Readings from Cunningham & Cunningham text (2nd edition)
These readings listed are specific pages that should serve as useful accompaniments to the class lectures/discussions They are listed more or less in the order of topics that are planned to be discussed in class. Note a few of the readings listed below are not in the customized version of the text; you may ignore those (in Chapters 1 and 3 through 7).
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TOPIC |
Chapter; pages |
Textbook Headings |
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Introduction |
1; 1-24 |
Understanding Our Environment |
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2; 25-48 |
Principles of Ecology: Matter, Energy, and Life |
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Stratospheric Ozone |
2; 28-30, 34-35 |
Atoms…; Chemical Reactions; Sunlight |
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9; 195-196 |
The Atmosphere and Climate |
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9; 214-215 |
Stratospheric Ozone; Signs of Progress |
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Use Internet resources links |
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Climate Change/Global Warming |
5; 98-107 |
Biomes |
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9; 196-198 |
Energy and the Greenhouse Effect |
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9; 201-209 |
Climate Change |
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- Carbon Cycle |
2; 35-36, 40-41 |
Photosynthesis; The Carbon Cycle |
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- Forests and Land Use |
6; 125-133 |
World Forests |
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Energy |
2; 27-28 |
What is Energy?; Thermodynamics… |
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12; 275-277 |
Energy Sources and Uses |
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11; 261 |
Fuels |
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Inside back cover |
Units of Measurement |
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Electricity |
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- Coal |
12; 261 |
Fossil Fuels, Coal |
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11; 262-263 |
Mining |
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10; 241-242 |
Acids & Bases; Sediment & Thermal Pollution |
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- - Acid Rain |
2; 30-31, 44-46 |
Acids and Bases; The Sulfur Cycle |
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9; 198-200 |
Why does it Rain?; The Coriolis effect… |
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9; 212 |
Sources & Problems (sulfur dioxide, particulate material) |
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9; 213-214 |
Long-Range Transport |
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9; 217-221 |
Acid Deposition; Air Pollution Control; Clean Air Legislation; Current Conditions… |
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14; 325-327 |
Cost-Benefit Analysis |
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- - Efficiency and Conservation |
12; 283,285 |
Energy Conservation |
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- - Indoor Pollution |
8; 180 |
First paragraph on page |
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9; 213 |
Indoor Air Pollution |
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Mid-term Exam (approx.) |
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- Natural Gas |
12; 280 |
Natural Gas |
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- Nuclear Energy |
12; 280-283 |
Nuclear Power |
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11; 255 |
Radioactive Waste Disposal |
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- - Risk Assessment |
8; 189-192 |
Risk Assessment and Acceptance |
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8; 179-181, 186-189 |
Toxic Chemicals; Measuring Toxicity |
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- Hydropower |
2; 40 |
The Hydrologic Cycle |
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12; 293-294 |
Hydropower |
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10; 232-234, 225-229 |
Dams and Justice; The Three Gorges Dam; Water Resources; Major Water Components |
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- Ocean/Wind/Geothermal |
12; 294-296 |
Wind Energy; Geothermal … |
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- Biofuels/Waste |
12; 291-293 |
Biomass |
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13; 305-306, 308 |
Incineration …; Energy from Waste |
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- Solar/Hydrogen |
12; 286-289, 290-291 |
Solar Energy; Fuel Cells |
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Transportation and Oil |
12; 279-280, 274 |
Oil; Oil Drilling |
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14; 336-337 |
Urban Sprawl |
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10; 245-247 |
Ocean Pollution |
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- Smog |
9; 209-213, 215-217 |
Climate and Air Pollution; Urban Climates; Effects of Air Pollution |
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- Solutions |
9; 218-222 |
Air Pollution Control; Clean Air Legislation; Current Conditions and Future Prospects |
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12; 284 |
Hybrid Automobile Engines |
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Sustainability and Waste |
11; 264-265 |
Conserving Geologic Resources |
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13; 306-311 |
Shrinking the Waste Stream |
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14; 319-342 |
Sustainability |
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Environmental Politics |
15; 345-367 |
Environmental Science and Policy |
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Population |
4; 75-95 |
Human Populations |
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