Basics Of Environmental Science
Author(s)
Allaby M Staff
Allaby M Staff
The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. In this second edition the scientific background to major environmental issues is clearly explained. These include:
* global warming
* genetically modified foods
* desertification
* acid rain
* deforestation
* human population growth
* depleting resources
* nuclear power generation
* descriptions of the 10 major biomes.
Special student text features include illustrations and explanatory diagrams, boxed case studies, concepts and definitions.
| Name in long format: | Basics-of-environmental-science |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0203137523 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780203137529 |
| Book pages: | 344 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 2 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis, Inc. |
