内容推荐 本书内容丰富生动,数据翔实,配有大量图表和照片,语言简明易懂。在每章开始均列出本章概要和学习目标,使学生对将要学习的内容有全面的了解。每章中安排了“走向绿色”、“科学、政治与政策”、“问题-分析”、“关注”模块,通过具体事例讨论环境问题的解决方法。各章后给出简要总结、复习思考题等,供读者进一步学习利用。 作者简介 Eldon D.Enger:美国DeltaCollege生物学荣誉退休教授。从事生物学、动物学、环境科学等课程教学30多年,潜心教学方法研究,主要从事生态学领域的科学研究。 Bradley F.Smith:曾任Western Washington University系主任,美国环保局环境教育办公室主任等职务。曾在美国和加拿大进行教学和科研,在靠前舞台上宣传环境保护。从事政治科学和环境科学领域研究。 目录 CHAPTER 1 Environmental Interrelationships 1 CHAPTER 2 Environmental Ethics 17 CHAPTER 3 Risk, Economics, and Environmental Concerns 39 CHAPTER 4 Interrelated Scientific Principles: Matter, Energy, and Environment 58 CHAPTER 5 Interactions: Environments and Organisms 77 CHAPTER 6 Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities 109 CHAPTER 7 Populations: Characteristics and Issues 142 CHAPTER 8 Energy and Civilization: Patterns of Consumption 173 CHAPTER 9 Nonrenewable Energy Sources 188 CHAPTER 10 Renewable Energy Sources 214 CHAPTER 11 Biodiversity Issues 234 CHAPTER 12 Land-Use Planning 266 CHAPTER 13 Soil and Its Uses 290 CHAPTER 14 Agricultural Methods and Pest Management 315 CHAPTER 15 Water Management 337 CHAPTER 16 Air Quality Issues 370 CHAPTER 17 Climate Change: A Twenty-first Century Issue 393 CHAPTER 18 Solid Waste Management and Disposal 409 CHAPTER 19 Environmental Regulations: Hazardous Substances and Wastes 425 CHAPTER 20 Environmental Policy and Decision Making 447 Appendix 1 471 Appendix 2 472 Glossary 474 Credits 481 Index 483 |