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Dictionary of Natural Resource Management (Hardcover)
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Dictionary of Natural Resource Management (Hardcover)
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The field of natural resource management is expanding, attracting
individuals and ideas from a wide array of disciplines. For
effective communication to take place, it is increasingly important
for everyone involved to be familiar with the exact meanings being
attached to the terms in use. "The Dictionary of Natural Resource
Management" has been compiled to address this need and provides a
single source of definitions about natural resource management
terms. With more than 6,000 entries, many of them illustrated and a
detailed set of appendices covering the classification of
organisms, geological time scales and conversion factors, it is the
most up-to-date and comprehensive reference work of its kind
available. The scope of the dictionary is interdisciplinary. It
encompasses terminology from the traditional fields of forestry,
silviculture, pest management, mycology, botany, fish and wildlife
management, forest fire control, geology, pedology, engineering and
resource planning. In addition, there are many terms from the
emerging disciplines of landscape ecology, conservation biology,
conflict resolution and sustainable development planning. Clear
definitions, along with the multiple meanings that some terms now
have, are provided for each entry. These have been derived from the
authors extensive review of contemporary literature and glossaries
and from discussions with experts around the world. In order to
make the dictionary accessible to a wide audience interested lay
people as well as those with a technical background the terms and
illustrations are cross-referenced so that opposite and allied
terms can be easily located. By enabling readers to better
understand and effectively use technical terms, "The Dictionary of
Natural Resource Management" is an essential reference work for
resource managers, planners and decision makers in government and
non-government evironmental organizations. "The Dictionary" is also
an invaluable resource for all students studying biology,
environmental sciences, forestry, geography, geology and wildlife
management. It is particularly appropriate for those students
undetaking interdisciplinary courses or who realise the benefit of
reading around their chosen area of study. * The most current and
comprehensive source of natural resource management terms
available* A unique, authoritative work with more than 6,000
entries, thousands of cross-references and 80 illustrations* An
essential reference tool for those in the many interdisciplinary
fields of natural resource management * Will enable readers to
better understand and more effectively use technical words*
Essential reference book for all students studying biology,
environmental sciences, forestry, geography, geology and wildlife
management."
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