New to this Edition
In this edition, the authors have significantly expanded graphical representations of information. This
includes additional graphs and tables throughout the text, but with a particular emphasis on the start of
each chapter. Each chapter now opens with a representative story that includes prose, compelling imag-
ery, and a visual display of information. A challenging question about the story engages the reader in the
chapter’s topic.
To actively encourage students to synthesize and apply content, “Sustainable Citizen” questions at the
end of each chapter challenge students to examine how their own practices and beliefs might affect the
local and global environment, or be applied to implementing solutions to environmental problems. A few
new examples of new material in this edition include:
s ! NEW CHAPTER OPENER FOCUSING ON THE TH ANNIVERSARY OF 2ACHEL #ARSONS Silent Spring.
s ! NEW MAP ON HUMAN POPULATION TRENDS THAT INCLUDES DATA ON ARABLE LAND GLOBAL POPULATION DENSITY
changes, and comparisons in population density trends in developed and developing regions.
s ! CASE STUDY ON COPING WITH CONFLICT MINERALS EMPHASIZING COLTAN MINING IN THE $EMOCRATIC 2EPUBLIC
of the Congo.
s .EW DATA ON WORLDWIDE ENERGY TRENDS INCLUDING SOLAR THERMAL AND WIND ELECTRICAL GENERATION AND
biomass ethanol consumption.
s !DDITIONAL GRAPHS ASSOCIATED WITH MANY PHOTOS THROUGHOUT THE TEXT AS WELL AS WITH ALL CHAPTER OPENERS
to reinforce the importance of data and graphing in environmental science.
s 7ILEY HAS PARTNERED WITH 3MART 3CIENCE® to create new Graphing Activities for WileyPLUS which
allow students to work through the scientific process by collecting real data and graphing it and then
thinking critically about what that data demonstrates. Students are able to see the data represented
on various graph types, and to compare different data sets against one another. Each graphing activity
module is linked to the appropriate chapter and includes questions that allow instructors to test stu-
dents’ understanding of the activities.
Finally, recognizing the educational value of integrating text with graphics and imagery, we have fo-
cused on improving the quality of process diagrams and have continued to revise our art program,
layout, and design to provide students with a visually stunning, content-rich, image-based learning
experience.
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