Basics of Environmental Science

by Michael Allaby

The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. In this second edition the scientific background to major environmental issues is clearly explained. These
* global warming
* genetically modified foods
* desertification
* acid rain
* deforestation
* human population growth
* depleting resources
* nuclear power generation
* descriptions of the 10 major biomes.
Special student text features include illustrations and explanatory diagrams, boxed case studies, concepts and definitions.

Paperback

First published November 7, 1996

About the author

John Michael Allaby was a British author and actor. He was the Aventis Junior prize-winner.

Reviews

[Connor Mac Andrew]

It was a really good book, I really appreciated the variety of case studies it pulls together! Gives the reader a run through from earth sciences all the way through to simple chemistry. It is not as in depth for college students studying the subject!

[coffee time]

3.5