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Environmental Science: Working With the Earth

Author(s): Miller, G. Tyler

Edition: 11

ISBN10: 0495106704

ISBN13: 9780495106708

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Learning Skills

(4)

HUMANS AND SUSTAINABILITY: AN OVERVIEW

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

(14)

Case Study: Living in an Exponential Age

(1)

Living More Sustainably

(2)

Population Growth. Economic Growth and Economic Development

(2)

Resources

(2)

Economics Case Study: The Tragedy of the Commons

(2)

Pollution

(1)

Environmental Problems: Causes and Connections

(3)

Cultural Changes and Sustainability

(1)

Is Our Present Course Sustainable?

(2)

ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Science, Matter, and Energy

(16)

Case Study: An Environmental Lesson from Easter Island

(1)

The Nature of Science

(2)

Science Spotlight: What Is Harming the Robins?

(1)

Matter

(7)

Energy

(3)

Matter and Energy Change Laws and Sustainability

(3)

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work?

(28)

Case Study: Have You Thanked the Insects Today?

(1)

The Nature of Ecology

(2)

Science Spotlight: Which Species Rules the World?

(2)

The Earth's Life-Support Systems

(2)

Ecosystem Components

(6)

Energy Flow in Ecosystems

(4)

Soils

(3)

Matter Cycling in Ecosystems

(7)

How Do Ecologists Learn about Ecosystems?

(3)

Evolution and Biodiversity

(15)

Case Study: How Did We Become Such a Powerful Species So Quickly?

(1)

Origins of Life

(1)

Evolution and Adaptation

(2)

Ecological Niches and Adaptation

(3)

Science Spotlight: Cockroaches: Nature's Ultimate Survivors

(1)

Speciation, Extinction, and Biodiversity

(4)

What Is the Future of Evolution?

(4)

Climate and Biodiversity

(30)

Case Study: Blowing in the Wind: A Story of Connections

(1)

Climate: A Brief Introduction

(4)

Biomes: Climate and Life on Land

(2)

Desert and Grassland Biomes

(4)

Forest and Mountain Biomes

(6)

Aquatic Environments: Types and Characteristics

(1)

Saltwater Life Zones

(8)

Case Study: Coral Reefs

100

(4)

Freshwater Life Zones

104

(4)

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and Sustainability

108

(20)

Case Study: Why Should We Care about the American Alligator?

108

(1)

Community Structure and Species Diversity

109

(2)

Types of Species

111

(3)

Case Study: Why Are Amphibians Vanishing?

111

(2)

Case Study: Why Are Sharks Important Species?

113

(1)

Species Interactions

114

(4)

Ecological Succession: Communities in Transition

118

(2)

Population Dynamics and Carrying Capacity

120

(3)

Human Impacts on Ecosystems: Learning from Nature

123

(5)

Connections: Ecological Surprises

125

(3)

Applying Population Ecology: The Human Population

128

(26)

Case Study: Is the World Overpopulated?

128

(1)

Factors Affecting Human Population Size

129

(5)

Case Study: Fertility Rates in the United States

131

(3)

Economics and Politics Case Study: U.S. Immigration

134

(1)

Population Age Structure

134

(3)

Solutions: Influencing Population Size

137

(2)

Slowing Population Growth in India and China

139

(1)

Case Study: India

139

(1)

Case Study: China

140

(1)

Population Distribution: Urbanization and Urban Growth

140

(4)

Case Study: Urbanization in the United States

142

(2)

Urban Resource and Environmental Problems

144

(4)

Economics Case Study: The Urban Poor in Developing Countries

146

(1)

Connections: How Can Reducing Crime Help the Environment?

147

(1)

Transportation and Urban Development

148

(2)

Case Study: Motor Vehicles in the United States

148

(2)

Making Urban Areas More Livable and Sustainable

150

(4)

Case Study: Curitiba, Brazil---One of the World's Most Sustainable Major Cities

152

(2)

SUSTAINING BIODIVERSITY

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

154

(29)

Case Study: Reintroducing Wolves to Yellowstone

154

(1)

Human Impacts on Biodiversity

155

(2)

Public Lands in the United States

157

(2)

Managing and Sustaining Forests

159

(6)

Forest Resources and Management in the United States

165

(4)

Individuals Matter: Butterfly in a Redwood Tree

166

(3)

Tropical Deforestation

169

(3)

Individuals Matter: Kenya's Green Belt Movement

172

(1)

National Parks

172

(1)

Case Study: Stresses on U.S. National Parks

172

(1)

Nature Reserves

173

(4)

Science Case Study: Costa Rica---A Global Conservation Leader

174

(2)

Science and Politics Case Study: Wilderness Protection in the United States

176

(1)

Ecological Restoration

177

(2)

Science Case Study: Ecological Restoration of a Tropical Dry Forest in Costa Rica

178

(1)

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

179

(2)

What Can We Do?

181

(2)

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

183

(23)

Case Study: The Passenger Pigeon: Gone Forever

183

(1)

Species Extinction

184

(4)

Importance of Wild Species

188

(1)

Causes of Premature Extinction of Wild Species

189

(9)

Science Case Study: A Disturbing Message from the Birds

190

(4)

Science Case Study: Deliberate Introduction of the Kudzu Vine

194

(2)

Economics Case Study: The Rising Demand for Bushmeat in Africa

196

(2)

Protecting Wild Species: The Legal Approach

198

(4)

Case Study: What Has the Endangered Species Act Accomplished?

201

(1)

Protecting Wild Species: The Sanctuary Approach

202

(1)

Reconciliation Ecology

203

(3)

Science Spotlight: Using Reconciliation Ecology to Protect Bluebirds

204

(2)

SUSTAINING RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

206

(30)

Case Study: Would You Eat Winged Beans and Bug Cuisine?

206

(1)

Food Production

207

(4)

Science and Economics Case Study: Industrial Food Production in the United States

209

(2)

Soil Erosion and Degradation

211

(5)

Science Case Study: Soil Erosion in the United States

213

(3)

Sustainable Agriculture through Soil Conservation

216

(1)

Food Production, Nutrition, and Environmental Effects

217

(3)

Increasing Food Production

220

(7)

Science Case Study: Some Environmental Consequences of Meat Production

223

(4)

Protecting Food Resources: Pest Management

227

(7)

Individuals Matter: Rachel Carson

229

(1)

Science Spotlight: How Successful Have Synthetic Pesticides Been in Reducing Crop Losses in the United States?

230

(1)

Connections: What Goes Around Can Come Around

231

(3)

Solutions: Sustainable Agriculture

234

(2)

Water and Water Pollution

236

(33)

Case Study: Water Conflicts in the Middle East

236

(1)

Water's Importance, Use, and Renewal

237

(3)

Science Case Study: Freshwater Resources in the United States

239

(1)

Supplying More Water

240

(8)

Politics and Ethics Case Study: Who Should Own and Manage Freshwater Resources?

241

(3)

Science Case Study: The Aral Sea Disaster

244

(4)

Reducing Water Waste

248

(3)

Too Much Water

251

(3)

Science and Poverty Case Study: Living on Floodplains in Bangladesh

252

(2)

Water Pollution: Types, Effects, and Sources

254

(1)

Pollution of Freshwater Streams, Lakes, and Aquifers

255

(4)

Ocean Pollution

259

(4)

Science Case Study: The Chesapeake Bay

261

(2)

Preventing and Reducing Surface Water Pollution

263

(3)

Science Case Study: Using Wetlands to Treat Sewage

265

(1)

Drinking Water Quality

266

(3)

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

269

(16)

Case Study: The General Mining Law of 1872

269

(1)

Geologic Processes

270

(1)

Internal and External Geologic Processes

271

(3)

Minerals, Rocks, and the Rock Cycle

274

(2)

Finding, Removing, and Processing Nonrenewable Minerals

276

(2)

Environmental Effects of Using Mineral Resources

278

(2)

Supplies of Mineral Resources

280

(5)

Science Case Study: Using Nanotechnology to Produce New Materials

282

(3)

Energy

285

(42)

Case Study: The Coming Energy-Efficiency and Renewable-Energy Revolution

285

(1)

Evaluating Energy Resources

286

(4)

Nonrenewable Fossil Fuels

290

(8)

Science, Economics, and Politics Case Study: How Much Oil Does the United States Have?

291

(7)

Nonrenewable Nuclear Energy

298

(8)

Science Case Study: The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident

300

(3)

Science and Politics Case Study: High-Level Radioactive Wastes in the United States

303

(3)

Improving Energy Efficiency

306

(6)

Connections: Economics and Politics: The Real Cost of Gasoline in the United States

308

(4)

Using Renewable Energy to Provide Heat and Electricity

312

(9)

Geothermal Energy

321

(1)

Hydrogen

322

(2)

Science Spotlight: Producing Hydrogen from Green Algae Found in Pond Scum

323

(1)

A Sustainable Energy Strategy

324

(3)

Risk, Human Health, and Toxicology

327

(18)

Case Study: The Big Killer

327

(1)

Risks and Hazards

328

(1)

Biological Hazards: Disease in Developed and Developing Countries

328

(6)

Science Case Study: Growing Germ Resistance to Antibiotics

329

(1)

Science Case Study: The Growing Global Threat from Tuberculosis

329

(1)

Science Case Study: HIV and AIDS

330

(1)

Science Case Study: Malaria

331

(3)

Chemical Hazards

334

(1)

Toxicology: Assessing Chemical Hazards

335

(5)

Risk Analysis

340

(5)

Air Pollution

345

(22)

Case Study: When Is a Lichen Like a Canary?

345

(1)

Structure and Science of the Atmosphere

346

(1)

Outdoor Air Pollution

347

(1)

Photochemical and Industrial Smog

348

(4)

Science Spotlight: Air Pollution in the Past: The Bad Old Days

350

(2)

Regional Outdoor Air Pollution from Acid Deposition

352

(5)

Indoor Air Pollution

357

(2)

Science Case Study: Exposure to Radioactive Radon Gas

358

(1)

Harmful Effects of Air Pollution

359

(2)

Preventing and Reducing Air Pollution

361

(6)

Economics Case Study: Using the Marketplace to Reduce Air Pollution?

362

(5)

Climate Change and Ozone Loss

367

(21)

Case Study: Studying a Volcano to Understand Climate Change

367

(1)

Past Climate Change and the Natural Greenhouse Effect

368

(2)

Climate Change and Human Activities

370

(4)

Factors Affecting the Earth's Temperature

374

(1)

Possible Effects of a Warmer World

375

(3)

Dealing with the Threat of Global Warming

378

(5)

Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere

383

(3)

Science Case Study: Skin Cancer

384

(2)

Protecting the Ozone Layer

386

(2)

Individuals Matter: Ray Turner and His Refrigerator

386

(2)

Solid and Hazardous Waste

388

(24)

Case Study: Love Canal: There Is No ``Away''

388

(1)

Wasting Resources

389

(1)

Case Study: Living in a High-Waste Society

390

(1)

Producing Less Waste

390

(2)

The Ecoindustrial Revolution and Selling Services Instead of Things

392

(2)

Individuals Matter: Ray Anderson

394

(1)

Reuse

394

(2)

Recycling

396

(2)

Science and Economics Case Study: Problems With Recycling Plastics

397

(1)

Burning and Burying Solid Waste

398

(3)

Hazardous Waste

401

(5)

Science, Economics, and Ethics Case Study: A Black Day in Bhopal, India

403

(3)

Toxic Metals

406

(3)

Science Spotlight: Lead

406

(2)

Science Spotlight: Mercury

408

(1)

Achieving a Low-Waste Society

409

(3)

SUSTAINING HUMAN SOCIETIES

Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews

412

Case Study: Biosphere 2: A Lesson in Humility

412

(1)

Economic Systems and Sustainability

413

(3)

Using Economics to Improve Environmental Quality

416

(5)

Reducing Poverty to Improve Environmental Quality and Human Well-Being

421

(3)

Solutions: Global Outlook: Microloans for the Poor

423

(1)

Politics and Environmental Policy

424

(6)

Case Study: Environmental Policy in the United States

425

(3)

Case Study: Environmental Action by Students in the United States

428

(2)

Global Environmental Policy

430

(1)

Environmental Worldviews: Clashing Values and Cultures

431

(2)

Living More Sustainably

433

SCIENCE SUPPLEMENTS

Units of Measurement

(1)

Ecological Footprints

(7)

Major Events in U.S. Environmental History

(6)

Balancing Chemical Equations

(2)

Classifying and Naming Species

(2)

Weather Basics

(4)

Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanic Eruptions

(2)

Brief History of the Age of Oil

(1)

Environmental Science: Concepts and Connections

Glossary

(1)

Index

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