Preface

Environment and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Ecosystems: What They Are and How They Work?

Biodiversity and Evolution

Species Interactions, Ecological Succession, and Population Control

Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Ecosystem Diversity

Biodiversity Conservation: Targeting Species Protection

Biodiversity Conservation: Targeting Ecosystem Protection

Food Production and the Environment

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Non-Renewable Mineral Resources

Energy Resources

Environmental Risks and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Layer Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics, Environmental Policy, and Environmental Worldviews

Glossary

Index