Environment

by David M. Hassenzahl, Mary Catherine Hager, Nancy Y. Gift

Environment, Tenth Edition helps students understand the connection between the core concepts of the Environmental Science and their daily lives. The 10th edition enhanced e-text features a rich, interactive collection of current case studies and in-text examples, which provides students with the tools to understand, apply, and think critically about environmental science. It also provides instructors with powerful tools to assess individual students progresses well as the class as a whole.

Genres: Science, Environment, School

576 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 15, 1993

About the author

David M. Hassenzahl is founding Dean of the School of Sustainability and the Environment at Chatham University. He is an internationally recognized scholar of sustainability and risk analysis, and has spent more than two decades addressing subjects as diverse as climate change, energy, toxic chemicals, and public health.

His research focuses on incorporating scientific information and expertise into public decisions, with particular emphasis on the management, interpretation, and communication of uncertainty.

Among his many publications are Should We Risk It, co-authored with Daniel M. Kammen, and Environment, with Peter Raven and Linda Berg. He holds a B.A. in Environmental Science and Paleontology from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy from Princeton University.

Dr. Hassenzahl’s efforts in climate change education have been supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and recognition for his educational work includes the Society for Risk Analysis Outstanding Educator Award and the UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award.

He is a Senior Fellow of the National Council for Science and the Environment, and a founding member of the Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences. From 2000 – 2010, Dr. Hassenzahl was Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Chair in the Department Environmental Studies Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Prior to his academic career, Dr. Hassenzahl worked in the private sector as an environmental manager at a pulp and paper mill, and in the public sector as an inspector for the (San Francisco) Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

- http://www.falk.chatham.edu/programs/...

Reviews

[Liliana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to read this for my environmental and sustainability class and it was very helpful!

[Ike Sharpless · Rating 4 out of 5]

I use this textbook for my intro to environmental studies class - it does an excellent job providing a blend of basic science, environmental law, and public policy. It's too expensive, but what are you gonna do...

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a textbook. It's a great non-partisan contemporary review of the state of physical ecology, and the effects man's modern lifestyle has had on the earth.

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

The worst part about this textbook (other than the utterly depressing content but that's okay) is the formatting and how all the headers look the same, which makes it really hard to take notes on. Of course, I think that's just a personal problem.
What sucks the most about the class I had to get this book for was I read the whole textbook and the prof doesn't even make us use it. Ugh.