning for a Sustainable Future
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