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Table of Contents

Humans and Sustainability: An Overview. 1. Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability. Science, Ecological Principles, and Sustainability. 2. Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems. 3. Evolution and Biodiversity. 4. Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population. Sustaining Biodiversity. 5. Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach. 6. Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach. Sustaining Natural Resources. 7. Food, Soil, and Pest Management. 8. Water Resources and Water Pollution. 9. Nonrenewable Energy Resources. 10. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Sustaining Environmental Quality. 11. Environmental Hazards and Human Health. 12. Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion. 13. Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste. Human Tools For Sustainability. 14. Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews. Appendix: Measurement Units, Precision, and Accuracy.