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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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| By: |
John A. Matthews (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£355.20 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1446264882 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781446264881 |
| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD (DIGITAL) |
| Pub. date: |
31 July, 2012 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition3 Electronic book text |
| Pages: |
1496 |
| Description: |
Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway into the complex facts, topics, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. |
| Synopsis: |
Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway into the complex facts, topics, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. This three-volume set illustrates and examines topics within this dynamic and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field.The encyclopedia includes all of the following aspects of environmental change: * Diverse evidence of environmental change, including climate change and changes on land and in the oceans * Underlying natural and anthropogenic causes and mechanisms * Wide-ranging local, regional and global impacts from the polar regions to the tropics * Responses of geo-ecosystems and human-environmental systems in the face of past, present and future environmental change * Approaches, methodologies and techniques used for reconstructing, dating, monitoring, modelling, projecting and predicting change * Social, economic and political dimensions of environmental issues, environmental conservation and management, and environmental policy Over 4000 entries explore the following key themes and more: Human impact on the environment Environmental policy Land-use change Environmental security Demographic change Industrialization Environmental management Food security Pollution Glaciation Sustainability Water resources Wildlife conservation Conservation Water security Renewable resources Mining and mining impacts Military impacts on environment Nuclear energy Solar energy Trade Tourism Green Revolution The comprehensive coverage of terminology includes layers of entry ranging from one-line definitions to short essays, making this an invaluable companion for any student of physical geography, environmental geography and environmental sciences. |
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3 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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