Product Description

With over 12,700 entries, the Longman Dictionary of Environmental Sciences provides up-to-date clear and concise definitions with a special emphasis on the scientific terms encountered in the study of environmental science.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #285294 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 491 pages

From the Back Cover
Environmental science is the study of the natural world and the impact of human activity upon it. This dictionary provides, in one volume, comprehensive coverage of those terms pertinent to key environmental issues and themes, together with definitions drawn from the wide variety of disciplines that contribute to environmental science, including ecology, geology, climatology, agriculture and environmental management.
Features
- over 12,700 definitions clear and concise definitions
- includes many acronyms such as EIA, CITES and PCBs
- covers international, governmental and non-governmental organisations, from the Environmental Protection Agency to Greenpeace
- over 35 illustrative figures
- appendices include a table of chemical elements, the geological timescale and an outline of the kingdoms of living organisms
Eleanor Lawrence is a freelance writer and editor of scientific texts, including Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms. Dr Andrew Jackson is Senior Lecturer in Environmental and Inorganic Chemistry at Staffordshire University, UK. Dr Julie Jackson is a freelance science writer with a background in ecology. Andrew and Julie Jackson are the authors of Environmental Science- The Natural Environment and Human Impact.
Longman Dictionary of Environmental Sciences is an excellent resource for students of environmental science and related disciplines such as ecology and the earth sciences. It will also be of value to both professionals and lay people interested in the environment.

Customer Reviews

Essential Reference
This dictionary has not yet gone out of date. It is not just a dictionary but a powerful learning aid with answers to questions you would ask at any stage of learning environmental science. It has useful diagrams and information about soils, animal and plant kingdoms etc.