Principles of Environmental Science
(häftad)av William P Cunningham
- Format:
- Häftad (paperback)
- Utgiven:
- 2008-11-01
- Språk:
- Engelska
(McGraw-Hill)
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William Cunningham is a professor of cell biology at the University of Minnesota. He received a B.S. degree in biology from Southwest Texas State College in 1959 and a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Texas in 1963. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at both the Wenner Gren Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and Purdue University. He holds memberships in many biological/educational societies and organizations and has received numerous honors and awards. Dr. Cunningham has devoted himself to education and teaching development at the undergraduate level in biology. He began his educational career in structural biology but for the last 10-15 years has concentrated on environmental science, teaching courses such as Social Uses of Biology; Garbage, Government, and the Globe; Environmental Ethics; and Conservation History. Within the past four years, he has received both of the two highest teaching honors that the University of Minnesota bestows -- The Distinguished Teaching Award and a $15,000 Amoco Alumni Award. This year he is serving as Faculty Mentor for younger faculty at the university, sharing the knowledge and teaching skills that he has gained during his distinguished career.
(McGraw-Hill)
Innehållsförteckning
Chapter 1: Understanding Our Environment
Chapter 2: Environmental Systems: Connections, Cycles, Flows, and Feedback Loops
Chapter 3: Species Populations, Interactions, and Communities
Chapter 4: Human Populations
Chapter 5: Biomes and Biodiversity
Chapter 6: Environmental Conservation: Forests, Grasslands, Parks, and Nature Preserves
Chapter 7: Food and Agriculture
Chapter 8: Environmental Health and Toxicology
Chapter 9: Air: Climate and Pollution
Chapter 10: Water: Resources and Pollution
Chapter 11: Environmental Geology and Earth Resources
Chapter 12: Energy
Chapter 13: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Chapter 14: Economics and Urbanization
Chapter 15: Environmental Policy and Sustainability
(McGraw-Hill)