{"product_id":"visualizing-environmental-science-isbn-9781119443346","title":"Visualizing Environmental Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 5th Edition of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisualizing Environmental Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides students with a valuable opportunity to identify and connect the central issues of environmental science through a visual approach. Beautifully illustrated, this fifth edition shows students what the discipline is all about—its main concepts and applications—while also instilling an appreciation and excitement about the richness of the subject. This edition is thoroughly refined and expanded; the visuals utilize insights from research on student learning and feedback from users.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Environmental Challenges We Face 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Impacts on the Environment 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvirodiscovery 1.1: Green Roofs 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability and the Environment 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Science 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow We Handle Environmental Problems 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvirodiscovery 1.2: Getting Past NIMBY 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 1.1: The New Orleans Disaster 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Sustainability and Human Values 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Use of the Earth 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Values and Environmental Problems 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Justice 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Overall Plan for Sustainable Living 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 2.1: The Loess Plateau in China 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Environmental History, Politics, and Economics 48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConservation and Preservation of Resources 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental History 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvirodiscovery 3.1: Environmental Literacy 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Legislation 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Economics 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 3.1: Tradable Permits and Acid Rain 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Risk Analysis and Environmental Health Hazards 72\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Perspective on Risks 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Health Hazards 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMovement and Fate of Toxicants 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining Health Effects of Pollutants 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvirodiscovery 4.1: Smoking: A Significant Risk 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Precautionary Principle 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 4.1: Endocrine Disrupters 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 How Ecosystems Work 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Ecology? 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Niches 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat a Scientist Sees 5.1: Resource Partitioning 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteractions Among Organisms 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvirodiscovery 5.1: Bee Colonies Under Threat 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 5.1: Global Climate Change: How Does It Affect the Carbon Cycle? 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Ecosystems and Evolution 126\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors That Shape Biomes 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribing Earth’s Major Biomes 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvirodiscovery 6.1: Using Goats to Fight Fires 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAquatic Ecosystems 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat a Scientist Sees 6.1: Zonation in a Large Lake 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Responses to Changing Conditions over Time: Evolution 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity Responses to Changing Conditions over Time: Succession 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 6.1: Wildfires 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Human Population Change and the Environment 158\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Ecology 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Population Patterns 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemographics of Countries 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStabilizing World Population 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvirodiscovery 7.1: Microcredit Programs 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat a Scientist Sees 7.1: Education and Fertility 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation and Urbanization 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 7.1: Urban Planning in Curitiba, Brazil 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Air and Air Pollution 188\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Atmosphere 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes and Sources of Air Pollution 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat a Scientist Sees 8.1: Air Pollution from Volcanoes 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffects of Air Pollution 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvirodiscovery 8.1: Air Pollution May Affect Precipitation 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling Air Pollutants 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndoor Air Pollution 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 8.1: Curbing Air Pollution in Chattanooga 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Global Atmospheric Changes 214\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Atmosphere and Climate 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat a Scientist Sees 9.1: Rain Shadow 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Climate Change 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOzone Depletion in the Stratosphere 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvirodiscovery 9.1: Links Between Climate and Atmospheric Change 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcid Deposition 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 9.1: International Implications of Global Climate Change 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Freshwater Resources and Water Pollution 240\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Water 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Resource Problems 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Management 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Pollution 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat a Scientist Sees 10.1: Oligotrophic and Eutrophic Lakes 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving Water Quality 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 10.1: China’s Three Gorges Dam 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Ocean and Fisheries 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid M. Hassenzahl\u003c\/b\u003e is the Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at the California State University at Chico. An internationally recognized scholar of sustainability and risk analysis, his research focuses on incorporating scientific information and expertise into public decision. He holds a B.A. in Environmental Science and Paleontology from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. His efforts in climate change education have been supported by the National Science Foundation, and recognition of his work includes the Society for Risk Analysis Outstanding Educator Award and the UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. Hassenzahl is a Senior Fellow of the National Council for Science and the Environment, a Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis, and president of the Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Hassenzahl worked in the private sector as an environmental manager, and as an inspector for the (San Francisco) Bay Area Air Quality Management District.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Catherine Hager\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional science writer and editor specializing in life and earth sciences. She received a double-major B.A. in environmental science and biology from the University of Virginia and an M.S. in zoology from the University of Georgia. Ms. Hager worked as an editor for an environmental consulting firm and as a senior editor for a scientific reference publisher. For more than 20 years she has written and edited for environmental science, biology, and ecology textbooks for high school and college. Additionally, she has published articles in environmental trade magazines and edited federal and state reports addressing wetlands conservation issues. Her writing and editing pursuits are a natural outcome of her scientific training and curiosity, coupled with her love of reading and effective communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda R. Berg\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning teacher and textbook author. She received a B.S. in science education, an M.S. in botany, and a Ph.D. in plant physiology from the University of Maryland. Dr. Berg taught at the University of Maryland—College Park for 17 years and at St. Petersburg College in Florida for 8 years. She has taught introductory courses in environmental science, biology, and botany to thousands of students and has received numerous teaching and service awards. Dr. Berg is also the recipient of many national and regional awards, including the National Science Teachers Association Award for Innovations in College Science Teaching, the Nation's Capital Area Disabled Student Services Award, and the Washington Academy of Sciences Award in University Science Teaching. During her career as a professional science writer, Dr. Berg has authored or co-authored numerous editions of several leading college science textbooks. Her writing reflects her teaching style and love of science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990459367653,"sku":"NP9781119443346","price":111.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119443346.jpg?v=1761787914","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/visualizing-environmental-science-isbn-9781119443346","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}