Environmental Science: The Way the World Works
- ISBN-10
- 9701702336
- ISBN-13
- 9789701702338
- Series
- Environmental Science
- Category
- Ecology
- Pages
- 698
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pearson Educacion
- Authors
- Richard T. Wright, Bernard J. Nebel
Description
This sixth-edition text has a multi-media focus incorporating Internet links and a website. It is concerned with environmental issues and analyzes the scientific and society's response to these issues.
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