Environmental Science

by Bill Freedman

This textbook is intended to provide the core elements of a curriculum for teaching environmental science at the introductory level in Canadian colleges and universities. This book is suitable for students beginning a program in environmental science, environmental studies, or sustainability. It is also appropriate for arts students who require a science elective, and for science students who require a non-major elective.

Description from LibreTexts.

Publisher
Dalhousie University
Subjects
Engineering, Environmental Engineering (Sustainability and Conservation)
Licence
CC BY-NC, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Part I - Ecosystems and Humans
  7. 1: Ecosystems and Humans
  8. 2: Part II - The Biosphere: Characteristics and Dynamics
  9. 2: Science as a Way of Understanding the Natural World
  10. 3: The Physical World
  11. 4: Energy and Ecosystems
  12. 5: Flows and Cycles of Nutrients
  13. 6: Evolution
  14. 7: Biodiversity
  15. 8: Biomes and Ecozones
  16. 9: Ecology - From Individuals to the Biosphere
  17. 3: Part III - The Human Population
  18. 10: Global Populations
  19. 11: The Canadian Population
  20. 4: Part IV - Natural Resources
  21. 12: Resources and Sustainable Development
  22. 13: Non-Renewable Resources
  23. 14: Renewable Resources
  24. 5: Part V - Environmental Damages
  25. 15: Environmental Stressors
  26. 16: Gaseous Air Pollution
  27. 17: Atmospheric Gases and Climate Change
  28. 18: Toxic Elements
  29. 19: Acidification
  30. 20: Additional Problems of Surface Waters
  31. 21: Oil Spills
  32. 22: Pesticides
  33. 23: Environmental Effects of Forestry
  34. 24: Agriculture and the Environment
  35. 25: Urban Ecology
  36. 26: War
  37. 27: The Biodiversity Crisis
  38. 6: Part VI - Ecologically Sustainable Development
  39. 28: Ecologically Sustainable Development
  40. Back Matter
  41. Index
  42. Glossary
  43. Detailed Licensing