Environmental Science - Oxford Bibliographies
Hazardous Waste
Matthias Beck
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Hazardous WasteIntroductionWithin the Western world, evidence of awareness of hazardous wastes dates back to antiquity, with Athenian law requiring th...
Henry David Thoreau
David M. Robinson
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2018-07-24
Henry David ThoreauIntroductionHenry David Thoreau (b. 1817–d. 1862) is best known as the author of Walden (1854), a pivotal work in American nature w...
Historical Changes in European Rivers
Francesco Comiti, Vittoria Scorpio
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2019-01-15
Historical Changes in European RiversIntroductionRiver morphology is dynamic in nature, in that it is dictated by unsteady driving variables (water, s...
Historical Land Uses and Their Changes in the European Alps
Ulrike Tappeiner, Erich Tasser
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2019-06-26
Historical Land Uses and Their Changes in the European AlpsIntroductionThe Alps are the highest and largest mountain range in Europe. They extend from...
Historical Range of Variability
Ellen Wohl
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2014-09-29
Historical Range of VariabilityIntroductionHistorical range of variability (HRV) describes the conditions of a natural system prior to intensive human...
History, Environmental
Stephen Mosley
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2015-03-30
Environmental History Introduction Environmental history emerged as a new field of study as environmental problems began to rise up the global...
Human Impact on Historical Fluvial Sediment Dynamics in Europe
Gert Verstraeten
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2019-10-30
Human Impact on Historical Fluvial Sediment Dynamics in EuropeIntroductionRivers and floodplains are dynamic environments formed through hydrologic an...
Humid Tropical Environments
Richard Corlett
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2016-04-28
Humid Tropical EnvironmentsIntroductionHumid tropical environments cover a relatively minor part (c. 8 percent) of the earth’s total land surface area...
Hydraulic Fracturing
George M. Hornberger, John C. Ayers, Moyosore Ajayi
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2014-09-29
Hydraulic FracturingIntroductionThe first modern oil wells were constructed in the middle of the 19th century. Over geological time oil and gas in con...
India and the Environment
Sunayana Ganguly
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2016-01-21
India and the EnvironmentIntroductionEnvironment as a concept is so overarching that each of the sub-topics could easily have its own bibliography. Th...
Industrial Contamination, Case Studies in
Devra L. Davis, Sarina T. Scott
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2017-07-26
Case Studies in Industrial ContaminationIntroductionEvaluating the public health impact of industrial contamination is one of the most challenging sub...
Institutions
Ramiro Berardo, Jeffrey W. Hanlon
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2015-10-26
Institutions Introduction There is widespread consensus among environmental scientists that a holistic understanding of how natural resources ...
Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) for Climate Change
Zili Yang, Yi-Ming Wei, Zhifu Mi
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2016-04-28
Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) for Climate ChangeIntroductionIntegrated assessment models (IAMs) for climate change refers to a broad category of...
International Land Grabbing
Paolo D'Odorico, M. Cristina Rulli
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2014-11-25
International Land Grabbing Introduction In recent years, some food crises have threatened food security worldwide. These episodes were induce...
Karst Caves
Mario Parise
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2017-07-26
Karst CavesIntroductionKarst refers to the processes of chemical dissolution and mechanical erosion acting on soluble rocks (mainly carbonates and eva...
Key Figures: North American Environmental Scientist Activists
Ellen Wohl
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2016-11-28
Key Figures: North American Environmental Scientist ActivistsIntroductionEnvironmental scientist activist is not an established phrase. Here it design...
Lakes: A Guide to the Scientific Literature
Warwick F. Vincent
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2018-11-29
Lakes: A Guide to the Scientific LiteratureIntroductionLakes are aquatic ecosystems of wide-ranging cultural, economic, and scientific importance, and...
Land Use, Land Cover and Land Management Change
Wim Thiery, E.L. Davin, S.I. Seneviratne
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2018-09-25
Land Use, Land Cover and Land Management Change: Definitions, Scenarios, and Role in the Climate SystemIntroductionUsing land resources in fulfilment ...
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
Kristina Hill
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2018-08-28
Landscape Architecture and Environmental PlanningIntroductionThe design and planning of landscapes is an ancient human activity. The Epic of Gilgamesh...
Large Wood in Rivers
Ellen Wohl
Subject: Environmental Science »
Date Added: 2017-07-26
Large Wood in RiversIntroductionLarge wood consists of downed, dead pieces of wood. Although different size definitions have been proposed, the most w...
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