Living in the environment : principles, connections, and solutions /
Miller, G. Tyler 1931-
Living in the environment : principles, connections, and solutions / G. Tyler Miller, Jr., Scott E. Spoolman. - 17th ed. - Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole, c2012. - 1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. maps ; 29 cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Humans and sustainability : an overview - Science, ecological principles, and sustainability - Sustaining biodiversity - Sustaining natural resources - Sustaining environmental quality - Sustaining human societies - Supplements - Glossary - Index.
Three principles of sustainability, solar energy, chemical cycling, and biodiversity, can guide us in making a shift to a more sustainable society. Five major subthemes - natural capital, natural capital degradation, solutions, trade-offs, and the fact that individuals matter - guide the way to sustainability. This book looks at these subthemes and builds on the knowledge you learn by providing core case studies.
9780538735346 (hdbk.) 0538735341 (hdbk.) 9780538494144 (looseleaf) 053849414X (looseleaf)
2010934031
Environmental sciences--Textbooks.
Human ecology--Textbooks.
Pollution--Textbooks.
Sustainable development--Textbooks.
GE 105.M547 2012
Living in the environment : principles, connections, and solutions / G. Tyler Miller, Jr., Scott E. Spoolman. - 17th ed. - Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole, c2012. - 1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. maps ; 29 cm.
Includes glossary and index.
Humans and sustainability : an overview - Science, ecological principles, and sustainability - Sustaining biodiversity - Sustaining natural resources - Sustaining environmental quality - Sustaining human societies - Supplements - Glossary - Index.
Three principles of sustainability, solar energy, chemical cycling, and biodiversity, can guide us in making a shift to a more sustainable society. Five major subthemes - natural capital, natural capital degradation, solutions, trade-offs, and the fact that individuals matter - guide the way to sustainability. This book looks at these subthemes and builds on the knowledge you learn by providing core case studies.
9780538735346 (hdbk.) 0538735341 (hdbk.) 9780538494144 (looseleaf) 053849414X (looseleaf)
2010934031
Environmental sciences--Textbooks.
Human ecology--Textbooks.
Pollution--Textbooks.
Sustainable development--Textbooks.
GE 105.M547 2012