TY  - BOOK
AU  - Withgott, Jay
AU  - Grant P Wiggins
AU  - Marylin Lisowski
AU  - Judy Scotchmoor
AU  - Anastasia Thanukos
TI  - Pearson environmental science: your world, your turn
SN  - 9780133724752
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Boston, Mass
PB  - Pearson
KW  - Environmental sciences -- Textbooks
KW  - Environmental sciences -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
KW  - Environmental sciences
N1  - Student edition contents: Unit case studies. 1. A watery balancing act --
2. Invasion from Earth --
3. Love Canal : poisoned promises --
4. When is clean ... clean enough? --
5. Dealing with waste --
Unit 1. Introduction --
1. An introduction to environmental science --
2. Economics and environmental policy --
3. Earth's environmental systems --
Unit 2. Ecology --
4. Population ecology --
5. Evolution and community ecology --
6. Biomes and aquatic ecosystems --
7. Biodiversity and conservation --
Unit 3. Humans and the environment --
8. Human population --
9. Environmental health --
10. Urbanization --
Unit 4. Earth's resources --
11. Forestry and resource management --
12. Soil and agriculture --
13. Mineral resources and mining --
14. Water resources --
15. The atmosphere --
Unit 5. Toward a sustainable future --
16. Global climate change --
17. Nonrenewable energy --
18. Renewable energy alternatives --
19. Waste management --
Environmental action projects : it's your world --
Appendices and references. Skills handbook --
Appendix A : World map --
Appendix B : United States map --
Appendix C : Metric system --
Appendix D : Periodic table --
English/Spanish glossary
N2  - 
"Your World, Your Turn" is not just a subtitle, it's a philosophy. Jay Withgott wants students to feel empowered, to feel that their actions can make a difference -- from measuring their own ecological footprint to understanding the impact of society upon the environment. - Back cover
ER  -