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_bGIL
100 _aGilpin, Alan ;
245 _aDictionary of environment and sustainable development
260 _aChichester ; New York :
_bJohn Wiley & Sons,
_c©1996.
300 _axiii, 247 p. :
_billustrations ;
500 _aIncluded Selected Bibliography.
505 _aIntroduction -- Key Terms and Concepts: A User's Guide -- A-Z Dictionary -- Selected Bibliography.
520 _aA concise dictionary comprising over 2000 entries defining terms and concepts relating to environmental planning, management, conservation and sustainable development. The text which includes diagrams and boxes covers the whole span of environmental issues with the emphasis on international conventions, environmental law, environmental evolution in many countries, pollution control, environmental impact assessment, sustainable development and intergenerational equity. Containing more entries than any other previously published dictionary of its kind, this book is an essential reference for students, environmental managers, politicians and journalists.
650 _aSustainable development -- Dictionaries.
650 _aEnvironmental economics -- Dictionaries.
942 _cPR
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