Description
Thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest research in the field,A Dictionary of Environment and Conservationprovides over 9,000 A to Z entries on scientific and social aspects of the environmentits key thinkers, treaties, movements, organizations, concepts, and theories. Covering subjects such as sustainable development, biodiversity, and environmental ethics, it is at the cutting edge of environmental and conservation studies.
This is the ideal reference for students studying these subjects and anyone with an interest in environment and conservation.
Features
Thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest research
Over 700 entries new to this edition, includingaerial plankton,cyclone collector,oasis, andsupertramp
Social as well as scientific focus: comprehensive coverage of the social aspect of environmental science (including treaties, organisations, and agencies relating to the environment) as well as ecology
Appendices provide sources of online data on the environment, international environment treaties, the Beaufort scale of wind strength, the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, the Fujita scale of tornado intensity, the Torino asteroid and comet impact hazard scale, the Richter earthquake magnitude and modified Mercalli earthquake intensity scales, a geological time-scale, the chemical elements, and SI units and conversions
Features recommended web links that are listed and regularly updated on a dedicated companion website
Includes line drawings to illustrate entries
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