Scientific American Environmental Science for a Changing World
by Susan Karr, Anne Houtman, Jeneen Interlandi
4th Edition
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781319245627 |
| eText ISBN | 9781319363130 |
| Publisher | W.H. Freeman & Company |
| Publishing Year | 2021 |
| Edition | 4th Edition |
| Language | English |
Scientific American Environmental Science for a Changing World, 4th Edition, is a textbook that presents fundamental ecological processes and scientific principles. It guides readers through the foundations of scientific inquiry, information literacy, and sustainability to encourage critical thinking about environmental issues.
Core subject areas include ecological dynamics, biodiversity, and the environmental health effects of human populations. The text also examines resource governance, global water systems, climate change, and the differences between conventional fossil fuels and sustainable energy sources.
Designed primarily for college and university students taking introductory environmental science, the volume organizes its instruction into modular chapters styled after Scientific American articles accompanied by detailed infographics.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Environmental, Science, and Information Literacy
- • MODULE 1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND SUSTAINABILITY
- • LESSONS FROM A VANISHED SOCIETY
- • MODULE 1.2 THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE
- • FUNGAL ATTACKER THREATENS BATS
Chapter 2: Ecology
- • MODULE 2.1 ECOSYSTEMS AND NUTRIENT CYCLING
- • ENGINEERING EARTH
- • MODULE 2.2 POPULATION ECOLOGY
- • GRAY WOLVES RETURN TO YELLOWSTONE
- • MODULE 2.3 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
- • THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES: A COMMUNITY IN CRISIS
Chapter 3: Evolution and Biodiversity
- • MODULE 3.1 EVOLUTION AND EXTINCTION
- • A TROPICAL MURDER MYSTERY
- • MODULE 3.2 BIODIVERSITY
- • PALM OIL PLANTATIONS THREATEN TROPICAL FORESTS
- • ONLINE MODULE 3.3 PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY
- • A FOREST WITHOUT ELEPHANTS
Chapter 4: Human Populations and Environmental Health
- • MODULE 4.1 HUMAN POPULATION
- • THE KERALA MODEL
- • MODULE 4.2 URBANIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
- • CREATING GREEN CITIES
- • MODULE 4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND TOXICOLOGY
- • ERADICATING A PARASITIC NIGHTMARE
Chapter 5: Managing Resources: Environmental Economics and Policy
- • MODULE 5.1 ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AND CONSUMPTION
- • WALL TO WALL, CRADLE TO CRADLE
- • MODULE 5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
- • THE WORLD TACKLES OZONE DEPLETION
- • MODULE 5.3 MANAGING SOLID WASTE
- • MICROPLASTICS
Chapter 6: Water Resources
- • MODULE 6.1 FRESHWATER RESOURCES
- • WATER WARS
- • MODULE 6.2 WATER POLLUTION
- • SUFFOCATING THE GULF
- • ONLINE MODULE 6.3 MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
- • OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: THE “OTHER” CO2 PROBLEM
Chapter 7: Geological and Land Resources
- • MODULE 7.1 MINERAL RESOURCES
- • BALANCING GREEN TECHNOLOGY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
- • MODULE 7.2 FOREST RESOURCES
- • RETURNING TREES TO HAITI
- • ONLINE MODULE 7.3 GRASSLANDS
- • RESTORING THE RANGE
Chapter 8: Food Resources
- • MODULE 8.1 FEEDING THE WORLD
- • BANKING ON SEEDS
- • MODULE 8.2 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: RAISING CROPS
- • FARMING LIKE AN ECOSYSTEM
- • ONLINE MODULE 8.3 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: RAISING LIVESTOCK
- • CAN A SUSTAINABLE DIET INCLUDE MEAT?
- • ONLINE MODULE 8.4 FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
- • FISH IN A WAREHOUSE?
Chapter 9: Conventional Energy: Fossil Fuels
- • MODULE 9.1 COAL
- • BRINGING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
- • MODULE 9.2 OIL AND NATURAL GAS
- • THE BAKKEN OIL BOOM
Chapter 10: Air Quality and Climate Change
- • MODULE 10.1 AIR POLLUTION
- • THE YOUNGEST SCIENTISTS
- • MODULE 10.2 CLIMATE CHANGE
- • CLIMATE REFUGEES
Chapter 11: Alternatives to Fossil Fuels
- • MODULE 11.1 NUCLEAR POWER
- • THE FUTURE OF FUKUSHIMA
- • MODULE 11.2 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: STATIONARY SOURCES
- • MOVING TOWARD A RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE
- • ONLINE MODULE 11.3 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: MOBILE SOURCES
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