Environmental Science

by G. Tyler Miller Jr., Scott Spoolman

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE inspires and equips students to make a difference for the world. Featuring sustainability as their central theme, authors Tyler Miller and Scott Spoolman emphasize natural capital, natural capital degradation, solutions, trade-offs, and the importance of individuals. As a result, students learn how nature works, how they interact with it, and how they can use various scientific principles based on how nature has sustained life on the earth for billions of years to live more sustainably. Engaging features like "Core Case Studies, and "Connections" boxes demonstrate the relevance of issues and encourage critical thinking. Updated with new learning tools, the latest content, and an enhanced art program, this highly flexible book allows instructors to vary the order of chapters and sections within chapters to meet the needs of their courses. Two new active learning features conclude each chapter. "Doing Environmental Science" offers project ideas based on chapter content that build critical thinking skills and integrate scientific method principles. "Global Environmental Watch" offers online learning activities through the Global Environment Watch website, helping students connect the book's concepts to current real-world issues.

Genres: School, Textbooks, Science

576 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

G. Tyler Miller Jr. has written or co-authored 60 editions of various textbooks for introductory courses in environmental science, basic ecology, energy, and environmental chemistry. Since 1975, Miller's books have been the most widely used textbooks for environmental science in the United States and throughout the world. Miller has a PhD from the University of Virginia and has received two honorary doctorate degrees for his contributions to environmental education. He taught college for 20 years and developed an innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate science program before deciding to write environmental science textbooks full time in 1975.

Reviews

[Sajid Ali]

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[Rowan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive guide on what environmental science is and its importance for the next century

[Tara Nixdorff]

I used this book for my Environmental Science college course.
Very helpful.

[Joseph · Rating 2 out of 5]

Miller and Spoolman's Environmental Science reads less as a textbook and more as environmentalist propaganda. A balanced approach would have been more appropriate.

[Andreas Kazelas · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book with lots of information that people need to know about the environmental problems