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SAGE PUBLISHING Environmental Sciences 2009 Edition by Gregory
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. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESIntroductionAnthropologyArchaeology Atmospheric sciences Biogeography Biology Cartography Climatology Earth system science Ecology Ecosystem Environmental chemistry Environmental sciencesGeneticsGeoarchaeology Geochemistry Geology Geomorphology Glacial geomorphology Glaciology Human ecology Human Geography Hydrology Landscape architecture Limnology Meteorology Microclimate Oceanography Palaeoecology Palaeogeography Pedology Physical geography Physiology Seismology Soil science ENVIRONMENTSIntroductionAntarctic environmentAnthropogenic impact, NoosphereArctic environmentsArid zones/DesertsAtmosphereBiomesBiosphereClimate classficationClimate zonesCoasts CryosphereDeltasEarth spheresEarth structureEstuarine environmentsFluvial environmentsFossil fuels Glacial environments GlaciersHydrosphereKarstLithosphere Periglacial environmentsPermafrost Soil profilesStratigraphy Temperate environmentsTropical environmentsTroposphereUrban environmentsVegetation and its classificationPARADIGMS/CONCEPTSIntroductionBiocomplexity Biodiversity/functional biodiversity Biogeochemical cycles Biomass Catastrophism Catastrophe theoryChaos theory Cultures Cycles Diaspora Environment Environmentalism Epistemology Equifinality Equilbrium ErgodicityEstuarine dependent or related species Evolution Gaia hypothesis General circulation models Greenhouse effect Habitat of coastal and marine fishes Hazards Holism Landscape Landsystems approach Modernism Natural resources Nature Ocean circulation Paradigms Perception Philosophy of science Place, sense of Postmodernism Process-form relationships PulsingReductionism Self-design Systems: Thoery, approach and analysis Thresholds Uniformitarianism PROCESSES AND DYNAMICS IntroductionAcid rain Albedo Animal behaviour Carbon cycle Drainage basins Earthquakes Earth surface processes El Nino southern oscillation Energetics Energy Energy flux Energy and mass balance Environmental change Erosion ratesFloods Geochemical cycles Hydrological cycle Lakes Minerals Natural production mechanisms of marine Fisheries Nitrogen cycle Plate tectonics Power and EnergyPrecipitation Productivity Radiation balance of the EarthRiver systems Rock types Soil Management Solar radiation Tectonics Volcanoes and VolcanismWeathering Wetlands SCALES AND TECHNIQUESIntroductionAesthetics Biological oxygen demandClimate modeling Cost benefit analysis Dating techniques, Radiometric and Isotopic dating Ecosystem approach Ecotechnology Expert systems Field studies and surveying in GeologyFossil recordFossils and PalaeontologyGISGlobal circulation models (GCM's)Geologic time Glaciations GPSHolocene Ice cores Isotopic dating Land evaluation Landscape ecology Modeling Pleistocene Quaternary Radiometric dating Remote sensing Rock classification Sea level change Timescales, Geologic UN programmes Vegetation and its classificationENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESIntroductionAgenda 21 Climate change Climate forcing and feedbacks Climate sensitivity Coastal management Conservation of natural resources Deforestation Desertification Disasters Ecological engineeringEcological integrity Ecosystem-based management Energy scarcity Environmental ethics Environmental impact assessment Environmental law Environmental management Environmental perception Environmental policy Environmental valuesFire Fishery management Genetic modification (GM)Geothermal energy Global change Global conventions and treaties Global dimming Global warming Human impacts on environment Integrated basin management Integrated coastal and marine management Limits to growth Ozone depletion Pollution of air and water Population growth Recycling Renewable energy Resource depletion Restoration of ecosystemsRisk-based managementRisk assessment Sensitivity Sustainability Sustainable development Thermohaline circulation Waste management Water resources Zoos, Botanical Gardens and museums