Review of Essentials of the Environment

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	• The Essentials of the Environment (The Essentials of ... Series) Joseph Kerski, Simon Ross A Hodder Arnold Publication, 2006 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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Excellent Reference

With nearly 200 entries about all aspects of the environment - from biology to climatology to geography to demographics to current issues - this is an excellent reference for all aspects of learning about the environment. It'll be a standard on my bookshelf and should be in the home of everyone interested in the world around them.

Review of Essentials of the Environment

I was asked by a friend to review this book from a layman's point of view. My educational background is that of a 50+ late-bloomer and my work background as a data secretary in a middle school. I have no political, scientific, or environmental agenda.

This book is a must-have for anyone interested in life and how to maintain life-processes. The authors have the same ideas, and have provided the means to maintain our life-processes. They have no hidden agendas other than to present all the topics by which Mother Earth can and should be treated. Mankind needs to bury any personal agendas to maintain life as we know it. The environment needs to be protected and we need to put in place the many ideas and facts presented to stop the current damage.

The book is arranged by all topics in alphabetical order. It is written with a minimum of technical language and can be understood by any and all age-groups and by any and all educational levels. It is a modern up-to-date book where additional information can be found starting at the web sites listed.

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Essentials of the Environment

The Kerski and Ross book is an outstanding resource for not only teachers of Geography or Environmental Science but absolutely anyone who wishes to understand more completely the world we live in. The book's format is easy to follow and can be read from cover to cover or can easily be used as a reference guide. This is a great resource for highlighting and illustrating environmental concepts. I highly recommend it!

Environmental issues such as possible climate change, pollution, nuclear waste, water resources, food and famine have a high public as well as political profile. The role that humans may have played in causing some of these problems, as well as some of the things we could do to reduce their impact, are also topics of major interest. The Essentials of the Environment presents a fascinating insight into these subjects and many more, providing general information and informed discussion enhanced by international case studies. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs and figures and comprehensive cross-references guide the reader to related issues. Important technical details are presented in stand-alone boxes and guides to further resources are included for the reader wishing to delve further into particular issues.
Anyone concerned about their environment will find this an essential reference addressing all the key issues from oil spills to global warming to genetic engineering. It will also be a great course companion for students for physical geography and the environment.

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