Environmental Science Course Sequence
Environmental Science Course Sequence
Chapter 1 | THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY |
1.1 What Are Some Key Factors of Sustainability? | |
1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting Earth? | |
1.3 What Causes Environmental Problems and Why Do They Persist? | |
1.4 What Is an Environmentally Sustainable Society? | |
Chapter 2 | Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems |
2.1 What Do Scientists Do? | |
2.2 What Is Matter? | |
2.3 What Is Energy? | |
2.4 What Are Systems? | |
Chapter 3 | Ecosystem Dynamics |
3.1 What Are Earth's Major Spheres, and How Do They Support Life? | |
3.2 What Are the Major Ecosystem Components? | |
3.3 What Happens to Energy in an Ecosystem? | |
3.4 What Happens to Matter in an Ecosystem? | |
3.5 How Do Scientists Study Ecosystems? | |
Chapter 4 | Biodiversity and Evolution |
4.1 What Is Biodiversity and Why Is It Important? | |
4.2 What Roles Do Species Play in Ecosystems? | |
4.3 How Does Life on Earth Change Over Time? | |
4.4 What Factors Affect Biodiversity? | |
Chapter 5 | Species Interactions, Ecological Succession, and Population Control |
5.1 How Do Species Interact? | |
5.2 How Do Ecosystems Respond to Changing Conditions? | |
5.3 What Limits the Growth of Populations? | |
Chapter 6 | Ecosystems and Climate |
6.1 What Factors Influence Climate? | |
6.2 What Are the Major Types of Terrestrial Ecosystems? | |
6.3 What Are the Major Types of Marine Ecosystems? | |
6.4 What Are the Major Types of Freshwater Systems? | |
Chapter 7 | Saving Species and Ecosystem Services |
7.1 What Causes Extinction and What Are Its Impacts? | |
7.2 What Role Do Humans Play in the Loss of Species and Ecosystem Services? | |
7.3 How Can We Sustain Wild Species and Ecosystem Services? | |
Chapter 8 | Sustaining Biodiversity: An Ecosystem Approach |
8.1 How Can Forests Be Better Managed? | |
8.2 How Can Grasslands Be Better Managed? | |
8.3 How Can Protected Lands Be Better Managed? | |
8.4 How Does the Ecosystem Approach Help Protect Terrestrial Biodiversity? | |
8.5 How Does the Ecosystem Approach Help Protect Aquatic Biodiversity? | |
Chapter 9 | Food, Soil, and Pest Management |
9.1 What Is Food Security? | |
9.2 How Is Food Produced? | |
9.3 How Are Environmental Issues and Food Production Connected? | |
9.4 How Can Society Manage Agricultural Pests More Sustainably? | |
9.5 What Are Sustainable Solutions to Food Production? | |
Chapter 10 | Water Resources and Water Pollution |
10.1 Why Is Fresh Water in Short Supply? | |
10.2 How Can People Increase Freshwater Supplies? | |
10.3 How Can People Use Fresh Water More Sustainably? | |
10.4 How Can People Reduce Water Pollution? | |
Chapter 11 | Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources |
11.1 How Do Geological Processes Relate to Society and the Environment? | |
11.2 What Are Earth’s Mineral Resources and How Long Might Reserves Last? | |
11.3 What Are the Effects of Using Mineral Resources? | |
11.4 How Can Society Use Mineral Resources More Sustainably? | |
Chapter 12 | Nonrenewable Energy Resources |
12.1 What Is Net Energy and Why Is It Important? | |
12.2 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Fossil Fuels? | |
12.3 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Nuclear Power? | |
Chapter 13 | Renewable Energy Resources |
13.1 Why Is Energy Efficiency an Important Energy Resource? | |
13.2 What Are Sources of Renewable Energy? | |
13.3 How Can Society Transition to a More Sustainable Energy Future? | |
Chapter 14 | Human Population and Urbanization |
14.1 How Many People Can Earth Support? | |
14.2 What Factors Influence the Size of the Human Population? | |
14.3 What Are the Effects of Urbanization on the Environment? | |
14.4 How Can Cities Become More Sustainable? | |
Chapter 15 | Environmental Hazards and Human Health |
15.1 What Are the Major Types of Health Hazards? | |
15.2 How Do Biological Hazards Threaten Human Health? | |
15.3 How Do Chemical Hazards Threaten Human Health? | |
15.4 How Can People Evaluate Risks from Chemical Hazards? | |
15.5 How Do People Perceive and Avoid Risks? | |
Chapter 16 | Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion |
16.1 What Are the Major Air Pollution Problems? | |
16.2 What Are the Effects of Climate Change? | |
16.3 How Can People Slow Climate Change? | |
16.4 How Can People Reverse Ozone Depletion? | |
Chapter 17 | Solid and Hazardous Waste |
17.1 What Are Problems Related to Solid and Hazardous Waste? | |
17.2 How Should Society Deal with Solid Waste? | |
17.3 How Should Society Deal with Hazardous Waste? | |
17.4 How Can Society Transition to a Low-Waste Economy? | |
Chapter 18 | Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews |
18.1 How Are Economic Systems Related to the Biosphere? | |
18.2 How Can People Use Economic Tools to Address Environmental Problems? | |
18.3 How Can Society Enact More Just Environmental Policies? | |
18.4 How Can Society Live More Sustainably? |