Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ; CONTENTS ; A TO Z ENTRIES ; APPENDIX 1 ; SOURCES OF ONLINE DATA ON THE ENVIRONMENT ; APPENDIX 2 ; INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TREATIES ; APPENDIX 3 ; THE BEAUFORT SCALE OF WIND STRENGTH ; APPENDIX 4 ; THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE ; APPENDIX 5 ; THE FUJITA SCALE OF TORNADO INTENSITY ; APPENDIX 6 ; TORINO ASTEROID AND COMET IMPACT HAZARD SCALE ; APPENDIX 7 ; RICHTER EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND MODIFIED MERCALLI EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY SCALES ; APPENDIX 8 ; THE GEOLOGICAL TIMESCALE ; APPENDIX 9 ; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS ; APPENDIX 10 ; SI UNITS AND CONVERSIONS

About the Author

Chris Park is a Professorial Fellow and Director of the Graduate School at Lancaster University. He is a graduate of the University of Ulster and Exeter University, and has taught environmental courses for over 30 years, mostly at Lancaster University. His previous publications include more than 50 journal articles and 10 books, including The Environment: Principles and Applications (2001, Routledge).

Reviews

This dictionary is a useful tool. Austin Williams, TLS With some bad environmental dictionaries on the market, it is refreshing to find a good one. Fred Pearce, New Scientist