TY  - GEN
AU  - Allaby, Michael 
TI  - Basics of environmental science [2nd ed.]
SN  - 9780415211765
U1  - 628 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Environmental science
N2  - The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. In this second edition the scientific background to major environmental issues is clearly explained. These include:
* global warming
* genetically modified foods
* desertification
* acid rain
* deforestation
* human population growth 
* depleting resources
* nuclear power generation
* descriptions of the 10 major biomes. 
Special student text features include illustrations and explanatory diagrams, boxed case studies, concepts and definitions
ER  -