Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet [Hardcover]

Daniel B. Botkin (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 752 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 7th Edition edition (March 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470118555
• ISBN-13: 978-0470118559
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Environmental Science

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great textbook, November 1, 2009

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K. Sauceda "Env. Science" (US) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this book a few months ago, as a means of self studying for the AP Environmental Science exam. So far, this book has proved to be excellent in successfully learning the material, and emphasizes the everlasting dispute between science and values. I initially wanted to only take this test for some easy college credit; however, Environmental Science has now become a very interesting subject for me thanks to this amazing book. Through great pictures and maps, the reader can more thoroughly comprehend the material. I definately give this book 5 stars, as it is greatly written and has made me far more interested in the subject.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Science is awesome, October 7, 2008

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CTM "Studentessa" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

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I am using this book for a class in college and it is extremely informative so far (after reading about 6 of the chapters), has many ways to look at the information and issues surrounding it, and also maintains the central theme that is key in environmental science: the relationship between science and values.

I really like it and will be keeping the book instead of selling it off to someone else.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good overview of environmental science, August 27, 2001

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"robmac1" (Port Hadlock, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, 3rd Edition (Hardcover)

I took a class which used this textbook at the University of California, Santa Barbara, which was co-taught by one of the authors, Ed Keller. This is an introductory book that provides a decent overview of the problems we are currently facing in regard to the environment, what we can do to solve those problems, and other opportunities that our environment can give us.