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9780816042555

Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816042555

  • ISBN10:

    0816042551

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-06-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

Defines terms dealing with botany, economics, chemistry, ecology, biology, geography, and geology, and identifies important organizations, individuals, and events.

Table of Contents

Introduction v
Entries A-Z
1(548)
Bibliography 549(16)
Index 565

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Excerpts

Praise for the previous edition:
...a readable, informative source...highly recommended for public and undergraduate libraries...—Choice
...an up-to date dictionary...useful to activists, students, and others who need clear definitions...for terms in environmental literature...—Booklist
...a very useful source of basic explanations of terms related to one of today's very hot topics.—Wilson Library Bulletin
...a major contribution to helping the diverse constituency of environmentalism speak the same language.—American Reference Books Annual
Written by two experts in the field, the new edition of Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies, New Edition is an essential guide for scientists, students, or anyone who works with—or needs a better understanding of—the environmental language from different disciplines. Reflecting the shift from scientific to a more issue-based approach, the book offers unrivaled coverage of today's global environment with more than 4,000 A-to-Z entries—1,000 more than in the previous edition—on pressing issues and facets of modern environmental science.
The revised edition contains:
New topics based on college-level environmental studies courses. Updated information on key environmental issues, organizations, and personalities
New and updated statistics, maps, diagrams, tables, schematics, and graphs.
New entries include:
Anti-environmentalism
Conservation and Research Foundation
Forest types
Human population trends
Medical waste
Pest control
Toxic chemicals
Water power
and more.

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