Edited by Andrew S. Goudie
300 entries
Encompassing tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt, the 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth. The entries cover a range of general research categories: altered ecosystems, climate change, food and water supply, population, politics and global change, institutions and policies, biographies, and case studies.
Andrew S. Goudie, a distinguished physical geographer, is Master of St. Cross College, Oxford, and a past president of the Geographical Association.
e-reference edition ISBN: 019518758X
Print edition ISBN: 0195108256
Print edition publication date: 2001
Publishing history: First published 2001
Copyright: © 2001, 2005 by Oxford University Press, Inc.
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