Withgott, Jay, <br/><br/>
Essential environment :  the science behind the stories / 
Jay Withgott, Matthew Laposata. 
 - Fourth edition. 
 - xii, 418 páginas + (paginación varia) :  ilustraciones (principalmente a color) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Incluye bibliografía. 
<br/><br/>Science and sustainability: an introduction to environmental science -- Environmental systems: matter, energy, and ecosystems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Human population -- Soil, agriculture, and the future of food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Forests, forest management, and protected areas -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology, minerals, and mining -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts -- Atmospheric science and air pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Managing our waste -- The urban environment: creating sustainable cities. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0321752902 0321795768 9780321752901 9780321795762 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ciencias ambientales.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>628  / W824e 2012