Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental Change and Human Society: 2 volumes - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195108256 ISBN 13: 9780195108255

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Mapping the relationship between human society and the Earth, the Encyclopedia of Global Change is the first general reference guide to the impact of politics, population, economics, and technology on the planet. Containing over 300 original, signed articles by distinguished scholars, it is the comprehensive work for this multi-discipline, high-profile field.
The Encyclopedia synethsizes current knowledge on natural and human-made changes in the Earth's physical , chemical, and biological systems and the effects of these changes on society. Areas such as altered ecosystems, climate change, food supply, water production and consumption, population, and the political impact of global change are covered in detail. And the clearly written articles also include responses to global modification, agreements and associations, institutions, policies, biographies, and case studies.
Enhanced by 1,500 illustrations, extensive cross-references, bibliographies, and an index, the Encyclopedia of Global Change links essential knowledge across many fields-geography, geology, geophysics, atmospheric science, political science, economics, technology, and others-in a resource that is both accessible and authoritative. The jargon-free language makes it an excellent work for the professional scholar as well as the interested general reader.

About this title

About the Author:

David J. Cuff is at Temple University.

Review:

"This encyclopedia will be valued by anyone working in an environmental or earth science area, or just interested in current issues involving global change. It should be contained in the reference section of all public and school libraries."--American Reference Book Annual 2002

"A timely and important reference on a topic of pressing concern...Editor Andrew S. Gourdie and his contributors have done a real service by integrating a considerable amount of disparate information, giving it clarity and focus. As with most Oxford University Press titles, these two volumes
represent an authoritative and thorough treatment by a group of dedicated scholars."--Against the Grain

"An excellent resource that covers an extremely broad range of topics concerning humanity's impact on Earth's climate...well-writen and highly informative."--Choice "The extremely long articles, with expert authors representing many different scientific fields, provide clear, detailed
discussions on many environmental aspects of climate changes."--Reference Users and Services Quarterly

"Various definitions and interpretations of this interdisciplinary field of study are discussed in the preface and introduction, but the scope of this two-volume reference is described as global environmental change, primarily changes that affect the human rather than the geologic time scale,
but which are either natural or anthropogenic. Goude (geography, Oxford U.) has brought together 300 substantial contributions from an international cast of experts, aiming to provide an in-depth reference for both the sophisticated layperson and the scientific community. Entries pertain to changes
in climate, atmospheric physics and chemistry, land use and cover, marine environments and ice cover, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystems, natural resources, and socioeconomic balances. Each article is signed and includes cross-references and a bibliography."--SciTech Book News

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0195108256
• ISBN 13: 9780195108255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1424
• Editor: Goudie Andrew S., Cuff David J.