Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to environmental science -- Environmental economics and environmental policy -- Environmental systems -- Evolution, biodiversity, and population ecology -- Species interactions and community ecology -- Human population -- Soil and agriculture and future food -- Biodiversity and conservation biology -- Cities, forests, and parks -- Management -- Environmental health and toxicology -- Geology minerals and mining -- Fresh water, oceans, and coasts -- Atmospheric science and pollution -- Global climate change -- Nonrenewable energy sources, their impacts, and energy conservation -- Renewable energy alternatives -- Waste management.