About the Authors |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Environment, Sustainability, and Science |
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1.1 Environment and Sustainability |
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Defining Sustainable Actions |
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Planet, People, and Profit: The Triple Bottom Line |
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Ecosystem Function and Integrity |
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1.3 Principles of Ecosystem Function |
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Conservation of Matter and Energy |
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Maintaining Balance and Integration |
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1.5 Uncertainty, Science, and Systems Thinking |
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Reducing Uncertainty with Science |
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Focus On Science: Ways of Knowing |
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1.6 Sustainable Development, The Environment, and You |
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Sustainable Development Goals |
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Challenges to Sustainable Development |
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Agents Of Change: Earth Rebirth |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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2 Environmental Ethics, Economics, and Policy |
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2.1 Changing Views of Humans and Nature |
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The Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution |
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Living in the Modern World: Conservation vs. Preservation |
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Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice |
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2.3 The Environment and the Marketplace |
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Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services |
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Focus On Science: Calculating Ecological Value |
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Measuring the Wealth of Nations |
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2.5 Environmental Policy: Deciding and Acting |
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Policy Decision Framework |
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2.6 U.S. Environmental Law and Policy |
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The Constitution and Environmental Policy |
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2.7 International Environmental Law and Policy |
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International Institutions |
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Seeing Solutions: The Global Environmental Facility and the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor |
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Agents Of Change: Reducing Plastic Waste at the University of Puerto Rico |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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3 The Physical Science of the Environment |
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Searching for Life Elsewhere |
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3.1 Chemistry of the Environment |
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Molecules and Ionic Compounds |
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3.2 The Organic Chemistry of Life |
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3.3 Energy and the Environment |
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The Core, Mantle, and Crust |
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Building and Moving Continents |
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3.5 Element Cycles in Earth's Ecosystems |
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3.7 Earth's Energy Budget, Weather, and Climate |
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Depicting Earth's Climate |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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4 Organism and Population Ecology and Evolution |
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Genetic Change and Population Growth-Fact and Fiction |
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4.1 The Cell-The Fundamental Unit of Life |
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Energy Transformations and the Cell |
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4.2 DNA Is the Key to the Diversity of Life |
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4.3 The Growth of Populations |
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Birth, Death, and Migration |
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Exponential Population Growth: A Case Study |
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Survivorship and Fertility |
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4.4 Limits on Population Growth |
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Environmental Resistance Limits Growth |
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Alternative Patterns of Population Growth |
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Focus On Science: The Myth of Lemming Suicide Other Limits on Population Growth Habitat and Ecological Niche |
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4.5 Evolution and Natural Selection |
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Natural Selection Works on Inherited Variations |
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Evolution Is Genetic Change |
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4.6 The Evolution of Species |
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Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms |
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4.7 The Hierarchy of Life |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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5 Human Population Growth |
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Human Population Growth-By the Numbers |
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5.1 The History of Human Population Growth |
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Seeing Solutions: Demography Is Not Destiny |
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Demographic Transition Model |
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5.2 Global Variation in Human Population Growth |
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5.3 Predicting Human Population Growth |
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Population Growth Forecasts |
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Focus On Science: Forecasting Future Population Trends and Their Uncertainties |
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5.4 Managing Population Growth |
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Development and Population |
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Two Approaches to Population Growth |
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Seeing Solutions: Women Deliver |
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5.5 Resource Use and Population Sustainability |
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Sustainability vs. Carrying Capacity |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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6 Communities and Ecosystems |
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The Straight Poop on Dung Beetles |
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6.1 Competition for Shared Resources |
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Interspecific Competition |
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Exploitation and Interference |
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6.2 Herbivory, Predation, and Parasitism |
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6.3 Mutualism and Commensalism |
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Mutualisms and Commensalisms |
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6.4 The Flow of Energy in Ecological Communities |
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Energy and Biomass Pyramids |
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Food Web and Species Diversity |
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Focus On Science: The Little Things Do Matter |
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6.5 The Carbon Cycle and Ecosystem Productivity |
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Aquatic and Marine Carbon |
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6.6 Disturbance and Community Change |
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The Importance of Place and Time |
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Agents Of Change: Vermicomposting at Michigan State University |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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7 The Geography of Life |
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Exploring Life's Diversity and Geography |
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7.1 The Geography of Terrestrial Biomes |
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Characteristics of Terrestrial Biomes |
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Temperate Deciduous Forest |
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Temperate Evergreen Forest |
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7.6 Mountains and Coastlines |
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Focus On Science: Shifting Biomes |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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8 Biodiversity Conservation |
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8.1 What Is Biodiversity? |
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8.2 Why Biodiversity Matters |
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Ecosystem Functions and Services |
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8.3 Global Patterns of Biodiversity |
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8.4 Differences in Biodiversity Among Communities |
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Local Immigration and Extinction Rates |
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8.5 Threats to Biodiversity |
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Habitat Loss and Degradation |
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Non-Native Invasive Species |
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Altered Patterns of Disturbance |
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8.6 Strategies for Conserving Biodiversity |
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Preserves and Protected Areas |
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Focus On Science: Conservation Corridors |
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Managing Populations of Individual Species |
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8.7 U.S. Policies for Conserving Biodiversity |
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National Parks and Wilderness Areas |
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Legislation to Protect Species |
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Conservation on Private Land |
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8.8 International Policies for Conserving Biodiversity |
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Endangered Species Trade and Harvest |
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Economic Incentives for Conservation |
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Seeing Solutions: Keeping Things Connected |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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9 Climate Change and Global Warming |
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9.1 Long-Term Climate Patterns |
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The Pleistocene-The Last 2 Million Years |
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Holocene-The Last 10,000 Years |
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9.2 Measuring Global Temperature |
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Measuring Recent Climate Change |
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Causes of Natural Climate Variation |
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9.3 Causes of Global Warming |
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Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
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9.4 Consequences of Global Warming |
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Melting Glaciers and Ice Sheets |
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Changing Populations and Ecosystems |
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9.5 Forecasting Global Warming |
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Computer Simulation of Global Warming |
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9.6 Mitigating Global Warming |
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Efficiency and Conservation |
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9.7 Adapting to Global Warming |
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Committed Warming, Inevitable Change |
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Focus On Science: Adapting to Rising Seas |
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9.8 Mitigation and Adaptation Policies |
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International Global Change Policy |
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Seeing Solutions: A State of Change |
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Agents Of Change: Human Power Brings Energy to the Power Pad |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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10 Air Quality |
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10.1 Air Quality and Air Pollution |
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Dispersion and Deposition of Air Pollution |
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10.2 Pollution in the Stratosphere |
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Stratospheric Ozone Destruction |
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Focus On Science: Laboratory Science Predicts Global Effects |
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10.3 Pollution in the Troposphere |
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10.4 Indoor Air Pollution |
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Seeing Solutions: Taking the Fire out of Cooking |
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10.5 Air Pollution Policy and Law |
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International Air Pollution Policy |
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Agents Of Change: Resisting a Waste Incinerator in Baltimore |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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11 Water |
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336 | (2) |
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The Hydrologic Cycle and Earth's Water Budget |
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The Geography of the Hydrologic Cycle |
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Providing Essential Ecosystem Services |
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Where Is Earth's Fresh Water? |
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Characteristics of Groundwater |
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Effects of Water Pollution on Ecosystems |
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Focus On Science: Measuring an Ocean of Plastic |
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11.5 Water Management and Conservation |
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Seeing Solutions: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation-50 Years of a Private-Public Partnership |
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11.6 Wastewater Treatment |
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Municipal Wastewater Treatment |
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On-Site Wastewater Treatment |
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Water Efficiency and Conservation |
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11.8 Water Conservation Policy and Law |
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Water Use in the United States |
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Water Quality in the United States |
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369 | (1) |
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Agents Of Change: Water Conservation Competition |
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370 | (2) |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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12 Agriculture and the Ecology of Food |
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Farming for the Future: Contrasting Approaches |
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12.1 Origins and History of Agriculture |
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Why Did Agriculture Begin? |
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How Did Agriculture Begin? |
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And Then What? Agricultural History |
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Energetics of Agroecosystems |
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Cycling of Nitrogen and Phosphorus |
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12.3 The Growth of Crop Plants |
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Plant Growth and Reproduction |
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What Grows Where and Why? |
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12.4 Managing Soil Resources |
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Soil Origins and Structure |
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12.5 Water and Agriculture |
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Conserving Water in Agroecosystems |
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12.6 Livestock in Agroecosystems |
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12.7 Managing Genetic Resources |
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Genetic Diversity and the Stability of Agroecosystems |
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Genetically Modified Organisms |
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12.8 Managing Competitors and Pests |
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403 | (4) |
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Agroecosystem Management of Pests |
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12.9 The Ecology of Eating |
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Seeing Solutions: Urban Farming |
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12.10 Food for the Future |
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412 | (6) |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (11) |
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Agents Of Change: STOGROW: A Student-Run Campus Farm at St. Olaf College |
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416 | (2) |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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418 | (2) |
13 Forest Resources |
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The Tragedy of Forest Loss in Haiti |
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422 | (2) |
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13.1 The Values of Forests |
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424 | (1) |
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425 | (3) |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (4) |
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The Life History of a Tree |
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429 | (1) |
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The Life History of a Forest Stand |
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430 | (1) |
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The Life History of a Forested Landscape |
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431 | (2) |
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Focus On Science: CO2 and the Growth of Forest Stands |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (5) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (2) |
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How Can Deforestation Be Halted? |
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436 | (2) |
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Seeing Solutions: Restoring Forests and Community Well-Being in Haiti |
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437 | (1) |
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438 | (2) |
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438 | (2) |
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13.5 Defining Sustainable Forest Management |
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440 | (4) |
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440 | (1) |
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441 | (1) |
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442 | (1) |
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442 | (1) |
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Criteria for Sustainable Forest Management |
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443 | (1) |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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444 | (2) |
14 Nonrenewable Energy and Electricity |
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446 | (30) |
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The History of an Oil Field |
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448 | (2) |
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450 | (3) |
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450 | (2) |
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The Economics of Energy Resources |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (4) |
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453 | (2) |
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455 | (2) |
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457 | (7) |
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457 | (2) |
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459 | (1) |
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Oil, Natural Gas, and the Environment |
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461 | (3) |
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Focus On Science: Let It Snow |
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463 | (1) |
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464 | (4) |
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464 | (2) |
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Nuclear Power and the Environment |
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466 | (2) |
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14.5 Electric Power-Generation, Distribution, and Use |
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468 | (6) |
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468 | (1) |
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469 | (1) |
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Transmission of Electricity |
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469 | (2) |
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Seeing Solutions: A Smart Grid |
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470 | (1) |
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471 | (9) |
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Agents Of Change: An Advocate for Appalachia |
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472 | (2) |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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474 | (2) |
15 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation |
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476 | (36) |
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Human Energy Consumption Through the Ages |
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478 | (2) |
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15.1 Renewable Energy Overview |
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480 | (3) |
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The Transition to Renewable Energy |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (2) |
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483 | (3) |
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483 | (2) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages |
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485 | (1) |
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486 | (4) |
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486 | (1) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages |
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487 | (2) |
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489 | (1) |
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490 | (3) |
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490 | (2) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages |
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492 | (1) |
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493 | (4) |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (2) |
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496 | (1) |
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497 | (2) |
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497 | (1) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages |
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498 | (1) |
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499 | (2) |
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499 | (1) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages |
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500 | (1) |
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Future Geothermal Energy Use |
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500 | (1) |
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15.8 Energy Conservation and Efficiency |
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501 | (4) |
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Defining Energy Conservation |
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501 | (1) |
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More Efficient Lighting and Appliances |
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502 | (1) |
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502 | (3) |
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Focus On Science: Are Electric Vehicles Really Better? |
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504 | (1) |
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15.9 Sustainable Energy Policy |
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505 | (5) |
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Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Energy |
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505 | (1) |
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506 | (10) |
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Seeing Solutions: Leapfrogging to Renewables |
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507 | (1) |
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Agents Of Change: Biodiesel Project at Loyola University Chicago |
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508 | (2) |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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510 | (2) |
16 Urban Ecosystems |
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512 | (40) |
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Portland, Oregon: Sustainable by Choice |
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514 | (2) |
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516 | (3) |
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516 | (1) |
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Development of Modern Cities |
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517 | (1) |
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517 | (2) |
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519 | (5) |
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Defining Urban Ecosystems |
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519 | (3) |
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522 | (1) |
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523 | (1) |
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524 | (4) |
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Urban Population Distribution |
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524 | (2) |
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526 | (1) |
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526 | (1) |
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Urban Slums: Informal Settlements |
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527 | (1) |
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528 | (5) |
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528 | (1) |
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529 | (1) |
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530 | (3) |
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Seeing Solutions: Atlanta's Beltline: Abandoned Railway to Transformative Park Network |
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532 | (1) |
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16.5 The Built Environment: Sustainable Building |
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533 | (4) |
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533 | (2) |
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Rating Systems for Sustainable Building |
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535 | (2) |
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Seeing Solutions: Greening the Empire State Building |
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536 | (1) |
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16.6 Urban Transportation |
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537 | (3) |
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The Challenges of Urban Transportation |
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537 | (1) |
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Balancing Transportation Options |
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538 | (1) |
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Urban Transportation Economics |
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539 | (1) |
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540 | (5) |
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540 | (1) |
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541 | (1) |
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City Parks, Greenways, and Waterways |
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542 | (3) |
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Focus On Science: Green Walls and Bird Abundance |
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544 | (1) |
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16.8 The City as a Sustainability Strategy |
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545 | (5) |
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Efficient Capture and Use of Energy and Matter |
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545 | (1) |
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Ecosystem Characteristics |
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546 | (10) |
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Agents Of Change: Get them to the Green |
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548 | (2) |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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550 | (2) |
17 Waste Management |
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552 | (26) |
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554 | (2) |
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556 | (4) |
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556 | (1) |
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557 | (1) |
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558 | (1) |
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559 | (1) |
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17.2 Hazardous, Biomedical, Electronic, and Radioactive Waste |
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560 | (4) |
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560 | (1) |
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561 | (1) |
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562 | (1) |
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563 | (1) |
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17.3 Sustainable Waste Management |
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564 | (4) |
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Diminishing the Waste Stream |
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564 | (2) |
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Challenges to Municipal Recycling |
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566 | (2) |
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Focus On Science: To Recycle or Not to Recycle |
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567 | (1) |
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17.4 Managing Product Life Cycles |
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568 | (3) |
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568 | (2) |
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Reimagining Product Life Cycles |
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570 | (1) |
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17.5 Waste Management Policy and Law |
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571 | (5) |
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571 | (1) |
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Hazardous, Biomedical, Electronic, and Radioactive Waste |
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572 | (10) |
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Seeing Solutions: Managing E-Waste |
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573 | (1) |
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Agents Of Change: Trash 2 Treasure: Post-Landfill Action Network |
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574 | (2) |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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576 | (2) |
18 The Environment and Human Health |
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578 | (36) |
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580 | (2) |
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18.1 Introduction to Public Health |
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582 | (3) |
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582 | (1) |
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583 | (1) |
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Risk Perception and Reality |
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584 | (1) |
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18.2 Physical Hazards in the Environment |
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585 | (6) |
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585 | (3) |
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588 | (2) |
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590 | (1) |
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18.3 Chemical Hazards in the Environment |
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591 | (7) |
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591 | (1) |
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Human Vulnerability to Toxins |
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592 | (1) |
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593 | (1) |
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594 | (1) |
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Toxin Testing and Regulation |
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595 | (3) |
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Focus On Science: Citizen Science and the Flint Water Crisis |
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597 | (1) |
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18.4 Biological Hazards in the Environment |
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598 | (8) |
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Infectious Disease and the Environment |
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598 | (2) |
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600 | (1) |
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601 | (1) |
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602 | (1) |
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Evolutionary Change and the War against Pathogens |
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603 | (3) |
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Seeing Solutions: Ebola and the World Health Organization |
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605 | (1) |
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18.5 Environmental Change and Human Health |
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606 | (6) |
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606 | (1) |
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607 | (1) |
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608 | (1) |
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609 | (7) |
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Agents Of Change: The Making of Swine Country: A Film about Public Health and Environmental Justice |
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610 | (2) |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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612 | (2) |
19 The Environment and You |
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614 | |
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19.1 Hope for the Environment |
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616 | (6) |
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616 | (2) |
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618 | (1) |
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619 | (1) |
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More People and Bigger Footprints |
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620 | (2) |
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622 | (4) |
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Continue to Learn and Improve Your Understanding |
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622 | (2) |
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624 | (1) |
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625 | (1) |
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Think and Act for the Future |
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625 | (1) |
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19.3 Be an Agent of Change |
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626 | (6) |
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Articulate a Vision Based on Your Values and Be Willing to Act on It |
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626 | (1) |
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627 | (1) |
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628 | (1) |
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628 | (1) |
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Be Confident, Committed, and Hopeful |
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629 | (3) |
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Agents Of Change: Closing the Loop with Plastics |
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630 | (2) |
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Synthesis And Key Concepts |
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632 | |
Appendices |
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Appendix A: Graph Appendix |
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A1 | |
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Appendix B: Metric System |
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A4 | |
Bibliography |
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B1 | |
Glossary |
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G1 | |
Credits |
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Index |
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