Environmental Science and Sustainability 2nd Edition By Daniel Sherman, David Montgomery
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The textbook "Environmental Science and Sustainability" (2nd Edition) by Daniel J. Sherman and David R. Montgomery provides an interdisciplinary approach to environmental science. It blends hard science with policy, economics, and ethics. [1, 2, 3]
The second edition updates these topics by heavily integrating environmental justice, updates from the IPCC Sixth Assessment, and lessons learned from the global pandemic. [1, 2]
The core topics and questions covered in the book are organized as follows: [1]
Foundations of Sustainability & Decision-Making
  • Introduction: What environmental science and sustainability mean on a global and personal scale.
  • Decision Making: Why human choices matter and how they impact the planet.
  • Ethics, Economics, and Policy: Exploring who or what society values, along with the financial and legal frameworks driving environmental decisions. [1, 2]
Ecology and Earth Systems
  • Matter and Energy: The fundamental chemical and physical building blocks of sustainability.
  • Life and Biodiversity: What shapes the diversity of life on Earth and how ecosystems function.
  • Conservation: The importance of protecting biodiversity and natural habitats.
  • Systems and Cycles: How biogeochemical cycles function and whether human actions are harming Earth’s life-support systems. [1, 2]
Human Impact on Resources
  • Human Population: Population growth and the carrying capacity of the planet.
  • Water Resources: How society uses water and impacts its overall quality.
  • Air: Atmospheric composition, air pollution, and what we breathe.
  • Land: Soil health, land degradation, and how the physical landscape shapes human societies. [1]
Food, Energy, and Climate Change
  • Climate: The mechanisms of global climate change.
  • Food: Modern agriculture, sustainable farming, and feeding a growing global population.
  • Fossil Fuels: The history, mechanics, and footprint of industrial energy.
  • Energy Alternatives: The transition to renewable energy sources. [1, 2, 3]
Sustainable Communities & Action
  • Waste: Managing trash, recycling, and what happens to materials after use.
  • Urbanization: The rapid growth of cities and green urban planning.
  • Groups and Organizations: Working together across communities and institutions for sustainable solutions.
  • Government: How public policy can actively influence and enforce sustainable practices. [1, 2]

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Conservation: The importance of protecting biodiversity and natural habitats. Ecology and Earth Systems Environmental Science and Sustainability Ethics Economics and Policy Food Energy and Climate Change Foundations of Sustainability & Decision-Making Human Impact on Resources Human Population: Population growth and the carrying capacity of the planet. Life and Biodiversity: What shapes the diversity of life on Earth Matter and Energy: The fundamental chemical and physical building blocks Sustainable Communities & Action Systems and Cycles: How biogeochemical cycles function Waste Urbanization Groups and Organizations Government Water Resources: How society uses water and impacts its overall quality. Why human choices matter and how they impact the planet
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