Planet Earth is the only planet we can all live on so we must look after it. If we are to manage it well we must study Earth to see how it works understand how we rely on environmental resources and services for our survival understand that human actions are reducing the ability of Earth to support us and the other species with which we share the planet develop sustainable lifestyles. This book provides a thorough introduction to Environmental Science and detailed coverage of the AQA A level specification and has been approved by AQA. It provides clear explanations of key concepts scientific processes environmental resources and management strategies insights into environmental events and cycles and overview of key research methods and techniques.