New edition of Smith's book on environmental science is out

The evolution through the years of a widely respected textbook by Western Washington University’s Brad Smith, dean of WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment, mirrors changes in environmental education from an exciting new field to acceptance of its importance throughout the world.

Smith has for many years been at the forefront of environmental education, which was most recently highlighted by the 13th edition of “Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships.”

Smith and Eldon Enger, emeritus professor of biology at Delta College in Michigan, first authored the book more than 30 years ago, when environmental education was in its infancy.

Through the years, Smith and Enger have continuously updated and improved the book, one of the first of its kind in what once was a new and emerging discipline.