Dictionary of environment and sustainable development

By: Gilpin, AlanMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester ; New York : John Wiley & Sons, ©1996Description: xiii, 247 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0471962198 ; 9780471962199 ; 0471962201 ; 9780471962205Subject(s): Sustainable development -- Dictionaries | Environmental economics -- DictionariesDDC classification: 363.7003
Contents:
Introduction -- Key Terms and Concepts: A User's Guide -- A-Z Dictionary -- Selected Bibliography.
Summary: A concise dictionary comprising over 2000 entries defining terms and concepts relating to environmental planning, management, conservation and sustainable development. The text which includes diagrams and boxes covers the whole span of environmental issues with the emphasis on international conventions, environmental law, environmental evolution in many countries, pollution control, environmental impact assessment, sustainable development and intergenerational equity. Containing more entries than any other previously published dictionary of its kind, this book is an essential reference for students, environmental managers, politicians and journalists.
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Included Selected Bibliography.

Introduction --
Key Terms and Concepts: A User's Guide --
A-Z Dictionary --
Selected Bibliography.

A concise dictionary comprising over 2000 entries defining terms and concepts relating to environmental planning, management, conservation and sustainable development. The text which includes diagrams and boxes covers the whole span of environmental issues with the emphasis on international conventions, environmental law, environmental evolution in many countries, pollution control, environmental impact assessment, sustainable development and intergenerational equity. Containing more entries than any other previously published dictionary of its kind, this book is an essential reference for students, environmental managers, politicians and journalists.

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