Environment: The Science behind the Stories 4th Edition by Jay H. Withgott and Scott R. Brennan offers a revolutionary new approach to environmental science. Integrated central case studies woven throughout each chapter, use real-life stories to give you a tangible and engaging framework around which to learn and understand the science behind environmental issues.
Science behind the story boxes highlight how scientists develop hypotheses, test predictions, and analyze and interpret data. These engaging profiles of current and classic research help students understand “how we know what we know” about environmental issues. Weighing the Issues questions encourage students to develop critical-thinking skills, grapple with ethical questions, and apply what they have learned as they go through each chapter.
Calculating Ecological Footprint activities allow students to quantify the environmental impacts of their own actions, and then scale these impacts up to the societal level. Interpreting Graphs and Data activities use real research examples to help students understand how to graph data and interpret graphs. Causes and Consequences features help students comprehend the causal connections relevant to important issues in environmental science.
Substantially expanded geology content (Chapter 2) has been added. Chapters 2 and 3 on ethics and policy have been moved to the end of Part I to provide a scientific context for students to better evaluate the social science discussions and apply their knowledge to the environmental issues and solutions that are explored in Part II.
EnvisionIt Photo Essays entice students with intriguing photos and help them visualize an environmental issue and consider potential solutions on topics such as deforestation and climate change. A full-page EnvisionIt photo essay is provided in each of the 17 Issues chapters (Chapters 8-24). Revised Case Studies 30% of the Case Studies in the book are completely new, including new cases on sustainable paper (Chapter 12) and the mining of tantalum for use in cell phones and other digital devices (Chapter 23).
All text descriptions and figures are updated with the most current data available, with clear citations of each source. Two integrated central case studies are newly added. Chapter 16’s examines the collapse of the North Atlantic cod fisheries, and Chapter 17’s investigates efforts to curb traffic congestion and air pollution in London.
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