Environmental Sciences - Couverture souple

Gregory, Kenneth J.; Simmons, Ian G.; Brazel, Anthony J.; Day, John W.; Keller, Edward A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1412947057 ISBN 13 : 9781412947053

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This unique addition to reference literature provides an introduction to the major concepts and contemporary issues that are essential for students of environmental science and environmental studies to know. With over 200 entries authored by world-class names like Anthony Brazel, John Day and Edward Keller, this text is divided into six sections: Environmental Science, Environments, Paradigms & Concepts, Processes & Dynamics, Scales & Techniques, and Environmental Issues.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Anthony Brazel is a retired geographer and climatologist who has written over 100 professional articles and reports on climate, focusing primarily at the local and regional scale. He has served as Laboratory of Climatology Director from 1979-1988, Arizona′s governor-appointed State slimatologist from 1979-1999, geography departmental chair from 1991-1997, and manager of the Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy through the Center for Environmental Studies from 2001 to 2003. He is former member of the Board of Urban Environments of the American Meteorological Society and current member of the scholarship committee of the International Association on Urban Climate. He is a Fellow of American Association of the Advancement of Science and editor of the Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Unique in the reference literature, this Companion provides students with an introduction to all the major concepts and contemporary issues in the environmental sciences. The text is divided into six sections (Environmental Sciences, Environments, Paradigms and Concepts, Processes and Dynamic, Scales and Techniques, Environmental Issues), with over 200 entries alphabetically organized and authored by key names in the environmental science disciplines.

Entries are concise, informative, richly visual and fully referenced and cross referenced. They introduce key concepts and processes that are included in the index, cite relevant websites, and reflect the latest thinking.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412947057
• ISBN 13: 9781412947053
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 441
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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