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Environmental Science: Creating a Sustainable Future

Environmental Science: Creating a Sustainable Future

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Author: Daniel D. Chiras
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 847464

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 6th
Pages: 725
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.9 x 1.1

ISBN: 0763713163
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.7
EAN: 9780763713164
ASIN: 0763713163

Publication Date: January 15, 2001
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Also Available In:

  • Paperback - Environmental Science: Creating a Sustainable Future
  • Paperback - Environmental Science: Creating a Sustainable Future: Instructor's Manual

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Environmental Science: Creating a Sustainable Future introduces students to the root causes of the environmental crisis and ideas for systems reform leading to sustainability. Its balanced, up-to- date coverage, combined with exciting new features and an integrated technology package fosters critical thinking about the key principles of environmental science and sustainability. The Sixth Edition provides expanded global coverage, in-depth case studies, and the latest statistics and scientific findings within the field. The focus on the root-level causes and sustainable solutions. Examines the interactions between humans, our social systems, and environmental damage across the globe, emphasizes need for fundamental changes in human systems, and shows how systems can be redesigned to be sustainable.


Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Techniques for critically analyzing opposing viewpoints   May 22, 2003
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Now in an updated sixth edition, Environmental Science: Creating A Sustainable Future is a solid, college-level educational text written to help students understand the causes of environmental crises and offer ideas for reforms that will bring about sustainable environmental systems. Techniques for critically analyzing opposing viewpoints, the latest statistics and environmental laws, and more fill the pages of this fascinating, informative and didactic resource which is further enhanced with the inclusion of a CD-ROM offering resources for instructors in creating balanced tests and effective presentations.

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