Basics of Environmental Science.

By: Allaby, MichaelMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (340 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203137529Subject(s): Environmental sciencesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Basics of Environmental ScienceDDC classification: 628 LOC classification: GE105 -- .A38 2000ebOnline resources: Click to View
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Summary: The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. In this second edition the scientific background to major environmental issues is clearly explained. These include: * global warming * genetically modified foods * desertification * acid rain * deforestation * human population growth * depleting resources * nuclear power generation * descriptions of the 10 major biomes. Special student text features include illustrations and explanatory diagrams, boxed case studies, concepts and definitions.
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The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. In this second edition the scientific background to major environmental issues is clearly explained. These include: * global warming * genetically modified foods * desertification * acid rain * deforestation * human population growth * depleting resources * nuclear power generation * descriptions of the 10 major biomes. Special student text features include illustrations and explanatory diagrams, boxed case studies, concepts and definitions.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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