A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation

Second Edition

Edited by Michael Allaby and Chris Park

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Thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest research
Over 700 entries new to this edition, including aerial plankton, cyclone collector, oasis, and supertramp
Social as well as scientific focus: comprehensive coverage of the social aspect of environmental science (including treaties, organisations, and agencies relating to the environment) as well as ecology
Appendices provide sources of online data on the environment, international environment treaties, the Beaufort scale of wind strength, the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, the Fujita scale of tornado intensity, the Torino asteroid and comet impact hazard scale, the Richter earthquake magnitude and modified Mercalli earthquake intensity scales, a geological time-scale, the chemical elements, and SI units and conversions
Features recommended web links that are listed and regularly updated on a dedicated companion website
Includes line drawings to illustrate entries

A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation

Second Edition

Edited by Michael Allaby and Chris Park

Description

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.

A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation

Second Edition

Edited by Michael Allaby and Chris Park

Oxford Quick Reference

Author Information

Edited by Michael Allaby and Chris Park

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.

Chris Park is a Professor Emeritus at Lancaster University where he was Director of the Graduate School from 2001 to 2009. He is a graduate of the University of Ulster and Exeter University and taught environmental courses for over 30 years. His other publications include more than 50 journal articles and 10 books, including The Environment: Principals and Applications (2001, Routledge).

A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation

Second Edition

Edited by Michael Allaby and Chris Park

Oxford Quick Reference

Reviews and Awards

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

A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation

Second Edition

Edited by Michael Allaby and Chris Park

Oxford Quick Reference

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Earth Day

By Michael Allaby Today is Earth Day. At least, that's the date of the official International Mother Earth Day, as adopted by the United Nations in 2009. It's a day when we're asked to reflect on the interdependence of all living things, our responsibility to restore damaged environments to health, and to cherish the world around us.

Posted on April 22, 2013

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