Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
About This Book
What is Environmental Science? Environmental science is the dynamic, interdisciplinary study of the interaction of living and non-living parts of the environment, with a special focus on the impact of humans on the environment. Environmental science studies include circumstances, objects, or conditions surrounding an organism or community and their complex interactions. Why Study Environmental Science? The need for equitable, ethical, and sustainable use of Earth’s resources by a global populati
| Category | science |
|---|---|
| Subject | Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning, Pollution and threats to the environment, Sustainability |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 38 |
| Word Count | |
| Price | |
| Institution | University of West Florida |
| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- Introduction to Sustainability
- Environmental Justice
- Levels of Biological Organization
- Summary
- Energy flows directionally through ecosystems, entering as sunlight (or inorgani
- Summary
- This is a risk now on many rivers and canal systems in Illinois and Missouri be
- Population ecologists make use of a variety of methods to model population dynam
- Populations typically do not live in isolation from other species. Populations t
- What biological process is responsible for biodiversity?
- The Biodiversity Crisis
- The core threat to biodiversity on the planet, and therefore a threat to human w
- Our industrialized society dumps huge amounts of pollutants and toxic wastes int
- Environmental toxicology is the scientific study of the health effects of exposu
- Bioremediation is a waste management technique that uses organisms such as plant
- Summary
- Water Supply Problems: Resource Depletion
- The global water crisis also involves water pollution. For water to be useful fo
- Summary
- Progress continues in the fight against hunger, yet many people lack the food th
- In the early 1990s, an emerging disease destroyed Hawaii’s papaya production and
- What is Soil?
- Soil plays a key role in plant growth. Beneficial aspects of plants include prov
- Summary
- Acid rain refers to a mixture of wet and dry deposition (deposited material) fro
- Summary
- Fossil Fuels
- Hydropower
- Combined Heat and Power as an Alternative Energy Source
- Summary
- Environmental and natural resource economists study the tradeoffs associated wit
- Although environmental laws are generally considered a 20th-century phenomenon,
- Summary
- Urbanization is the study of the social, political, and economic relationships i
- In North America, other urban centers experienced a growth spurt during the Indu
- Urban sprawl is the extension of low-density residential, commercial, and indust
- Sustainability, from science to philosophy to lifestyle, expresses how we shape
- Summary