Park, Chris C.
A dictionary of environment and conservation / Oxford dictionary of environment and conservation Chris Park. - Pbk. ed. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - vi, 522 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Oxford paperback reference . - Oxford paperback reference. .
Contains over 8,500 informative entries on all aspects of the environment and conservation, embracing a broad spectrum of concerns, including sustainable development, biodiversity, environmental ethics, philosophy and history, resource management, sociology, and environmental policy. In addition to its wide-ranging, concise definitions, it includes thirty highlighted entries on topics such as Antarctica, Chernobyl, the Kyoto Protocol, and ozone depletion. Addresses not only the scientific side of conservation and the environment, but also social, legal, political and economic aspects, with concise coverage of international treaties and movements as well as biographies of key figures in environmental science.--From publisher description.
9780198609964 0198609965
2008006450
Environmental sciences--Dictionaries.
Conservation of natural resources--Dictionaries.
GE10 / .P375 2008
333.703
A dictionary of environment and conservation / Oxford dictionary of environment and conservation Chris Park. - Pbk. ed. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - vi, 522 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Oxford paperback reference . - Oxford paperback reference. .
Contains over 8,500 informative entries on all aspects of the environment and conservation, embracing a broad spectrum of concerns, including sustainable development, biodiversity, environmental ethics, philosophy and history, resource management, sociology, and environmental policy. In addition to its wide-ranging, concise definitions, it includes thirty highlighted entries on topics such as Antarctica, Chernobyl, the Kyoto Protocol, and ozone depletion. Addresses not only the scientific side of conservation and the environment, but also social, legal, political and economic aspects, with concise coverage of international treaties and movements as well as biographies of key figures in environmental science.--From publisher description.
9780198609964 0198609965
2008006450
Environmental sciences--Dictionaries.
Conservation of natural resources--Dictionaries.
GE10 / .P375 2008
333.703