ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE by David E. Alexander (Editor), Rhodes W. Fairbridge (Editor) ( 9780412740503 )

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Title:

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

By:

David E. Alexander (Editor), Rhodes W. Fairbridge (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

List price:	£291.50
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ISBN 10:

0412740508

ISBN 13:

9780412740503

Publisher:

CHAPMAN AND HALL

Series:

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series

Pages:

786

Description:

A multidisciplinary reference work, which crosses many fields of interest and includes a variety of scholarly and authoritative articles on mankind's environment. It provides information on the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere and focusses on the connections between these realms and the Earth as a whole.

Synopsis:

This is a strongly interdisciplinary and wide-ranging survey of the environment of life on Earth: the most authoritative and comprehensive source on environmental science to be collected together in a single volume. Unique in presenting both a basic overview and detailed information on environmental topics. Entries are arranged in an encyclopedic A-Z format and contain extensive cross-references to related entries, as well as references to primary and secondary literature. It contains over 370 separate entries prepared by 228 leading experts from 25 countries and incorporates 25 substantial in-depth treatments of key areas and also includes biographies of leading scientists and environmentalists. It contains a comprehensive subject index and a citation index of all referenced authors."The Encyclopedia of Environmental Science" is a multidisciplinary reference work, which crosses many fields of interest and includes a wide variety of scholarly and authoritative articles on mankind's environment. It provides information on the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere and is careful to focus on the connections between these realms and the Earth as a whole.Taken as a whole, the "Encyclopedia" surveys basic environmental science and applied areas of study, and is drawn from the physical sciences, life sciences and social sciences. The 228 authors from 25 different countries, many of whom are the leading authorities in their field, include biologists, ecologists, geographers, geologists, political scientists, soil scientists, hydrologists, climatologists, and representatives of many other disciplines and academic specialties.The work, which is amply referenced and cross-referenced, consists of substantial essays on major topics, medium-sized entries and short definitional entries. The shorter entries include useful biographies of leading scientists and environmentalists. "The Encyclopedia" will be invaluable to all readers interested in the environment of life on Earth, its past, present and future, and its physical and social dimensions. The text provides a source of well-classified basic information as well as covering the leading theories and important debates in the environmental sciences.In addition, the book also includes assessments of the future prospects for the Earth's environment in the face of pollution, population increases and the accelerating transformation of land, air, water and vegetational systems."The Encyclopedia" is unique in presenting both a basic overview and detailed information on environmental topics and is suitable for the general scientific reader and the specialized environmental scientist in academic institutions, research laboratories or private practice.

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Chapman and Hall

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