US eds. have title: Visualizing environmental science. Published in collaboration with The National Geographic Society. Includes glossary

Includes bibliographical references (p. 496-497) and index.

Environment -- Environmental history, jurisdictional authority, and sustainability -- Human populations -- Human health and environmental hazards -- How ecosystems work -- Ecosystems in the environment -- Conservation of biological diversity -- Land resources and uses -- Aquatic resources, uses, and management -- Atmospheric environment -- Energy resources -- Wastes in the environment -- Achieving our preferred future environment.

Focuses on environmental sustainability and the biological, physical, and socioeconomic attributes of the environment. Centres on problems that have resulted from human activities, and looks at solutions and actions that can be taken to ensure the future well-being of our Earth.--From publisher's description.