Environment (Hardcover)

by Peter H. Raven (Author), Linda R. Berg (Author), David M. Hassenzahl (Author)
Key Phrases: environmental news, activity links, thinking about the environment, United States, North America, Environmental Investigations (more...)

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Product Description
A Journey into Environmental Science

Just as a Global Positioning System helps you steer your car through systems of roads and highways, Environment, 6th Edition helps you navigate the interconnected-environmental systems presented in your environmental science course. By taking you from general principles to specific applications, Environment, 6th Edition helps you direct your path to understanding today's interrelated issues in environmental science. Environment, 6th Edition effectively blends solid scientific content with many examples of problems and solutions empowering you to make informed and responsible choices as you progress on your journey.

On your journey with Environment, 6th Edition you will:
* Explore how the various aspects of the environment interact and connect, and thus how changes in one part of the environment can affect other parts.
* Reach your own informed decisions on the various perspectives of environmental issues affecting the world today.

Plus, a wealth of resources are available to you online including:
* WileyPLUS, a powerful online tool that provides you with an integrated suite of learning resources, including an online version of the text, in one easy-to-use website.
* New "Campus EnviroNews" which connect current environment issues to students' lives on campus.
* And additional information and resources, including real environmental news video footage from around the world and in your own geographic region and backyard.

From the Back Cover
Environment, Third Edition is for the Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Conservation, or Ecology and Mankind courses found in the biology, botany, zoology, geology, agriculture, geography, or environmental departments. This book was written to present today's students with the enormous environmental challenges facing our world in the hope that they will read, think, discuss, reach conclusions, and act on these issues. Environment, Third Edition is a serious science text with an appealing writing style that is accessible to students from all disciplines. Rather than preaching, it presents a balanced, solutions-oriented approach to environmental problems. It provides students with the information and critical thinking tools to reach their own conclusions. Environment is filled with many new and unique examples to support each subject as it is developed.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 672 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 6 edition (December 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470292660
• ISBN-13: 978-0470292662
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,287,860 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Environment by John Allif, May 21, 2004

By	Dr. Paulos Yohannes (Lawrenceville, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Environment, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

The thing that I like the most about this book is the way chemistry is incorporated into the sciences that relate to environment. It has all the basic chemistry skills required for one to be able to relate to environment at the introductory level.

The Appendix on Environmental Chemistry is very well presented. It has most of the concepts that one require in this course. It is written in short and to the point to avoid confusion, but with high clarity. That is what students appreciate. Students do not need to refer to other textbooks. The material includes all that a student need to understand the basic concepts of chemsitry as applied to environmental science.

The format is outstanding. It is best suited for students taking Environmental Science. It just delivers materials of basic interest with excellent problems and things to ponder sections. The illustrations are superb.

Students are often frustrated with voluminous information. They usually buy a book and are turned off and do not read it. They need concise and just the right stuff in it. This book has that quality. Students would love it and I am glad it is on the market.

It was a delight reading this study guide. Excellent job! It just does a good service to students.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Introduction to Environmental Science, March 17, 2007

By	Frederick S. Goethel "wildcatcreekbooks" (Central Valley, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Environment, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

I was asked to evaluate ths for the textbook selection committee at a local high school for possible use as the text book for an environmental science class next year. Since my degree is in Environmental Science, and I have done a lot of work with environmental education, I have read a large number of environmental science books and have seen the good, bad and worst of books on the market.

At first I just planned to skim the book, but after reading a few pages I decided to look at the book more closely, and I was impressed with what I saw. The book is well written in clear, easy to understand language, using a good amount of well done graphs, charts and photos. The layout, in addition, was good, making the book flow in an orderly manner.

The information in the book was excellent, and covered the entire range, as much as is possible in one book, of environmental science. The biology and chemistry were integrated nicely and flowed smoothly.

I have rated this book as four stars only because I feel the authors didn't cover the section on renewable energy as well as I would have liked. The book tended to move through the subject rather quickly, offering only a limited view of what can be done to eliminate the use of fossil fuels. In all other ways this book was superior to many I have read.

I would highly recommend this for an introduction course in college, and also think it would bean excellent choice for a text at the AP or regular high school level, provided the students had enough science background to be able to understand the science. I even believe that a motivated home schooled student could study from this book and do quite well in the subject. Overall, one of the best introductory text books I've had the pleasure of reading.

1.0 out of 5 stars How to get people to go green..., May 1, 2009

By	Kurtis Wichmann "Kurtislee" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Environment (Paperback)

Sell a book for $110. so only those with high disposable incomes can afford it. As long as the cost of being environmentally friendly is so high, (learning tools, cars, appliances, you name it), it'll never happen. Maybe that's the real purpose of this book. We are doomed to a slow and very warm end...