Environment: The Science behind the Stories captures student interest with a revolutionary new approach. Integrated central case studies are elaborated through each chapter, using real-life details of each story to give students a tangible and engaging framework around which to learn and understand conceptual scientific issues. The newly revised Third Edition enhances this book’s focus on current data, scientific rigor, and critical thinking with the addition of new hands-on activities

Table of Contents

I. Foundations of Environmental Science

1. An Introduction to Environmental Science

2. Environmental Ethics and Economics: Values and Choices

3. Environmental Policy: Decision Making and Problem Solving

4. From Chemistry to Energy to Life

5. Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology

6. Species Interactions and Community Ecology

7. Environmental Systems and Ecosystem Ecology

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. Resource Management, Forestry, Land Use, and Protected Areas

13. Urbanization and Creating Livable Cities

14. Environmental Health and Toxicology

15. Freshwater Resources: Natural Systems, Human Impact, and Conservation

16. Marine and Coastal Systems: Resources, Impacts, and Conservation

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. Waste Management

23. Sustainable Solutions