Environment and You, The, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (January 31, 2018) © 2019

  • Norm Christensen Duke University
  • Lissa Leege Georgia Southern University
  • Justin St. Juliana Cornell University
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For Introductory Environmental Science Courses (Non-Majors).

The Environment and You, 3rd Edition, by Norm Christensen, Lissa Leege, and new co-author Justin St. Juliana, gives today’s generation of students reason to be hopeful about environmental challenges. The authors draw on their pedagogical expertise and classroom experience to help students establish a reliable foundation in science.

The unbiased approach of the text equips students with important analytical and quantitative reasoning skills, including how to ask questions to seek information required to develop informed opinions. The authors strive to inspire students, by connecting the course to choices they can make as citizens and demonstrating the role science can play in influencing personal, community, and global environmental issues.

With the 3rd Edition, new features include You Decide which presents complex environmental issues and invites students to take a position and consider the results of their position. New Misconceptions address common student misunderstandings related to matters of scientific fact and tackle them head on.

  • 1. Environment, Sustainability, and Science
  • 2. Environmental Ethics, Economics, and Policy
  • 3. The Physical Science of the Environment
  • 4. Organism and Population Ecology and Evolution
  • 5. Human Population Growth
  • 6. Communities and Ecosystems
  • 7. The Geography of Life
  • 8. Biodiversity Conservation
  • 9. Climate Change and Global Warming
  • 10. Air Quality
  • 11. Water
  • 12. Agriculture and the Ecology of Food
  • 13. Forest Resources
  • 14. Nonrenewable Energy and Electricity
  • 15. Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation
  • 16. Urban Ecosystems
  • 17. Waste Management
  • 18. The Environment and Human Health
  • 19. The Environment and You
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