Raskoff Environmental Science

by Kevin Raskoff

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This text is a survey of the fundamental ecological, political, and economic principles that define the important environmental issues of our time. Topics include ecology, climate change, biodiversity, energy, and sustainability.

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Publisher
Montery Peninsula College
Subjects
Biology
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Intro to Environmental Science
  7. 1.1: What is Environmental Science?
  8. 1.2: Introduction to Sustainability
  9. 1.3: Environmental Ethics and Environmental Justice
  10. 1.4: Environmental Policy
  11. 1.5: The Process of Science
  12. 2: Environmental Systems
  13. 2.1: The Building Blocks of Molecules
  14. 2.2: Biological Molecules
  15. 2.3: Energy
  16. 2.4: The Chemistry of Water
  17. 2.5: A Cell is the Smallest Unit of Life
  18. 2.6: Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis
  19. 2.7: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
  20. 2.8: Biogeochemical Cycles- The Water Cycle
  21. 2.9: Carbon Cycle
  22. 2.10: Nitrogen Cycle
  23. 2.11: Phosphorus Cycle
  24. 2.12: Eutrophication and Dead Zones
  25. 3: Evolution and Ecology
  26. 3.1: Adaptation and Natural Selection
  27. 3.2: What is Evolution?
  28. 3.3: Evidence of Evolution
  29. 3.4: Speciation
  30. 3.5: Common Misconceptions about Evolution
  31. 3.6: Organizing Life on Earth
  32. 3.7: Introduction to Ecology
  33. 3.8: Community Ecology
  34. 3.9: Symbiosis
  35. 4: Populations
  36. 4.1: Population Demographics and Dynamics
  37. 4.2: Population Growth and Regulation
  38. 4.3: Factors Limiting Population Growth
  39. 4.4: The Human Population
  40. 5: Biodiversity and Conservation
  41. 5.1: Introduction to Biodiversity
  42. 5.2: Importance of Biodiversity
  43. 5.3: Threats to Biodiversity
  44. 5.4: Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Diversity
  45. 5.5: Population Diversity
  46. 5.6: Preserving Biodiversity
  47. 5.7: Biodiversity Change through Geological Time
  48. 5.8: Community Diversity
  49. 5.9: Ecosystem Diversity
  50. 5.10: Present-Time Extinctions
  51. 6: Biomes
  52. 6.1: What constitutes a biome?
  53. 6.2: Terrestrial Biomes
  54. 6.3: Aquatic and Marine Biomes
  55. 7: Food and Agriculture
  56. 7.1: Food Security
  57. 7.2: Food and Nutrients
  58. 7.3: Defining Nutrition, Health, and Disease
  59. 7.4: Soil Profiles and Processes
  60. 7.5: Soil-Plant Interactions
  61. 7.6: Conventional Agriculture
  62. 7.7: Sustainable Agriculture
  63. 7.8: What is Permaculture?
  64. 7.9: Pests and Pesticides
  65. 7.10: Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
  66. 8: Environmental Health and Toxicology
  67. 8.1: The Impacts of Environmental Conditions
  68. 8.2: Environmental Health
  69. 8.3: Environmental Toxicology
  70. 8.4: Bioremediation
  71. 8.5: Biological Magnification
  72. 8.6: Risk Assessment and Management
  73. 8.7: Case Study - The Love Canal Disaster
  74. 9: Climate
  75. 9.1: Climate and Weather
  76. 9.2: Atmosphere and Climate Regulation
  77. 9.3: Milankovitch Cycles and the Climate of the Quaternary
  78. 9.4: Causes of Global Climate Change
  79. 9.5: Evidence of Global Climate Change
  80. 9.6: Past and Present Effects of Climate Change
  81. 9.7: Climate Change
  82. 9.8: Consequences of Climate Change
  83. 9.9: Tools Scientists Use to Study Climate Change
  84. 10: Air Pollution
  85. 10.1: Composition and Structure of the Atmosphere
  86. 10.2: Atmospheric Pollution
  87. 10.3: Outdoor Air Pollution
  88. 10.4: Indoor Air Pollution
  89. 10.5: Ozone Depletion
  90. 10.6: Acid Rain
  91. 10.7: Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health
  92. 10.8: Air Pollution Legislation
  93. 10.9: Chapter Resources
  94. 11: Water Resources and Pollution
  95. 11.1: Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply
  96. 11.2: Water Supply Problems and Solutions
  97. 11.3: Water Scarcity and Storage
  98. 11.4: Water Pollution
  99. 11.5: Water Treatment
  100. 11.6: Water Management
  101. 11.7: Case Study - The Aral Sea - Going, Going, Gone
  102. 11.8: Chapter Resources
  103. 12: Environmental Geology and Resources
  104. 12.1: Introduction to Geology
  105. 12.2: Earthquakes
  106. 12.3: Volcanoes
  107. 12.4: Mass Wasting
  108. 12.5: Floods
  109. 12.6: Mineral Resources
  110. 12.7: Mining
  111. 12.8: Fossil Fuels- Formation and Mining
  112. 13: Energy
  113. 13.1: What is Energy?
  114. 13.2: Challenges and Impacts of Energy Use
  115. 13.3: Non-Renewable Energy Sources
  116. 13.4: Coal
  117. 13.5: Oil
  118. 13.6: Natural Gas
  119. 13.7: Energy from Fossil Fuels
  120. 13.8: Nuclear Energy
  121. 13.9: Renewable Energy Sources
  122. 13.10: Solar Energy
  123. 13.11: Wind Energy
  124. 13.12: The Electrical Grid, Battery Challenges, and Energy Conservation
  125. 13.13: Biofuels (Biomass Energy)
  126. 13.14: Hydropower
  127. 13.15: Geothermal Energy
  128. 13.16: Other Alternative Renewable Energy Sources
  129. 13.17: Policy and Conservation
  130. 13.18: Chapter Resources
  131. 14: Waste and Recycling
  132. 14.1: Environmental Concerns with Wastes
  133. 14.2: Waste Management Strategies
  134. 14.3: Waste Policies
  135. 14.4: Case Study - Electronic Waste and Extended Producer Responsibility
  136. 14.5: Resources
  137. 15: Economics and Urbanization
  138. 15.1: Urbanization and Cities
  139. 15.2: Urbanization Around the World
  140. 15.3: The Impacts of Urban Sprawl
  141. 15.4: The Sustainable City
  142. 15.5: Environmental Economics
  143. 15.6: Resources
  144. 16: Environmental Policy and Sustainability
  145. 16.1: Environmental Laws and Regulations
  146. 16.2: The Evolution of Environmental Policy in the United States - Chapter Introduction
  147. 16.3: Sustainability and Public Policy
  148. 16.4: Tragedy of the Commons- a deeper look
  149. 16.5: Case Study- Marine Fisheries
  150. 16.6: Environmental Valuation
  151. 16.7: The Human Dimensions of Sustainability- History, Culture, Ethics
  152. 16.8: It’s Not Easy Being Green- Anti-Environmental Discourse, Behavior, and Ideology
  153. Back Matter
  154. Index
  155. Glossary
  156. Detailed Licensing