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Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions [with CD-ROM and InfoTrac]
Miller's LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, 14th Edition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date environmental science text on the market. It has the most balanced approach to environmental science instruction, with bias-free comparative diagrams throughout and a focus on prevention of and solutions to environmental problems. Tyler Miller is the most successful author in academic writing on environmental science because of his attention to currency, trend setting presentation of content, ability to predict student and instructor needs for new and different supplements, and his ability to retain the hallmarks on which instructors have come to depend. The content in the 14th edition of LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT is everything you have come to expect and more. In this edition, the author has added the "How Would You Vote?" feature, which is an application of environmental science-related topics in the news. Students apply their environmental science knowledge from the book to a Web activity, which helps them investigate environmental science issues in a structured manner. They then cast their votes on the Web. Results are then tallied. Also found at the Miller website is the much used "Updates on Line." Updated twice a year with articles from InfoTrac College Edition service, CNN® Today Video Clips, and Web links, instructors can seamlessly incorporate the most current news articles and research findings to support text presentations. This is a time saver for instructors and part-time teachers who can quickly determine what ancillary materials they want to utilize in just minutes. As with the last edition, this text is packaged with a free Student CD-ROM entitled "Interactive Concepts in Environmental Science." Organized by chapter, the CD gives students links to relevant resources, narrated animations, interactive figures, and prompts to review material and test themselves.
720 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1975
About the author
G. Tyler Miller Jr.
114 books7 followersG. Tyler Miller Jr. has written or co-authored 60 editions of various textbooks for introductory courses in environmental science, basic ecology, energy, and environmental chemistry. Since 1975, Miller's books have been the most widely used textbooks for environmental science in the United States and throughout the world. Miller has a PhD from the University of Virginia and has received two honorary doctorate degrees for his contributions to environmental education. He taught college for 20 years and developed an innovative interdisciplinary undergraduate science program before deciding to write environmental science textbooks full time in 1975.
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March 17, 2016
This is so far i know the bible of environement sciences,it touchs allmost all subjects,extensively and is profuselly illustrated with pictures and graphics.Honestly i dont read it all,i have it as a consulting book
May 4, 2019
Miller and Spoolman create a vivid compendium of the world's environmental problems and solutions. They go in depth into what can be done and whose currently helping the situation. Many practical solutions for corporations, legislators, developers, and even citizens are listed thoroughly. They always go back to the principles of sustainability which include leaving the world in a better place than it was started. Many other tips and solutions are in this great anthology of today's current environmental undertakings. Please read this and treasure it fully! Pass it to your friends and join the cause of helping our planet Earth recover.
May 9, 2017
Yes this is a textbook but I read almost the whole thing so I'm going to count it.
I wish there were more pictures and examples of concepts and things that they are trying to explain. Most pages were very dense with words with few examples and even fewer pictures which got quite boring despite being a topic that I am very interested in. I often had to google better examples and definitions, but otherwise it was a very interesting textbook.
I wish there were more pictures and examples of concepts and things that they are trying to explain. Most pages were very dense with words with few examples and even fewer pictures which got quite boring despite being a topic that I am very interested in. I often had to google better examples and definitions, but otherwise it was a very interesting textbook.
February 22, 2022
راستش زیستن در محیط زیست جز اون دسته کتاب هایی بود که خیلی باهش ارتباط برقرار نکردم و بین کتاب هایی که در زمینه محیط زیست و شناخت اون نوشته شده.
میشه گفت جز کتاب هایی بود که خیلی حرف خاص و جدیدی برای گفتن نداره و انگار تکرار کتاب هایی مثل شناخت محیط زیست و اکولوژی هست و به شخصه ترجیح میدم کتاب هایی دیگه رو برای خوندن در این زمینه انتخاب کنم.
میشه گفت جز کتاب هایی بود که خیلی حرف خاص و جدیدی برای گفتن نداره و انگار تکرار کتاب هایی مثل شناخت محیط زیست و اکولوژی هست و به شخصه ترجیح میدم کتاب هایی دیگه رو برای خوندن در این زمینه انتخاب کنم.
Shelved as '300-399-social-science'
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March 26, 2022
by far the most interesting book i have ever read….. the plot is crazy!!!
December 6, 2022
77 PAGES OF NOTES!!!
April 18, 2007
my first textbook introduction to environmentalism. EYE OPENING BOOK! I was required to read this for intro to environmental studies at UC Davis. It actually had a little secion in the book that highlighted a sustianable community in Davis, though the book was not written by a professor at Davis. The book was very progressive thinking for a textbook.
March 28, 2010
A basic environmental science text book. Personally, I thought the author was a little too fond of technological solutions to environmental problems (GMOs and nuclear energy are not solutions in my book), but overall, a good, basic textbook.
May 13, 2015
Provides a fairly good overview of the plight of the environment and offers suggestions to improve it. Fairly depressing but has spurred me to consider more environmentally-friendly methods for achieving my ends.
October 17, 2013
A great reference book!
October 3, 2013
This book helped alot to me in persuing my higher degree in past and i hope I ll get stick to it for the rest of my professional life. Thanks to Sir. G.Tyler Miller.
December 20, 2015
Found a textbook that I actually liked! I didn't have to scour the web to find out what the heck it was talking about.
June 1, 2016
I have to say that I read almost all of this book for APES class! Enjoyed some parts, was bored to tears by other parts.
June 1, 2019
If I have to read for my coursework, then I'm taking credit for it!
December 28, 2016
Very interesting information in this text book.
Shelved as 'general-fiction'
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