Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Brief Contents vii
3. Contents ix
4. Interconnections xxiii
5. Why Environmental Studies? 1
6. The Design and Use of This Book 6
7. Overture 9
8. PART ONE. Concepts and Case Studies
9. 1. Climate Shock 11
10. 2. Species in Danger 50
11. 3. Nuclear Power 83
12. 4. Biotechnology and Genetically Manipulated Organisms 117
13. 5. The Paradox of Sustainable Development 138
14. 6. Deforestation 172
15. 7. War and Peace 213
16. 8. Globalization Is Environmental 248
17. 9. What Is Wilderness and Do We Need It? 280
18. 10. The Urban Environment: Calcutta and Los Angeles 311
19. PART TWO. Foundational Disciplines and Topics
20. I. BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
21. 11. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 353
22. 12. Soil and Agriculture 412
23. 13. Air and Water 449
24. 14. Energy 492
25. 15. Toxicology 531
26. II. HUMAN DIMENSIONS
27. 16. The Inner Life 554
28. 17. Ethics, Philosophy, Gender 594
29. 18. Poetry 622
30. 19. History and the Environment 649
31. 20. Nature Writing 676
32. III. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
33. 21. Politics and Public Policy 704
34. 22. Law and Environmental Justice 746
35. 23. Economics 774
36. 24. Human Population 807
37. 25. Anthropology 831
38. Coda
39. 26. Conviction and Action 857
40. Web Connections 889
41. About the Editors 897
42. Acknowledgments 899
43. Selection Credits 901
44. Index 915