The Environment and You

DIGITAL UPDATE available for Fall 2022 classes

For introductory environmental science courses (non-majors). Hope and solutions for complex environmental issues

The Environment and You gives today's students reason to be hopeful about environmental challenges. The authors draw on their expertise and classroom experience to help students establish a foundation in science. They also inspire students, demonstrating how science influences personal, community and global environmental issues.

The 3rd Edition presents complex environmental issues in You Decide discussions, asking students to consider options and take a position. New Misconceptions address common misunderstandings and push students to examine evidence that contradicts their ideas. Hallmark features of this title Where You Live invites students to use primary data sources to explore environmental principles, issues and sustainable solutions in the context of their local community. Agents of Change  showcase college students and recent graduates, taking action to develop sustainable environments and improve human well-being. Seeing Solutions emphasize how corporations, municipalities, and organizations around the world use teamwork and new approaches to solve environmental challenges. Ecosystems and Sustainability offer a cohesive connecting thread for students in this broad-based discipline. Self-assessment questions at the end of every module allow students to assess whether they have truly grasped a topic before they move on. New and updated features of this title Misconceptions address common student misunderstandings and push them to examine the evidence that contradicts their ideas. You Decide discussions provide students with complex environmental issues, then prompt them to consider options and take a position. Big Idea summaries open each lesson and ensure students will always have a way to see the big picture as well as the details for each module and topic. Focus on Science essays highlight the research of individual scientists and show how scientific research is used to increase understanding of environmental issues. New Frontiers discussions examine critical issues, reminding students that environmental problem solving is an ongoing process. Each New Frontier section emphasizes the complex interaction between new scientific discovery, ethics and policy.  United Nations Sustainable Development Goals  in chapters 1 and 19 represent a major international focus and initiative around solving global issues that relate to the environment. Highlights of the DIGITAL UPDATE for Pearson eText (available for Fall 2022 classes)

Learn more about Pearson eText. NEW: Student Engagement activities powered by Social Explorer allow students to actively engage in select key environmental science concepts. NEW: Environmental Justice & You feature engages students in real-world situations related to environmental justice around climate change, solar energy, agriculture, under-represented communities and climate disasters. Each topic includes questions that stimulate thinking and discussions. NEW: The Environment & COVID-19 looks at the positive and negative impacts of COVID-19 on a range of high-interest topics tied to the environment. Questions focus students on their personal experiences and COVID.

Features of Pearson eText for the 3rd Edition Focus on Figures videos, created by Justin St. Juliana, help students explore and interpret 15 of the most critical figures, graphs or charts in the text to help cement students' understanding of foundational concepts.