The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change

Matthews, John

ISBN 10: 0340809760 / ISBN 13: 9780340809761

Verlag: Hodder Education Publishers, 2003

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR004183281

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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change covers changes affecting the Earth over geological, intermediate and short timescales, including pre-Quaternary, Quaternary, Holocene, historical and current environmental changes. Recent climatic change is a major focus but other topics covered in detail relate to natural and human-induced changes to the lithosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and biosphere. Concepts, theories and issues relating to environmental change are included, as are the diverse sources of evidence of environmental change, the local, regional and global effects of environmental change from the poles to the tropics, and the approaches and techniques used for reconstructing, dating, monitoring, modelling and predicting change. This involves an interdisciplinary approach extending from the natural environmental sciences into relevant areas of the physical, earth, biological, archaeological and social sciences. The dictionary emphasises the science of environmental change but its social implications are not neglected. Entries range in level from short review articles of around 1,000 words which provide an up-to-date introduction to major topics, to concise one or two sentence definitions of terms likely to be encountered in this field.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: The Co-ordinating Editor, John Matthews, is Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Wales, Swansea, UK and founding editor of the top environmental science journal, 'The Holocene' Editorial Team: E. Michael Bridges, Fellow of the Institute of Soil Scientists Christopher J. Caseldine, Professor in Environmental Change at the University of Exeter Adrian J. Luckman, Lecturer in Remote Sensing at the University of Wales, Swansea Geraint Owen, Geology Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Wales, Swansea Allen H. Perry, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Wales, Swansea Richard A. Shakesby, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Wales, Swansea Rory P.D. Walsh, Professor in Physical Geography, University of Wales, Swansea Robert J. Whittaker, Reader in Biogeography, University of Oxford Katherine J. Willis, University Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Oxford The Authors A team of approximately 100 expert contributors from around the world and representing a full range of disciplinary specialities

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Titel: The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of ...
Verlag: Hodder Education Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good