Jakab, Cheryl

Discusses various issues related to sustainable cities, covering unplanned growth, unequal access to resources, transportation problems, the environmental impacts of building, and relocation, and including two case studies for each as well as advice on what that reader can do to help.

Discusses various issues related to protecting natural environments, covering breaking up habitats, threat to ocean biomes, use of national parks, pressures of tourism, and lack of protection, and including two case studies for each as well as advice on what that reader can do to help.

Discusses various issues related to global warming, covering declining ice cover, changing seasons and rainfall patterns, and environmental refugees who are driven from their homes due to rising sea levels and flooded river deltas.

An overview of climate change that discusses the causes of global warming, melting ice, the greenhouse effect, rising sea levels, record temperatures, the increase in hurricanes and greenhouse gases, and cutting greenhouse emissions.

Discusses the environmental issue of pollution and how to create a sustainable way of living.

Provides an introduction to stone artists and the types of work they create, explains what stone is, looks at some of the techniques used by stone artists, and includes case studies and a project.

Discusses various issues related to renewable energy, covering limited supply, costs, reliability, renewable transportation fuels, and unsustainable renewable energy, and including two case studies for each as well as advice on what that reader can do to help.

An introduction to overpopulation that describes what it is, what causes it, and its affects on the world; and discusses possible solutions.

Presents information on air and water pollution, acid rain, water shortages, and the importance of fresh drinking water, and includes case studies from around the world.

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe how the body's respiratory system works, the parts of the respiratory system, advancements in diagnosis and treatment, and keeping the respiratory system healthy.