Visualizing Environmental Science

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Preface
About the Authors
Contents in Brief
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1. The Environmental Challenges We Face
	Human Impacts on the Environment
		EnviroDiscovery 1.1: Green Roofs
	Sustainability and the Environment
	Environmental Science
	How We Handle Environmental Problems
		EnviroDiscovery 1.2: Getting Past NIMBY
		Case Study 1.1: The New Orleans Disaster
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
2. Sustainability and Human Values
	Human Use of the Earth
	Human Values and Environmental Problems
	Environmental Justice
	An Overall Plan for Sustainable Living
		Case Study 2.1: The Loess Plateau in China
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
3. Environmental History, Politics, and Economics
	Conservation and Preservation of Resources
	Environmental History
		EnviroDiscovery 3.1: Environmental Literacy
	Environmental Legislation
	Environmental Economics
		Case Study 3.1: Tradable Permits and Acid Rain
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
4. Risk Analysis and Environmental Health Hazards
	A Perspective on Risks
	Environmental Health Hazards
	Movement and Fate of Toxicants
	Determining Health Effects of Pollutants
		EnviroDiscovery 4.1: Smoking: A Significant Risk
	The Precautionary Principle
		Case Study 4.1: Endocrine Disrupters
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
5. How Ecosystems Work
	What Is Ecology?
	The Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems
	The Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems
	Ecological Niches
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 5.1: Resource Partitioning
	Interactions Among Organisms
		EnviroDiscovery 5.1: Bee Colonies Under Threat
		Case Study 5.1: Global Climate Change: How Does It Affect the Carbon Cycle?
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
6. Ecosystems and Evolution
	Factors That Shape Biomes
	Describing Earth’s Major Biomes
		EnviroDiscovery 6.1: Using Goats to Fight Fires
	Aquatic Ecosystems
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 6.1: Zonation in a Large Lake
	Population Responses to Changing Conditions over Time: Evolution
	Community Responses to Changing Conditions over Time: Succession
		Case Study 6.1: Wildfires
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
7. Human Population Change and the Environment
	Population Ecology
	Human Population Patterns
	Demographics of Countries
	Stabilizing World Population
		EnviroDiscovery 7.1: Microcredit Programs
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 7.1: Education and Fertility
	Population and Urbanization
		Case Study 7.1: Urban Planning in Curitiba, Brazil
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
8. Air and Air Pollution
	The Atmosphere
	Types and Sources of Air Pollution
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 8.1: Air Pollution from Volcanoes
	Effects of Air Pollution
		EnviroDiscovery 8.1: Air Pollution May Affect Precipitation
	Controlling Air Pollutants
	Indoor Air Pollution
		Case Study 8.1: Curbing Air Pollution in Chattanooga
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
9. Global Atmospheric Changes
	The Atmosphere and Climate
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 9.1: Rain Shadow
	Global Climate Change
	Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere
		EnviroDiscovery 9.1: Links Between Climate and Atmospheric Change
	Acid Deposition
		Case Study 9.1: International Implications of Global Climate Change
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
10. Freshwater Resources and Water Pollution
	The Importance of Water
	Water Resource Problems
	Water Management
	Water Pollution
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 10.1: Oligotrophic and Eutrophic Lakes
	Improving Water Quality
		Case Study 10.1: China’s Three Gorges Dam
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
11. The Ocean and Fisheries
	The Global Ocean
	Major Ocean Life Zones
		EnviroDiscovery 11.1: Otters in Trouble
	Human Impacts on the Ocean
		What a Scientist Sees 11.1: Modern Commercial Fishing Methods
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 11.2: Ocean Warming and Coral Bleaching
	Addressing Ocean Problems
		Case study 11.1: The Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
12. Mineral and Soil Resources
	Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle
	Economic Geology: Useful Minerals
	Environmental Implications of Mineral Use
		EnviroDiscovery 12.1: Not-So-Precious Gold
	Soil Properties and Processes
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 12.1: Soil Profile
	Soil Problems and Conservation
		Case study 12.1: Coping with “Conflict Minerals”
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
13. Land Resources
	Land Use in the United States
	Forests and Forest Management
		EnviroDiscovery 13.1: Ecologically Certified Wood
		What a Scientist Sees 13.1: Harvesting Trees
	Deforestation
	Rangelands
	National Parks and Wilderness Areas
	Conservation of Land Resources
		Case Study 13.1: The Tongass Debate over Clear-Cutting
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
14. Agriculture and Food Resources
	World Food Problems
	The Principal Types of Agriculture
	Challenges of Producing More Crops and Livestock
	Solutions to Agricultural Problems
	Controlling Agricultural Pests
		What a Scientist Sees 14.1: Pesticide Use and New Pest Species
		Case Study 14.1: Organic Agriculture
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
15. Biodiversity and Conservation
	Species Richness and Biological Diversity
	Endangered and Extinct Species
		EnviroDiscovery 15.1: Is Your Coffee Bird Friendly®?
		What a Scientist Sees 15.1: Where Is Declining Biological Diversity the Most Serious?
	Conservation Biology
	Conservation Policies and Laws
		Case Study 15.1: The Challenges of Protecting Rare Species
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
16. Solid and Hazardous Waste
	Solid Waste
		What a Scientist Sees 16.1: Sanitary Landfills
		EnviroDiscovery 16.1: The U.S.–China Recycling Connection
	Reducing Solid Waste
	Hazardous Waste
		EnviroDiscovery 16.2: Handling Nanotechnology Safely
	Managing Hazardous Waste
		Case Study 16.1: High-Tech Waste
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
17. Nonrenewable Energy Resources
	Energy Consumption
	Coal
	Oil and Natural Gas
	Nuclear Energy
		EnviroDiscovery 17.1: A Nuclear Waste Nightmare
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 17.1: Yucca Mountain
		Case Study 17.1: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
18. Renewable Energy Resources
	Direct Solar Energy
		WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES 18.1: Photovoltaic Cells
	Indirect Solar Energy
	Other Renewable Energy Sources
	Energy Solutions: Conservation and Efficiency
		EnviroDiscovery 18.1: Deep Energy Retrofits
		Case Study 18.1: Green Architecture
	Summary
	Critical Thinking Questions
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