Thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest research in the field, A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation provides over 9,000 A to Z entries on scientific and social aspects of the environment-its key thinkers, treaties, movements, organizations, concepts, and theories. Covering subjects such as sustainable development, biodiversity, and environmental ethics, it is at the cutting edge of environmental and conservation studies. This is the ideal reference for students studying these subjects and anyone with an interest in environment and conservation.
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Specifications
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
January 10, 2013
ISBN
9780199641666
Format
Paperback
About the author
Michael Allaby has written many books on environmental science and especially on climatology and meteorology. He is the General Editor of several Oxford Dictionaries, including the Dictionaries of Earth Sciences, Ecology, Plant Sciences, and Zoology.
Reviews
Review from previous edition This dictionary is a useful tool. Austin Williams, TLS With some bad environmental dictionaries on the market, it is refreshing to find a good one. Fred Pearce, New Scientist [its] choices are sound and its decisions solid New Scientist
