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TOC | |
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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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The Environmental Challenges We Face | |
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Introduction: A World in Crisis | |
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Human Impacts on the Environment | |
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Sustainability and Earth�€™s Capacity to Support Humans | |
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Environmental Science | |
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How We Handle Environmental Problems | |
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Case Study: The New Orleans Disaster | |
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Environmental Sustainability and Human Values | |
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Introduction: The Global Commons | |
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Human Use of the Earth | |
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Human Values and Environmental Problems | |
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Environmental Justice | |
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An Overall Plan for Sustainable Living | |
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Case Study: Jakarta, Indonesia | |
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Environmental History, Politics, and Economics | |
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Introduction: Old Growth Forest of the Pacific Northwest | |
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Conservation and Preservation of Resources | |
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Environmental History | |
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Environmental Legislation | |
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Environmental Economics | |
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Case Study: Environmental Problems in Central and Eastern Europe | |
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Risk Analysis and Environmental Health Hazards | |
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Introduction: Pesticides and Children | |
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A Perspective on Risks | |
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Environmental Health Hazards | |
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Movement and Fate of Toxicants | |
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How We Determine the Health Effects of Pollutants | |
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The Precautionary Principle | |
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Case Study: Endocrine Disrupters | |
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How Ecosystems Work | |
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Introduction: Lake Victoria�€™s Ecological Imbalance | |
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What is Ecology? | |
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The Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems | |
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The Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems | |
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Ecological Niches | |
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Interactions Among Organisms | |
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Case Study: Global Climate Change: Is There an Imbalance in the Carbon Cycle? | |
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Ecosystems and Evolution | |
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Introduction: The Florida Everglades | |
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Earth�€™s Major Biomes | |
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Aquatic Ecosystems | |
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Population Responses to Changing Conditions Over Time: Evolution | |
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Community Responses to Changing Conditions over Time: Succession | |
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Case Study: Wildfires | |
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Human Population Change and the Environment | |
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Introduction: Slowing Population Growth in China | |
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Population Ecology | |
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Human Population Patterns | |
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Demographics of Countries | |
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Stabilizing World Population | |
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Population and Urbanization | |
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Case Study: Urban Planning in Curitiba, Brazil | |
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Air and Air Population | |
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Introduction: Long-Distance Transport of Air Pollution | |
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The Atmosphere | |
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Types and Sources of Air Pollution | |
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Effects of Air Pollution | |
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Controlling Air Pollutants | |
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Indoor Air Pollution | |
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Case Study: Curbing Air Pollution in Chattanooga | |
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Global Atmospheric Changes | |
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Introduction: Melting Ice and Rising Sea Levels | |
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The Atmosphere and Climate | |
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Global Climate Change | |
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Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere | |
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Acid Deposition | |
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Case Study: International Implications of Global Climate Change | |
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Freshwater Resources and Water Pollution | |
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Introduction: The Missouri River: A Battle Over Water Rights | |
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The Importance of Water | |
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Water-Resource Problems | |
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Water Management | |
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Water Pollution | |
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Improving Water Quality | |
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Case Study: Water Pollution in the Great Lakes | |
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The Ocean and Fisheries | |
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Introduction: Depleting Bluefin Tuna Stocks | |
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The Global Ocean | |
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Major Ocean Life Zones | |
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Human Impacts on the Ocean | |
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Addressing Ocean Problems | |
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Case Study: Humans and the Antarctic Food Web | |
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Mineral and Soil Resources | |
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Introduction: Copper Basin, Tennessee | |
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Plate Tectonics and The Rock Cycle | |
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Economic Geology: Useful Minerals | |
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Environmental Implications of Mineral Use | |
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Soil Properties and Processes | |
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Soil Problems and Conservation | |
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Case Study: Industrial Ecosystems | |
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Land Resources | |
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Introduction: Korup National Park | |
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Land Use in the United States | |
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Forests | |
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Rangelands | |
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National Parks and Wilderness Areas | |
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Conservation of Land Resources | |
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Case Study: The Tongas Debate Over Clear-Cutting | |
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Agriculture and Food Resources | |
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Introduction: Maintaining Grain Stockpiles for Food Security | |
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World Food Problems | |
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The Principle Types of Agriculture | |
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Challenges of Agriculture | |
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Solutions to Agriculture Problems | |
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Controlling Agriculture Pests | |
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Case Study: DDT and the American Bald Eagle | |
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Biological Resources | |
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Introduction: Disappearing Frogs | |
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Species Richness and Biological Diversity | |
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Endangered and Extinct Species | |
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Conservation Biology | |
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Conservation Policies and Laws | |
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Case Study: Reintroducing the California Condor | |
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Solid and Hazardous Waste | |
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Introduction: Reusing and Recycling Old Automobiles | |
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Solid Waste | |
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Reducing Solid Waste | |
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Hazardous Waste | |
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Managing Hazardous Waste | |
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Case Study: High-Tech Waste | |
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Nonrenewable Energy Resources | |
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Introduction: Addiction to Oil | |
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Energy Consumption | |
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Coal | |
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Oil and Natural Gas | |
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Nuclear Energy | |
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Case Study: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | |
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Renewable Energy Resources | |
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Introduction: Cleaner Cars, Cleaner Fuels | |
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Direct Solar Energy | |
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Indirect Solar Energy | |
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Other Renewable Energy Sources | |
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Energy Solutions: Conservation and Efficiency | |
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Case Study: Green Architecture | |
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Glossary | |
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Credits | |
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Index | |