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Susan Karr's Environmental Science for a Changing World uses an engaging, journalistic approach and real stories about real people to show students how science works and how to think critically about environmental issues. Each module reads like a single, integrated Scienti¿c American-style article with clear explanations of essential processes and concepts enhanced with beautifully designed infographics.
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CHAPTER 1¿Introduction to Environmental, Science, and Information Literacy MODULE 1.1¿ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND SUSTAINABILITY
LESSONS FROM A VANISHED SOCIETY
MODULE 1.2¿ THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE
FUNGAL ATTACKER THREATENS BATS
CHAPTER 2¿Ecology MODULE 2.1¿ECOSYSTEMS AND NUTRIENT CYCLING
ENGINEERING EARTH
MODULE 2.2¿POPULATION ECOLOGY
GRAY WOLVES RETURN TO YELLOWSTONE
MODULE 2.3¿COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES: A COMMUNITY IN CRISIS
CHAPTER 3¿Evolution and Biodiversity MODULE 3.1¿EVOLUTION AND EXTINCTION
A TROPICAL MURDER MYSTERY
MODULE 3.2¿BIODIVERSITY
PALM OIL PLANTATIONS THREATEN TROPICAL FORESTS
ONLINE MODULE 3.3¿PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY
A FOREST WITHOUT ELEPHANTS
CHAPTER 4¿Human Populations and Environmental Health MODULE 4.1¿HUMAN POPULATION
THE KERALA MODEL
MODULE 4.2¿URBANIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
CREATING GREEN CITIES
MODULE 4.3¿ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND TOXICOLOGY
ERADICATING A PARASITIC NIGHTMARE
CHAPTER 5¿Managing Resources: Environmental Economics and Policy
MODULE 5.1¿ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AND CONSUMPTION
WALL TO WALL, CRADLE TO CRADLE
MODULE 5.2¿ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
THE WORLD TACKLES OZONE DEPLETION
MODULE 5.3¿MANAGING SOLID WASTE
MICROPLASTICS
CHAPTER 6¿Water Resources MODULE 6.1¿FRESHWATER RESOURCES
WATER WARS
MODULE 6.2¿WATER POLLUTION
SUFFOCATING THE GULF
ONLINE MODULE 6.3¿MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: THE "OTHER" CO2 PROBLEM
CHAPTER 7¿Geological and Land Resources MODULE 7.1¿MINERAL RESOURCES
BALANCING GREEN TECHNOLOGY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
MODULE 7.2¿FOREST RESOURCES
RETURNING TREES TO HAITI
ONLINE MODULE 7.3¿GRASSLANDS
RESTORING THE RANGE
CHAPTER 8¿Food Resources MODULE 8.1¿FEEDING THE WORLD
BANKING ON SEEDS
MODULE 8.2¿SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: RAISING CROPS
FARMING LIKE AN ECOSYSTEM
ONLINE MODULE 8.3¿SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: RAISING LIVESTOCK
CAN A SUSTAINABLE DIET INCLUDE MEAT?
ONLINE MODULE 8.4¿FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
FISH IN A WAREHOUSE?
CHAPTER 9¿Conventional Energy: Fossil Fuels MODULE 9.1¿COAL
BRINGING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
MODULE 9.2¿OIL AND NATURAL GAS
THE BAKKEN OIL BOOM
CHAPTER 10¿Air Quality and Climate Change MODULE 10.1¿AIR POLLUTION
THE YOUNGEST SCIENTISTS
MODULE 10.2¿CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE REFUGEES
CHAPTER 11¿Alternatives to Fossil Fuels MODULE 11.1¿NUCLEAR POWER
THE FUTURE OF FUKUSHIMA
MODULE 11.2¿SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: STATIONARY SOURCES
MOVING TOWARD A RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE
ONLINE MODULE 11.3¿SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: MOBILE SOURCES
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Susan Karr
Riassunto
Real science.Available for the first time with Macmillan's new online learning tool, Achieve, Susan Karr's Environmental Science for a Changing World 4e uses an engaging, journalistic approach-real stories about real people-to show students how science works and how to think critically about environmental issues.
