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Living in the Environment Principles, Connections, and Solutions

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ISBN-10: 0495015989

ISBN-13: 9780495015987

Edition: 15th 2007

Authors: G. Tyler Miller

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G. Tyler Miller's worldwide bestsellers have evolved right along with the changing needs of your diverse student population. Focused specifically on energizing and engaging all your students, Miller and new contributor Scott Spoolman have been at work scrutinizing every line--enhancing, clarifying, and streamlining to reduce word density as well as updating with the very latest environmental news and research. The resulting texts are shorter, clearer, and so engaging that your students will actually want to read their assignments. The Fifteenth Edition's engaging, streamlined coverage includes over 4,000 updates and new topics; hundreds of new "Thinking About" exercises that engage students…    
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List price: $219.95
Edition: 15th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 9/19/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 784
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.740
Language: English

G. Tyler Miller has written 62 textbooks for introductory courses in environmental science, basic ecology, energy, and environmental chemistry. Since 1975, Miller's books have been the most widely used textbooks for environmental science in the United States and throughout the world. They have been used by almost three million students and have been translated into eight languages. Miller has a professional background in chemistry, physics, and ecology. He has a PhD from the University of Virginia and has received two honorary doctoral degrees for his contributions to environmental education. He taught college for 20 years, developed one of the nation's first environmental studies programs,…    

Humans and Sustainability: An Overview
Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability
Environmental History: Learning From the Past
Science and Ecological Principles
Science, Systems, Matter, and Energy
Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work?
Evolution and Biodiversity
Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity
Aquatic Biodiversity
Community Ecology
Population Ecology
Applying Population Ecology: The Human Population
Sustaining Biodiversity
Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Managing and Protecting Ecosystems
Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach
Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity
Sustaining Natural Resources
Food and Soil Resources
Water Resources
Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources
Nonrenewable Energy Resources
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Sustaining Environmental Quality
Risk, Toxicology, and Human Health
Air Pollution
Climate Change and Ozone Loss
Water Pollution
Pest Management
Solid and Hazardous Waste
Sustainable Cities
Sustaining Human Societies
Economics, Environment, and Sustainability
Politics, Environment, and Sustainability
Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability
Appendices
Units of Measurement
Major Events in U.S. Environmental History
Some Basic Chemistry
Classifying and Naming Species
Brief History of the Age of Oil
Glossary
Index