Environmental Science (Περιβαλλοντική επιστήμη - έκδοση στα αγγλικά)

Environmental Science
Understanding Our Changing Earth

Author: American Geological Institute
ISBN: 9781428311701
Pages: 592
Format: 22 Χ 28
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2011


ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: UNDERSTANDING OUR CHANGING EARTH, offers a unique "Earth Systems" approach to teaching both Earth Science and Environmental Science. Earth system science provides a framework for developing a truly innovative environmental science curriculum. An interdisciplinary environmental science curriculum that emphasizes Earth systems helps students develop the underlying science and knowledge that forms the foundation for understanding and policy discussion. Moreover, the critical component of environmental science is the focus on how earth systems interact with human society. This subject uniquely ties the physical sciences with social sciences, constituting an opportunity to demonstrate the widest application of science to life. Within this context of human interaction is the need to address concepts of risk and cost-benefit. Students begin to understand the process of decision-making made by policy-makers when using earth system information.
Features
• EARTH SYSTEMS APPROACH: Shows the connectedness of the Earth systems to each other and particularly to humans.
• EVERYDAY EXAMPLES: The text is written with practical examples relevant to the life experiences and understanding of its high school audience.
• RICHLY ILLUSTRATED throughout with current and up-to-date images of what is happening in our environment today.
• Conversational style of writing that engages students.
• Clearly stated objectives at the beginning of each chapter.


Table of Contents

Part I: EARTH AND ITS ENVIRONMENTS.
1. Earth Systems.
2. Ecology.
3. Human Population.
4. Environmental Change.
Part II. LIVING AT EARTH SYSTEM INTERFACES.
5. Coasts.
6. Watersheds and Rivers.
7. Weather and Storms.
8. Urban Environments.
Part III. LIVING WITH A DYNAMIC EARTH.
9. Restless Earth.
10. Volcanoes.
11. Earthquakes.
12. Unstable Land.
Part IV. DEPENDING ON THE EARTH.
13. Water.
14. Using Earth's Soil.
15. Using Earth's Energy Resources.
16. Mining.
17. Can you see the future?