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A Dictionary of Climate Change and the Environment bridges the gap
between the many disciplines encompassing climate change,
environmental economics, environmental sciences, and environmental
studies. It defines a comprehensive set of over 3700 words used
across these fields to help policy makers, students, and
professionals achieve a holistic view of environmental issues. The
dictionary also features: introductory primers to major topic
areas; recommended reading for particular topics and specific words
or concepts; and seven appendices, including a catalog of
scientific symbols, units, and conversions, as well as an expansive
listing and description of selected environmental treaties. The
extensive and accessible nature of the content renders this book an
indispensible reference for practitioners requiring an informed and
balanced description of key concepts and issues. This resource will
be extremely valuable to policy makers and professionals working on
climate change and other environmental issues, and to postgraduate
and undergraduate students in climate change and environmental
studies, as well as to academics and other practitioners working on
multidisciplinary environmental issues outside their area of
expertise.
The crisis of environmental degradation has createcharemd an
immense volume of literature which focuses on controlling
environmental problems. Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs
goes one step further to extend and complement the current debates.
Using property rights the book examines the causes and possible
solutions to environmental and resource degradation. Written in a
non-technical, reader-friendly style the book also offers: numerous
examples and case studies an up-to-date list of world wide web
sites relevant to the subject a detailed glossary of environmental
and economic terms a guide to the literature at the end of every
chapter Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs is an essential
supplementary text for undergraduates and postgraduates studying
environmental and natural resource management, environmental
studies, ecology, environmental science, environmental economics,
agricultural economics and geography.
Many of the world's fisheries face major challenges including
overfishing, overcapacity and low returns. Using recent
developments in microeconomic theory and with numerous case studies
and examples, this book shows how to measure efficiency,
productivity, profitability, capacity of fishing fleets and how to
improve fisheries management. The book will prove invaluable to
researchers, students and professionals interested in understanding
the problems in fisheries and how they may be overcome.
This comprehensive Dictionary is an important reference tool for
all those interested in environmental science and environmental
studies. Written in a clear and accessible style, the dictionary
includes over three thousand up-to-date entries, all accompanied by
a detailed yet straightforward definition covering all aspects of
the subject. The book also includes three primers, which will
bridge the gap between each discipline covered. These consist of
introductions to environmental economics, international
environmental problems and environmental systems, dynamics and
modelling. Another unique feature is the inclusion of an appendix
which lists and describes the world's major international
environmental agreements. This Dictionary with its primers and
appendices will prove immensely useful to all students and scholars
of environmental science and studies.
The crisis of environmental degradation has createcharemd an
immense volume of literature which focuses on controlling
environmental problems. Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs
goes one step further to extend and complement the current debates.
Using property rights the book examines the causes and possible
solutions to environmental and resource degradation. Written in a
non-technical, reader-friendly style the book also offers: numerous
examples and case studies an up-to-date list of world wide web
sites relevant to the subject a detailed glossary of environmental
and economic terms a guide to the literature at the end of every
chapter Economic Rights and Environmental Wrongs is an essential
supplementary text for undergraduates and postgraduates studying
environmental and natural resource management, environmental
studies, ecology, environmental science, environmental economics,
agricultural economics and geography.
A Dictionary of Climate Change and the Environment bridges the gap
between the many disciplines encompassing climate change,
environmental economics, environmental sciences, and environmental
studies. It defines a comprehensive set of over 3700 words used
across these fields to help policy makers, students, and
professionals achieve a holistic view of environmental issues. The
dictionary also features: introductory primers to major topic
areas; recommended reading for particular topics and specific words
or concepts; and seven appendices, including a catalog of
scientific symbols, units, and conversions, as well as an expansive
listing and description of selected environmental treaties. The
extensive and accessible nature of the content renders this book an
indispensible reference for practitioners requiring an informed and
balanced description of key concepts and issues. This resource will
be extremely valuable to policy makers and professionals working on
climate change and other environmental issues, and to postgraduate
and undergraduate students in climate change and environmental
studies, as well as to academics and other practitioners working on
multidisciplinary environmental issues outside their area of
expertise.
Many of the world's fisheries face major challenges including
overfishing, overcapacity and low returns. Using recent
developments in microeconomic theory and with numerous case-studies
and examples, this book shows how to measure efficiency,
productivity, profitability and capacity of fishing fleets and how
to improve fisheries management. The book will prove invaluable to
researchers, students and professionals interested in understanding
the problems in fisheries and how they may be overcome.
This comprehensive Dictionary is an important reference tool for
all those interested in environmental science and environmental
studies. Written in a clear and accessible style, the dictionary
includes over three thousand up-to-date entries, all accompanied by
a detailed yet straightforward definition covering all aspects of
the subject. The book also includes three primers, which will
bridge the gap between each discipline covered. These consist of
introductions to environmental economics, international
environmental problems and environmental systems, dynamics and
modelling. Another unique feature is the inclusion of an appendix
which lists and describes the world's major international
environmental agreements. This Dictionary with its primers and
appendices will prove immensely useful to all students and scholars
of environmental science and studies.
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