environmental sciences

Presents general information on career opportunities for environmentalists, covering environmental education and careers in the private sector, government, entrepreneurship, nonprofit organizations, the media, and state environmental protection agencies.

Examines the debate over the issue of global warming, describes some of the physical and chemical processes that make Earth a habitable planet, and discusses how the interplay among those processes determines Earth's response to various atmospheric disturbances.

Contains twenty-two critical essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to the environment, and discusses potential threats to the environment, global warming, how Western lifestyle choices affect the environment, and government policies.

Presents information needed to learn about the careers available in the environmental field.

Describes jobs in a variety of fields that deal with environmental issues.

Introduces concepts about the environment, discussing the land, water, air, and recycling.

Examines twelve different jobs in which people work to preserve the environment including agronomist, environmental lawyer, teacher, and toxicologist.

Provides an overview of career opportunities in the twenty-first century for environmental scientists and specialists, and discusses education and training.

Examines conservation issues and the state of the environment in Africa and the Middle East as of the early twenty-first century, discussing population and land use, biodiversity, forests, agriculture, freshwater, air quality and atmosphere, and other topics, and looks at what is being done to address the problems.