The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. In this second edition the scientific background to major environmental issues is clearly explained. These include:<BR>* global warming<BR>* genetically modified foods<BR>* desertification<BR>* acid rain<BR>* deforestation<BR>* human population growth <BR>* depleting resources<BR>* nuclear power generation<BR>* descriptions of the 10 major biomes. <BR>Special student text features include illustrations and explanatory diagrams, boxed case studies, concepts and definitions.