Environmental science / Daniel D. Chiras.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Environmental Science, Sustainability, and Critical Thinking
1.1.Encouraging Signs/​Continuing Challenges
1.2.What Is Environmental Science?
1.3.Science and Scientific Method: Keys to Understanding Environmental Issues and Creating Lasting Solutions
1.4.Critical Thinking Skills
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 1-1 The Netherlands' Green Plan Revolutionizes the Way Industries Function
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 1-2 The Philadelphia Eagles Go Green!
ch. 2 Environmental Protection and Sustainability
2.1.Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development
2.2.Meeting Human Needs While Protecting the Environment
2.3.Human Settlements: Networks of (Unsustainable) Systems
2.4.Why Are Human Systems Unsustainable?
2.5.Applying the Principles of Sustainable Development
Contents note continued: Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2-1 Treading Lightly on the Earth: Creating Sustainable Homes for the 21st Century and Beyond
ch. 3 Understanding the Root Causes of the Environmental Crisis
3.1.Roots of the Environmental Crisis
3.2.Leverage Points
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 3-1 Ashland, Oregon Shows That Water Conservation Works
ch. 4 Principles of Ecology: How Ecosystems Work
4.1.Humans and Nature: The Vital Connections
4.2.Ecology: The Study of Natural Systems
4.3.The Structure of Natural Systems
4.4.Ecosystem Function
Point/​Counterpoint: Controversy over Extinction
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 4-1 Sustainable Sewage Treatment: Mimicking Nature
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 4-2 Colleges and Universities Go Green
ch. 5 Principles of Ecology: Biomes and Aquatic Life Zones
5.1.Weather and Climate: An Introduction
5.2.The Biomes
5.3.Aquatic Life Zones
Contents note continued: Spotlight on Sustainable Development 5-1 Dreaming of a Green Christmas
ch. 6 Principles of Ecology: Self-Sustaining Mechanisms in Ecosystems
6.1.Homeostasis: Maintaining the Balance
6.2.Natural Succession: Establishing Life on Lifeless Ground
6.3.Evolution: Responding to Change
6.4.Human Impact on Ecosystems
Point/​Counterpoint: Environmentalism: On Trial
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 6-1 Restoration Ecology: Sustaining the Biosphere
ch. 7 Human Ecology: Our Changing Relationship with the Environment
7.1.Human Biological Evolution: Some Highlights
7.2.Human Cultural Evolution: Our Changing Relationship with Nature
7.3.The Population, Resources, and Pollution Model
7.4.The Sustainable Society: The Next Step
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 7-1 Agroforestry: Tapping Ancient Wisdom
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 7-2 Monfort Boys' School: Mining Human Wastes to Feed People
Contents note continued: ch. 8 Population: Measuring Growth and Its Impact
8.1.The Growing Human Population
8.2.Understanding Populations and Population Growth
8.3.The Future of World Population: Some Projections and Concerns
Point/​Counterpoint: The Population Debate
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 8-1 Thailand's Family Planning Success Story
ch. 9 Stabilizing the Human Population: Strategies for Sustainability
9.1.Achieving a Sustainable Human Population: The Challenges
9.2.Stabilizing the Human Population: Some Strategies
9.3.Overcoming Barriers
9.4.Ethics and Population Stabilization
9.5.Status Report: Progress and Setbacks
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 9-1 Controlling Urban Sprawl: The Other Kind of Population Control
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 9-2 Cleaning Products Go Green
ch. 10 Creating a Sustainable System of Agriculture to Feed the World's People
Contents note continued: 10.1.Hunger, Malnutrition, Food Supplies, and the Environment
10.2.Understanding Soils
10.3.Barriers to a Sustainable Agricultural System
10.4.Solutions: Building a Sustainable Agricultural System
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 10-1 The Green Wall of China: Stopping the Spread of Desert
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 10-2 Community-Supported Agriculture
ch. 11 Preserving Biological Diversity
11.1.Biodiversity: Signs of Decline
11.2.Causes of Extinction and the Decline in Biodiversity
11.3.Why Protect Biodiversity?
11.4.How to Save Endangered Species and Protect Biodiversity-A Sustainable Approach
Point/​Counterpoint 11-1 Preserving Wildlife, Usurping Private Property Rights?
Point/​Counterpoint 11-2 Controversy Over Wolf Reintroduction
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 11-1 Predator Friendly Wool and Wolf Country Beef: You Must Have Read the Label Wrong
Contents note continued: Spotlight on Sustainable Development 11-2 Debt-for-Nature Swaps
ch. 12 Grasslands, Forests, and Wilderness: Sustainable Management Strategies
12.1.The Tragedy of the Commons
12.2.Rangelands and Range Management: Protecting the World's Grasslands
12.3.Forests and Forest Management
12.4.Wilderness and Wilderness Management
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 12-1 Saving the World's Tropical Rain Forests
Point/​Counterpoint: Controversy Over Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific Northwest
ch. 13 Water Resources: Preserving Our Liquid Assets and Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems
13.1.The Hydrological Cycle
13.2.Water Issues Related to Supply and Demand
13.3.Flooding: Problems and Solutions
13.4.Wetlands, Estuaries, Coastlines, and Rivers
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 13-1 Undoing the Damage to Florida's Kissimmee River
Contents note continued: Spotlight on Sustainable Development 13-2 Ecological Solutions to Flooding and Water Supply Problems
ch. 14 Nonrenewable Energy Sources
14.1.Energy Use: Our Growing Dependence on Nonrenewable Fuels
14.2.What Is Energy?
14.3.Fossil Fuels: Analyzing Our Options
14.4.Fossil Fuels: Meeting Future Demand
14.5.Nuclear Energy
14.6.Guidelines for Creating a Sustainable Energy System
14.7.Establishing Priorities
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 14-1 Controversy Over Oil Exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Point/​Counterpoint 14-1 Should We Drill for Oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
Point/​Counterpoint 14-2 Should Nuclear Power Be Revived?
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 14-2 Coca-Cola Goes Green
ch. 15 Foundations of a Sustainable Energy System: Conservation and Renewable Energy
15.1.Energy Conservation: Foundation of a Sustainable Energy System
15.2.Renewable Energy Sources
Contents note continued: 15.3.Is a Renewable Energy Supply System Possible?
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 15-1 Reinventing the Automobile
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 15-2 A Solar Giant Grows Taller
Viewpoint Bird Kills from Commercial Wind Farms: Fact or Fiction?
Point/​Counterpoint The Debate over Hydrogen Energy
ch. 16 The Earth and Its Mineral Resources
16.1.The Earth's Mineral Riches
16.2.Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploitation: A Brief Overview
16.3.Supplying Mineral Needs Sustainably
16.4.Expanding Reserves
16.5.Finding Substitutes
16.6.Personal Actions
Point/​Counterpoint Reforming the 1872 Mining Act
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 16-1 Antarctica: Protecting the Last Frontier
ch. 17 Creating Sustainable Cities, Suburbs, and Towns: Sustainable Community Development and Environmental Protection
17.1.Cities and Towns as Networks of Systems
17.2.Land-Use Planning and Sustainability
Contents note continued: 17.3.Shifting to a Sustainable Transportation System
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 17-1 Cohousing: Building a Community
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 17-2 Curitiba, Brazil-A City with a Sustainable Vision
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 17-3 Car Sharing: On the Road-Cheaper and Greener
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 17-4 Masdar City: A Solar Oasis
ch. 18 Principles of Toxicology and Risk Assessment
18.1.Principles of Toxicology
18.2.Mutations, Cancer, and Birth Defects
18.3.Reproductive Toxicity
18.4.Environmental Hormones
18.5.Case Studies: A Closer Look
18.6.Controlling Toxic Substances: Toward a Sustainable Solution
18.7.Risk and Risk Assessment
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 18-1 Getting the Lead Out: Steps to Reduce Lead Exposure in the United States
Point/​Counterpoint Are Current Procedures for Determining Carcinogens Valid?
Contents note continued: ch. 19 Air Pollution and Noise: Living and Working in a Healthy Environment
19.1.Air: The Endangered Global Commons
19.2.The Effects of Weather and Topography on Air Pollution
19.3.The Effects of Air Pollution
19.4.Air Pollution Control: Toward a Sustainable Strategy
19.5.Noise: The Forgotten Pollutant
19.6.Indoor Air Pollution
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 19-1 Germany's Sustainable Approach Pays Huge Dividends
ch. 20 Global Air Pollution: Ozone Depletion, Acid Deposition, and Global Climate Change
20.1.Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
20.2.Acid Deposition
20.3.Global Climate Change
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 20-1 Intel Pledges Huge Purchase of Green Energy
ch. 21 Water Pollution: Sustainably Managing a Renewable Resource
21.1.Surface Water Pollution
21.2.Groundwater Pollution
21.3.Ocean Pollution
21.4.Water Pollution Control
Contents note continued: Spotlight on Sustainable Development 21-1 Cleaning Up the Great Lakes
ch. 22 Pests and Pesticides: Growing Crops Sustainably
22.1.Chemical Pesticides
22.2.Controlling Pesticide Use
22.3.Integrated Pest Management: Protecting Crops Sustainably
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 22-1 Indonesia Turns to Biological Pest Control
ch. 23 Hazardous and Solid Wastes: Sustainable Solutions
23.1.Hazardous Wastes: Coming to Terms with the Problem
23.2.Managing Hazardous Wastes
23.3.Solid Wastes: Understanding the Problem
23.4.Solving a Growing Problem Sustainably
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 23-1 Plants Clean Up Toxic Chemicals
ch. 24 Environmental Ethics: The Foundation of a Sustainable Society
24.1.The Frontier Mentality Revisited
24.2.Sustainable Ethics: Making the Transition
24.3.Developing and Implementing Sustainable Ethics
24.4.Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainability
Contents note continued: 24.5.Sustainable Ethics: How Useful Are They?
Viewpoint Why We Should Feel Responsible for Future Generations
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 24-1 First Publisher in North America to Go Carbon Neutral
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 24-2 Students Put Rotting Garbage to Use Heating School
ch. 25 Economics and the Environment
25.1.Economics, Environment, and Sustainability
25.2.The Economics of Pollution Control
25.3.The Economics of Resource Management
25.4.What's Wrong with Economics: An Ecological Perspective
25.5.Creating a Sustainable Economic System: Challenges in the Industrial World
25.6.Environmental Protection versus Jobs: Problem or Opportunity?
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 25-1 A Small Business Park Unpaves the Way to a Sustainable Future
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 25-2 Cultural Survival: Serving People and Nature Sustainably
Contents note continued: Spotlight on Sustainable Development 25-3 Principles of Natural Capitalism
ch. 26 Law, Government, and Society
26.1.The Role of Government in Environmental Protection
26.2.Political Decision Making: The Players and the Process
26.3.Environment and Law: Creating a Sustainable Future
26.4.Creating Governments That Foster Sustainability
26.5.Global Government: Towards a Sustainable World Community
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 26-1 Greening the White House
Point/​Counterpoint Direct Action: Does It Help or Hinder the Environmental Movement?
Spotlight on Sustainable Development 26-2 Earth Summit II: The Follow-Up to Rio.