Chapter 1. Introduction: Sustainability, Stewardship, and Sound Science.

Chapter 2. Ecosystems: Units of Sustainability.

              

Chapter 3. Ecosystems: How They Work.

               

Chapter 4. Ecosystems: Population and Succession.

Chapter 5. Ecosystems and Evolutionary Change.

               

Chapter 6. The Human Population: Demographics.

               

Chapter 7. Addressing the Population Problem.

Chapter 8. Soil and the Soil Ecosystem.

               

Chapter 9. Water: Hydrologic Cycle and Human Use.

               

Chapter 10. The Production and Distribution of Food.

               

Chapter 11. Wild Species: Biodiversity and Protection.

               

Chapter 12. Ecosystems as Resources.

Chapter 13. Energy from Fossil Fuels.

               

Chapter 14. Nuclear Energy: Promise and Problems.

               

Chapter 15. Renewable Energy.

Chapter 16. Pests and Pest Control.

               

Chapter 17. Water: Pollution and Prevention.

               

Chapter 18. Municipal Solid Waste: Disposal and Recovery.

               

Chapter 19. Hazardous Chemicals: Pollution and Prevention.

               

Chapter 20.The Atmosphere: Climate, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion.

               

Chapter 21. Atmospheric Pollution.

Chapter 22. Economics, Public Policy, and the Environment.   

Lecture notes compiled from course textbook and resources materials for

classroom use by:

INSTRUCTOR: DOLORES GENDE

Software: Environmental Science 7e. Presentation Manager 3.0

TEXTBOOK: Environmental Science

   The Way the World Works, 7/e, Prentice Hall

Bernard J. Nebel & Richard T. Wright