Miller G. Tyler, Spoolman Scott E. Living in the Environment

19 th. — Cengage Learning, 2018. — 830 p. — ISBN: 978-1-337-09415-3.Miller/Spoolman's LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, 19th Edition offers your students an inspiring introduction to environmental science. Using sustainability as the integrating theme, the authors introduce multiple environmental problems and present balanced discussions to evaluate potential solutions. Their approach transforms complex topics into key concepts that students understand and remember, and frames concepts with goals for more sustainable lifestyles and communities. As a result, students see how promising the future can be -- and their role in shaping it.Humans and Sustainability: An Overview
The Environment and Sustainability
Science, Ecological Principles, and Sustainability
Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems
Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work?
Biodiversity and Evolution
Species Interactions, Ecological Succession, and Population Control
The Human Population
Climate and Biodiversity
Aquatic Biodiversity
Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services
Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services
Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Water Resources
Geology and Mineral Resources
Nonrenewable Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Environmental Hazards and Human Health
Air Pollution and Ozone Depletion
Climate Change
Water Pollution
Solid and Hazardous Waste
Urbanization and Sustainability Sustaining Human Societies
Economics, Environment, and Sustainability
Politics, Environment, and Sustainability
Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability supplements