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Basics of Environmental Science
Basics of Environmental Science
is an engaging introduction to environmental study. The book offers
everyone studying and interested in the environment, an essential understanding of natural environments
and the way they function. 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 and nuclear power generation. There are also descriptions
of the 10 major biomes.
Michael Allaby is the author or co-author of more than 60 books, most on various aspects of
environmental science. In addition he has also edited or co-edited seven scientific dictionaries and
edited an anthology of writing about the environment.
Basics of Environmental Science
2nd Edition
Michael Allaby
London and New York
First published 1996
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
Second edition 2000
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.
© 1996, 2000 Michael Allaby
The right of Michael Allaby to be identified as the Author of this Work has been
asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or
utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now
known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in
any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing
from the publishers.
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ISBN 0-415-21175-1 (hbk)
0-415-21176-X (pbk)
ISBN 0-203-13752-3 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-17969-2 (Glassbook Format)
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