Longman Dictionary of Environmental Science

Eleanor Lawrence

ISBN 10: 058225356X / ISBN 13: 9780582253568

Published by Longman 15/05/1998, 1998

About this Item

Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Seller Inventory # 6545-9780582253568

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Longman Dictionary of Environmental Science
• Publisher: Longman 15/05/1998
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 058225356X
• ISBN 13: 9780582253568
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

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.