Living in the Environment

The 20th Edition of Living in the Environment provides college students in higher education with an introductory textbook focused on evaluating environmental problems and potential solutions. Authors G. Miller and Scott Spoolman use sustainability as an integrating theme across the volume to contextualize ecological challenges and environmental management.

The authors structure coverage around scientific principles and modern resource practices. Readers examine sustainable agricultural techniques like no-till farming alongside advances in biotechnology such as CRISPR gene editing. The text also integrates biomimicry principles and applications to show how natural models inspire engineering designs. Integrated Core Case Studies allow students to apply core concepts directly to real-world environmental issues.

Visual learning is supported by illustrations from National Geographic that clarify environmental phenomena. Published by Cengage Learning in 2020, this 832-page textbook offers a structured academic foundation for college environmental science courses.