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Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet

For more than two decades, Botkin has been active in the application of ecological science to environmental management.

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Updated and revised to include the latest research in the field, the new Sixth Edition of Environmental Science continues to present a balanced analytical and interdisciplinary approach to the field.

This approach equips readers with a solid scientific background in environmental science, so they can think through environmental issues and make their own decisions.

Five central themes are weaved throughout the book: Human Population Growth, Sustainability, A Global Perspective, An Urban World, and Science and Values..

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Authors: Daniel B. Botkin, Edward A. Keller

Publisher: Wiley

Date: Feb. 16, 2007

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