Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (January 30, 2018) © 2019

  • Jay H Withgott
  • Matthew Laposata Kennesaw State University
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For courses in introductory environmental science.

Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, 6th Edition by Jay Withgott and Matt Laposata, is the #1 book in the introductory environmental science market and known for its student-friendly narrative style, integration of real stories and case studies, and presentation of the latest science and research. The 6th edition features new opportunities to help students see connections between integrated case studies and the science in each chapter, and highlights sustainable solutions that have successfully helped address environmental problems.

Coverage of topical issues upholds the text’s hard-won reputation for currency, using the most recent data available and focusing on emerging issues. Updates include new features such as Success Stories that demonstrate positive solutions to address local, national, and global environmental problems. New Case Study Video Tours take students on a virtual tour of the locations featured in each chapter’s Central Case Study and can be assigned in Mastering Environmental Science.

The succinct and affordable 6th Edition is streamlined with updated coverage and carefully crafted to make the text readable, informative, and engaging.

  • 1. Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science
  • 2. Environmental Systems: Matter, Energy, and Ecosystems
  • 3. Evolution, Biodiversity, and Population Ecology
  • 4. Species Interactions and Community Ecology
  • 5. Economics, Policy, and Sustainable Development
  • 6. Human Population
  • 7. Soil, Agriculture, and the Future of Food
  • 8. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
  • 9. Forests, Forest Management, and Protected Areas
  • 10. Environmental Health and Toxicology
  • 11. Geology, Minerals, and Mining
  • 12. Fresh Water, Oceans, and Coasts
  • 13. Atmospheric Science, Air Quality, and Pollution Control
  • 14. Global Climate Change
  • 15. Nonrenewable Energy Sources, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation
  • 16. Renewable Energy Alternatives
  • 17. Managing Our Waste
  • 18. The Urban Environment: Creating Sustainable Cities
  • Epilogue: Sustainable Solutions
  • Appendix A: Answers to Data Analysis Questions
  • Appendix B: How to Interpret Graphs
  • Appendix C: Metric System
  • Appendix D: Periodic Table of the Elements
  • Appendix E: Geologic Time Scale Glossary Credits Index

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