Taught by Professor SivasubramaniamCornell University IMPORTANT: Please use your student email address (if you have one) when completing the checkout process. Overview Environmental Science, by Robert Kaufmann and Cutler Cleveland, is the world's first introductory textbook that is entirely online. Environmental Science provides thorough coverage of the key topics in environmental science, and integrates ecology, economics and policy using energy and material flows and a systems perspective. The science underlying sustainability is simply told through examples of cutting-edge content and real-world applications. Environmental Science takes advantage of the latest technologies to transcend the traditional textbook to create engaging, interactive content that utilizes video, electronic highlighting, social networking, image galleries, powerful customization tools, and other features that only the Web can provide. As you explore this text, you will also be able to take advantage of the distinctive learning tools in each chapter: Student Learning Outcomes Policy in Action Examples Case Studies Key Concepts Review Questions Web-Based, Device Agnostic Highlighting and Annotations Online Glossary integrated into Text Table of Contents For InstructorsChapter 1: Environment and Society: A Sustainable Partnership?Chapter 2: Energy and MatterChapter 3: Systems: Why Are Environmental Problems so Difficult to Solve?Chapter 4: The Physical Systems of Planet EarthChapter 5: The Flow of Energy in Biological SystemsChapter 6: The Flow of Matter in the EnvironmentChapter 7: BiomesChapter 8: SuccessionChapter 9: Carrying CapacityChapter 10: An Ecological View of the EconomyChapter 11: The Driving Forces of Environmental ChangeChapter 12: BiodiversityChapter 13: Global Climate ChangeChapter 14: A Reduction in Atmospheric OzoneChapter 15: SoilChapter 16: AgricultureChapter 17: ForestsChapter 18: Water ResourcesChapter 19: Air PollutionChapter 20: Fossil FuelsChapter 21: Nuclear PowerChapter 22: Renewable Energy and Energy EfficiencyChapter 23: Materials, Society, and the EnvironmentChapter 24: A Sustainable Future About the Authors Cutler Cleveland and Robert Kaufmann bring the breadth and depth of their research and teaching experiences to the study of environmental science. Visit the Instructors sample chapter to learn more about the authors.
