| Titre : |
Environmental science : a global concern |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
William P. Cunningham, Auteur ; Barbara Woodworth Saigo, Auteur |
| Mention d'édition : |
6e éd |
| Editeur : |
Boston (Massachusetts) [États-Unis] : Glencoe McGraw-Hill |
| Année de publication : |
2001 |
| Importance : |
XIX + 646 p. |
| Présentation : |
ill. en coul., cartes en coul., couv. ill. en coul. |
| Format : |
29 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-07-290932-3 |
| Note générale : |
Réf. bibliogr. p. [593]-609). Index |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Environnement, Sciences de l' ; Environnement, Sciences de l' -- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
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| Index. décimale : |
363.7 Environnement |
| Résumé : |
Written for the introductory-level course in Economic Botany, this long-awaited revision offers more emphasis on key topics like biotechnology and ethnobotany |
| Note de contenu : |
Part One : Fundamental Principles of Ecology and Environmental Science -- The Science of Our Environment -- Environmental Ethics and Philosophy -- Matter, Energy, and Life -- The Dynamics of Populations -- Factors controlling the distribution and abundance of organisms -- Biomes -- Part Two : Our Physical Environment -- Geology -- Air, Weather, and Climate -- Air Pollution -- Water -- Water Quantity and Quality -- Conventional Energy -- New Energy Technologies -- Part Three : Humans in the Environment -- Food and Agriculture -- Pest Control -- Biodiversity -- Land Use: Forests and Rangelands -- Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste -- Part Four : Environmental Policy -- Environmental Law: Its Role in Guiding Governing instruments -- Environmental Health -- Urbanization and Sustainable Cities -- Preserving our Natural Environment
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Environmental science : a global concern [texte imprimé] / William P. Cunningham, Auteur ; Barbara Woodworth Saigo, Auteur . - 6e éd . - Boston (Massachusetts) (États-Unis) : Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2001 . - XIX + 646 p. : ill. en coul., cartes en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 29 cm. ISSN : 978-0-07-290932-3 Réf. bibliogr. p. [593]-609). Index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Environnement, Sciences de l' ; Environnement, Sciences de l' -- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
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| Index. décimale : |
363.7 Environnement |
| Résumé : |
Written for the introductory-level course in Economic Botany, this long-awaited revision offers more emphasis on key topics like biotechnology and ethnobotany |
| Note de contenu : |
Part One : Fundamental Principles of Ecology and Environmental Science -- The Science of Our Environment -- Environmental Ethics and Philosophy -- Matter, Energy, and Life -- The Dynamics of Populations -- Factors controlling the distribution and abundance of organisms -- Biomes -- Part Two : Our Physical Environment -- Geology -- Air, Weather, and Climate -- Air Pollution -- Water -- Water Quantity and Quality -- Conventional Energy -- New Energy Technologies -- Part Three : Humans in the Environment -- Food and Agriculture -- Pest Control -- Biodiversity -- Land Use: Forests and Rangelands -- Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste -- Part Four : Environmental Policy -- Environmental Law: Its Role in Guiding Governing instruments -- Environmental Health -- Urbanization and Sustainable Cities -- Preserving our Natural Environment
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