Encyclopedia of Global Change: J-Z
Author | : Andrew Goudie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1405 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195108255 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195108256 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This reference work concentrates upon both the natural and man-made changes to the world's environment. Containing over 300 original, signed articles by distinguished scholars and 1,500 illustrations it is the comprehensive encyclopedia for this multi-discipline, high profile field. Articles fall into the general categories of: concepts of global change, earth and earth systems, human factors, resources, responses to global change agreements and associations, biographies and case studies. The accessible and jargon-free language make it an excellent work for the professional scholar as well as the interested general reader and a detail network of cross references and blind entries will help readers at all levels.