A USERS GUIDE FOR PLANET EARTH

ISBN: 9781516525300 Géneros: TQ Sinópsis: A User’s Guide for Planet Earth provides students with an exploration of the fundamental components of Earth39s environmental systems their interactions and the way society affects and is affected by alterations in climate ecosystems hydrology and various additional factors Concise and targeted the text distills essential environmental science concepts into an easytounderstand and highly digestible textbook The book begins by exploring several key background issues that lay the foundation for understanding the processes and drivers that control the behavior of the environment It then delves into the main environmental systems of ecosystems biogeochemical cycles water agriculture oceans human health energy and climate culminating in a discussion of the Earth system Students develop a fundamental understanding of how environmental processes are influenced by and can influence humans and broader society Journal articles are referenced at the end of each chapter to encourage further reading and research A User’s Guide for Planet Earth is written for introductory environmental science courses The clear concise style of the text helps students grasp critical concepts without any prerequisite requirementsDork Sahagian is an internationally recognized Earth and environmental scientist and shared Nobel Peace Prize winner He earned his PhD in geophysics from the University of Chicago and MS in geosciences at Rutgers after earning his BS in physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dr Sahagian served as executive director of The Global Analysis Integration and Modeling Task Force for the International Geosphere Biosphere Program at the Institute for the Study of Earth Oceans and Space at the University of New Hampshire before moving to Lehigh University to direct the Environmental Initiative as well as develop and teach the introductory course in environmental science Professor Sahagian’s areas of research