Environmental Science - General & Miscellaneous, Techniques & Strategies in Environmental Conservation & Protection, Human Ecology

Environmental Science

Name: Environmental Science
Author: G.Tyler Miller
ISBN: 9780534376147

by G.Tyler Miller

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Designed as a foundational text for environmental science courses, Miller's flexible book is adaptable to almost any approach, and is the most widely embraced approach to environmental science in print today.
With fair and balanced coverage and Internet tools integrated throughout, the book features an extensively developed art program, writing that communicates scientific information clearly and effectively, and the most current coverage of the subject. The book's flexible organization means that it can be adapted to fit almost any syllabus. Miller's more than thirty years of research and teaching expertise make this the definitive book on the subject.

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This ninth edition places increased emphasis on science-based approaches that interact with political solutions to address environmental problems, offers greater integration of economic and environmental topics, and stresses the shift from large centralized sources of power to a dispersed array of smaller micropower plants. There are two new chapters on community ecology and geology, and expanded coverage of aquatic biodiversity. Tyler is president of Earth Education and Research, and professor of human ecology at St. Andrews Presbyterian College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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An introductory college level text on environmental science, illustrated with a plethora of interesting color photographs, maps, and charts. The text's five sections address an overview of humans and the issue of sustainability; scientific principles and concepts; the issues of resources and sustainability vis-<`a>-vis the human population; sustaining biodiversity and ecological integrity; and energy resources. Includes a number of guest essays by environmental activists, researchers, ecologists, sociologists, entomologists, and others. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)