Environmental Science​​

by Robert K. Kaufmann and Cutler J. Cleveland​ 
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ISBN: 978-1-63097-030-7 

Textbook Level: Undergraduate (also available for AP and Dual Credit courses)
Audience: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Natural Resources​
Course Type: Introductory Environmental Science

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“Students are more engaged because the textbook is up-to-date and interactive.”

Environmental Science, by Robert Kaufmann and Cutler Cleveland, is the most flexible and customizable environmental science textbook on the market. It provides thorough coverage of the key topics in environmental science, and integrates ecology, economics and policy using energy and material flows and a systems perspective. The science underlying sustainability is communicated with simple but engaging content with real-world applications. The edition contains new and revised content on climate change, energy, biogeochemical cycles, biodiversity, forests, and ocean and atmospheric circulation. Designed as a core curriculum textbook it comes complete with all the resources you need to teach your class.

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Testimonials for Environmental Science:

"Environmental Science is an accessible, engaging text with carefully supported information and topical examples. It was an excellent foundation source for students in my interdisciplinary environmental studies course, providing students from diverse majors with a common understanding of key scientific processes and ideas and their relevance to pressing socio-environmental issues and ethical challenges. The book is intuitively organized and easily connects with current events, primary literature from the natural and social sciences, and documentary film. When I asked students to recommend changes to the course, they overwhelmingly said: keep the textbook! Environmental Science gives students a detailed review of critical areas of the natural sciences  AND a reason to care."
 -- Sarah E. Mabey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Hiram College

"One of my favorite parts about the book was that it began each chapter by framing the environmental issue it was discussing in a real-world example. It gave us something to come back to whenever we were applying concepts throughout the class, as well as future chapters. It was also a great way to test your understanding, because if you could explain a concept through the chapter lead, you really knew what was going on."
-- Undergraduate student using Environmental Science

"The information is clearly organized and easy to read and understand.  I like how definitions are linked to vocabulary words and there are supplemental videos for further understanding.  I always know I can reference the e-text to answer any questions I may have."
-- Undergraduate student using Environmental Science


Quotes from the Authors of Environmental Science:

"To fill the market gap left by current environmental texts, we have integrated information about the interaction between humans and their environment to develop a coherent body of knowledge instead of presenting an amalgamation of facts scattered throughout the book."

"The twenty-four chapters in this text go well beyond simple descriptions of coal mines and solar cells. Our chapters integrate energy, economics, and policy to convey the serious nature of environmental challenges, such as rising oil prices, and to examine the root causes of these challenges and their wide-reaching effects. While doing this, we also emphasize our optimism regarding the resolution of these problems. Students will understand by the end of the course why oil’s high costs extend far beyond paying more at the pump and how these costs affect our economic well-being and interactions with the environment."

"In addition to employing an interdisciplinary approach, we aim to identify relevant environmental problems, understand the basis of those problems, and develop the tools necessary to solve those problems while concurrently establishing a framework that teachers can use and students can read as they would an introductory text in biology, chemistry, or economics."

"Teaching ideas in conjunction with facts will expand the goals of the introductory environmental science course; and in addition to having a more complete understanding of existing environmental problems, students will obtain the tools necessary to make sense of new environmental problems."

“the students are more engaged with the course material because it is up-to-date and interactive - and the integrated social networking capability helps students collaborate with each other based on the course material.  Leveraging the Web this way is really taking a 21st century approach to learning.”

"More than 100 environmental science instructors guided this text to improve its organization, accuracy, and currency. Every illustration was evaluated by a special panel of reviewers to ensure its accuracy and appropriateness. After having been class-tested, carefully appraised, and meticulously scrutinized, we hope to inspire confidence and enthusiasm for a stimulating new approach in environmental science texts."

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Environmental Science
 ISBN: 978-1-63097-030-7
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