Encyclopedia of environmental studies
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Encyclopedia of environmental studies
(Facts on File science library)
Facts on File, c2001
New ed
Available at 20 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 549-564
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Written by two experts in the field, the new edition of the Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies is an essential guide for activists, 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.
Table of Contents
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. * Anti-environmentalism * Conservation and Research Foundation * Forest types * Human population trends * Medical waste * Pest control * Toxic chemicals * Water power.
by "Nielsen BookData"