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| Genre/Form: | Encyclopedias Encyclopédies |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul Robbins |
| ISBN: | 9781412927611 1412927617 |
| OCLC Number: | 134992606 |
| Description: | 5 v. (xlix, 2105 p.) : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Reader's Guide -- List of Articles -- List of Contributors -- Maps -- Articles A to Z -- Resource Guide -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Paul Robbins, general editor. |
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"This superb interdisciplinary work should find a place on the shelves of every public and academic library that has the least bit of interest in environment issues-which should mean just about all." -Booklist (Starred Review) -- Booklist Booklist 20080101 "...As befits the topic, this beautifully packages, wonderfully illustrated, interdisciplinary resource has more than 1,200 entries written by specialists. A helpful reader's guide groups topics like agriculture, conservation and ecology, movements and regulations, politics, pollution, and society. A resource guide, chronology, glossary, and list of the UN's economic indicators complete the set." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL "Nearly 300 scholars have contributed to this survey of socio-environmental issues. The consistent aim is to emphasize not just the interrelationships between the Earth's natural environments and human society, but the inseparability of the two. This excellent guide will serve high school, public and academic libraries."-Lawrence Looks at Books, Gale Reference Reviews -- lawrence reviews lawrence looks at books 20071201 "The editor describes this work as sitting astride the imagined boundary between society and environment, reflecting new knowledge gained through understanding the 'intense entanglement' of human and nonhuman spheres, and transcending old dichotomies of 'green' and 'brown' approaches to legislation, economics, and societal challenges. The 1,200 entries vary in length from one column to several pages. Current, representative biographies, including appropriate Web-based resources, compensate for the entries' brevity. Hundreds of entries for geographic and topographic features, nation-states, and political entries appear along with the seemingly random terms (e.g., democracy, expertise, fodder, humidity, livelihood, obesity, pragmatism), each of which is significant in socioenvironmental discourse. The comprehensive index includes the names of some 1,000 individuals, agencies, organizations, and seminal book titles, plus 37 feature films noted for representations of nature. Cross-referencing to related entries is generous. A 'Reader's Guide' groups entry titles by broad headings ('Geography,' 'History,' 'Movements and Regulations,' and more), providing helpful context. Inclusion of the complete set's index is curious, as is the repetition of 19 colored maps at the beginning of each volume. Providing more content and depth would have been preferable to these duplications. This important work gives a well-focused snapshot of environmentalism in the early 21st Century, and it will remain valuable into the future both for its content and as a yardstick to measure progress toward sustainability and conservation. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates and general readers." -CHOICE -- CHOICE 20080301 Read more...
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