Environmental Science

Building on the success of prior editions, the new Seventh Edition of award-winning Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet continues to provide a balanced analytical and interdisciplinary approach, and a solid scientific background in environmental science for the student. The text weaves six central themes throughout the book: Human Population Growth, Sustainability, A Global Perspective, An Urban World, People and Nature, and Science and Values. Rather than explaining how environmental problems should be solved, the authors encourage students to think for themselves.

• Scientific method is presented early to give students the foundation they need to understand topics presented throughout the book.
• Chapter-opening Case Studies give students interesting, relevant examples of issues and topics.
• Objectivity of Presentation. In a discipline full of controversy and policy, it is critical that the text present the content in a non-biased, objective manner.  In addition to the clearly objective content presentation, the text also offers additional tools to help students think for themselves.  
• Critical Thinking Issues within each chapter present students with alternate views of an important environmental issue and ask them to decide for themselves.
• Environmental Debates Online will be found on the BCS and will provide information from all   sides of a controversial environmental issue offering a collection of links and summaries of primary sources and posing questions to students. 
• Six Themes of Environmental Science. Six central themes integrated throughout the text help unify the concepts: Human Population Growth, Sustainability, A Global Perspective, An Urban World, People and Nature, Science and Values.  These themes are highlighted in the Closer Look boxes and are brought together with Reexamining Themes sections at the end of each chapter to help the student to further understand how the material they have just studied is connected to each one of the book’s six themes.

New to This Edition:

• Updated and revised to include the latest research in the field. Over 30% of the chapter opening cases have been updated to include the most current examples of science in the environment.
• Former Chapter 26 Ozone Depletion, is combined with Chapter 24 Air Pollution.
• Revised chapters include Global Warming, Fossil Fuels and the Environment and Alternative Energy and the Environment
• New videos and lecture launcher PowerPoints for selected chapters.  Easily incorporate Lecture Launcher Videos with Clicker Questions into any presentation. Additionally, students can access the videos within WileyPLUS, providing students with a sense of place and a better understanding of key concepts in Environmental Science

Student Companion Site

The Student Companion Site gives students access to the rich tools and resources available for this text. Students can easily navigate the new BCS template that allows them to go quickly to the chapter they are studying and access all of the content features such as: Online Quizzing, Web Links, Virtual Field Trips, Environmental Science Debates, Regional Essays, Glossary and Flashcards, and Interactive Map of the World.

WileyPLUS

WileyPLUS is an integrated suite of resources containing an online version of the textbook and other interactive learning resources, immediate feedback on your homework assignments, a gradebook to track your progress and performance, and more.

Instructor Companion Site

The Instructor Companion Site gives instructors access to the rich tools and resources available for this text. Instructors can easily navigate the new BCS template that allows them to go quickly to the chapter they are teaching and access all of the content features such as: Online Quizzing, Web Links, Virtual Field Trips, Environmental Science Debates, Regional Essays, Glossary and Flashcards, and Interactive Map of the World. Instructor resources that accompany the text that are available online include the Instructor’s Manual, Test Bank, Art from the Text, Advanced Placement® for Environmental Science Guide, and an online instructor’s manual for the AP® course.

WileyPLUS

WileyPLUS is an integrated suite of resources including the full online version of the textbook, plus easy-to-use homework management tools, interactive presentation resources, and a range of practice and study activities--with instant feedback--for your students. Organized around the essential activities you perform in class, WileyPLUS helps you:

• Prepare and Present - Create class presentations using a wealth of Wiley-provided resources, including an online version of the textbook, PowerPoint slides, animations, and more -- making your preparation time more efficient. You may easily adapt, customize, and add to this content to meet the needs of your course.
• Create Assignments - Automate the assigning and grading of homework or quizzes by using Wiley-provided question banks or by writing your own. Student results will be automatically graded and recorded in your gradebook. WileyPLUS can link homework problems to the relevant section of the online text, providing students with context-sensitive help.
• Track Student Progress - Keep track of your students' progress via an instructor's gradebook, which allows you to analyze individual and overall class results to determine student progress and level of understanding.
• Administer Your Course - Wiley PLUS can easily be integrated with other course management systems, gradebooks, or other resources you are using in your class, providing you with the flexibility to build your course in your own way.

Transparencies

Full-color traditional acetate transparencies of illustrations from the text are available for professors. Included are 100 images from the text, with large, boldface labels to aid instruc-tors with classroom presentations.