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Preface.

1. The Environmental Challenges We Face.

Introduction: A World in Crisis.

Human Impacts on the Environment.

Sustainability and Earthâ??s Capacity to Support Humans.

Environmental Science.

How We Handle Environmental Problems.

Case Study: The New Orleans Disaster.

2. Environmental Sustainability and Human Values.

Introduction: The Global Commons.

Human Use of the Earth.

Human Values and Environmental Problems.

Environmental Justice.

An Overall Plan for Sustainable Living.

Case Study: Jakarta, Indonesia.

3. Environmental History, Politics, and Economics.

Introduction: Old Growth Forest of the Pacific Northwest.

Conservation and Preservation of Resources.

Environmental History.

Environmental Legislation.

Environmental Economics.

Case Study: Environmental Problems in Central and Eastern Europe.

4. Risk Analysis and Environmental Health Hazards.

Introduction: Pesticides and Children.

A Perspective on Risks.

Environmental Health Hazards.

Movement and Fate of Toxicants.

How We Determine the Health Effects of Pollutants.

The Precautionary Principle.

Case Study: Endocrine Disrupters.

5. How Ecosystems Work.

Introduction: Lake Victoriaâ??s Ecological Imbalance.

What is Ecology?

The Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems.

The Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems.

Ecological Niches.

Interactions Among Organisms.

Case Study: Global Climate Change: Is There an Imbalance in the Carbon Cycle?

6. Ecosystems and Evolution.

Introduction: The Florida Everglades.

Earthâ??s Major Biomes.

Aquatic Ecosystems.

Population Responses to Changing Conditions Over Time: Evolution.

Community Responses to Changing Conditions over Time: Succession.

Case Study: Wildfires.

7. Human Population Change and the Environment.

Introduction: Slowing Population Growth in China.

Population Ecology.

Human Population Patterns.

Demographics of Countries.

Stabilizing World Population.

Population and Urbanization.

Case Study: Urban Planning in Curitiba, Brazil.

8. Air and Air Population.

Introduction: Long-Distance Transport of Air Pollution.

The Atmosphere.

Types and Sources of Air Pollution.

Effects of Air Pollution.

Controlling Air Pollutants.

Indoor Air Pollution.

Case Study: Curbing Air Pollution in Chattanooga.

9. Global Atmospheric Changes.

Introduction: Melting Ice and Rising Sea Levels.

The Atmosphere and Climate.

Global Climate Change.

Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere.

Acid Deposition.

Case Study: International Implications of Global Climate Change.

10. Freshwater Resources and Water Pollution.

Introduction: The Missouri River: A Battle Over Water Rights.

The Importance of Water.

Water-Resource Problems.

Water Management.

Water Pollution.

Improving Water Quality.

Case Study: Water Pollution in the Great Lakes.

11. The Ocean and Fisheries.

Introduction: Depleting Bluefin Tuna Stocks.

The Global Ocean.

Major Ocean Life Zones.

Human Impacts on the Ocean.

Addressing Ocean Problems.

Case Study: Humans and the Antarctic Food Web.

12. Mineral and Soil Resources.

Introduction: Copper Basin, Tennessee.

Plate Tectonics and The Rock Cycle.

Economic Geology: Useful Minerals.

Environmental Implications of Mineral Use.

Soil Properties and Processes.

Soil Problems and Conservation.

Case Study: Industrial Ecosystems.

13. Land Resources.

Introduction: Korup National Park.

Land Use in the United States.

Forests.

Rangelands.

National Parks and Wilderness Areas.

Conservation of Land Resources.

Case Study: The Tongas Debate Over Clear-Cutting.

14. Agriculture and Food Resources.

Introduction: Maintaining Grain Stockpiles for Food Security.

World Food Problems.

The Principle Types of Agriculture.

Challenges of Agriculture.

Solutions to Agriculture Problems.

Controlling Agriculture Pests.

Case Study: DDT and the American Bald Eagle.

15. Biological Resources.

Introduction: Disappearing Frogs.

Species Richness and Biological Diversity.

Endangered and Extinct Species.

Conservation Biology.

Conservation Policies and Laws.

Case Study: Reintroducing the California Condor.

16. Solid and Hazardous Waste.

Introduction: Reusing and Recycling Old Automobiles.

Solid Waste.

Reducing Solid Waste.

Hazardous Waste.

Managing Hazardous Waste.

Case Study: High-Tech Waste.

17. Nonrenewable Energy Resources.

Introduction: Addiction to Oil.

Energy Consumption.

Coal.

Oil and Natural Gas.

Nuclear Energy.

Case Study: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

18. Renewable Energy Resources.

Introduction: Cleaner Cars, Cleaner Fuels.

Direct Solar Energy.

Indirect Solar Energy.

Other Renewable Energy Sources.

Energy Solutions: Conservation and Efficiency.

Case Study: Green Architecture.

Glossary.

Credits.

Index.