Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues (3 vol. set) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0893569941 ISBN 13: 9780893569945

Publisher: Salem Press, 2000

Synopsis

This encyclopaedia assembles information from fields of knowledge relevant to the study of environmental issues such as biology, geology, anthropology, demographics, genetics, and engineering. It explains their interrelationships in simple terms for non-specialists.

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About the Author

CRAIG W. ALLIN is Professor of Political Science at Cornell College, Iowa.

From Library Journal

This three-volume set culls information from fields relevant to the study of environmental issues, such as biology, geology, genetics, demographics, and anthropology. Written by experts and ranging in length from 500 to 2000 words, the 475 alphabetically arranged articles assembled by editor Allin (Cornell Univ.) cover a wide variety of topics, including air pollution, national parks, organizations, solar power, and legislation, as well as manmade environmental issues (e.g., sick building syndrome, smog, and asbestos) and significant events (e.g., the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Dust Bowl, and the Chernobyl nuclear accident). All the articles are signed, cross referenced, and illustrated with photographs, charts, tables, and graphs, and those longer than 1000 words include bibliographies. Volume 3 includes a time line of milestones in modern environmentalism, directories of environmental organizations and national parks, a glossary, and a bibliography. This work, along with Natural Resources (LJ 8/98), is an excellent overview of the natural world and its endangered resources. Recommended for all libraries.
-Eva Lautemann, Georgia Perimeter Coll., Clarkston
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Salem Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0893569941
• ISBN 13: 9780893569945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 3
• Editor: Allin Craig W