ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Action for a Sustainable Future

• Main Author: Chiras, Daniel D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Redwood City, Calif. Benjamin/Cummings Pub. 1991
• Edition: THIRD EDITION
• Subjects: Sustainable development; Environmental science
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• Physical Description: xxi, 549 pages some colour illustrations 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0805310312

The first and second editions of Environmental Science: A Framework for Decision Making reached a large audi ence. Feedback from users and reviewers helped me pre pare this third edition. My goal for the new edition was to add new material, update statistics, and polish the writ ing-in short, to make this the most interesting and read able book on the market. As in the first two editions, I wanted the book to be user friendly, not laden with irrelevant statistics. I wanted to continue to present important facts and concepts in a clear and exciting way and to minimize bias by presenting both sides of issues and by including Point/Counterpoints on important, controversial issues. My objective was to write a book that helps students learn the facts behind environmental issues and solutions so that they can make up their own minds about what should be done. This book provides a broad overview of the many envi ronmental problems facing humanity and describes a wide range of solutions. The chapters contain important information on ecology, anthropology, evolution, earth science, biology, ethics, economics, and other areas to enable students to understand more fully the sometimes overwhelming assortment of environmental problems facing the world. The melding of these disciplines results in new ways of looking at our environmental problems and opens up many avenues for solving them.