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In addition to topical entries, this resource includes a historical chronology and a section on environmental legislation in the United States.

Available in electronic and print formats.
Includes concise definitions of 9000 terms “to make clear the principles on which nature operates.”

Topics covered in the encyclopedia are socio-environmental ones. Includes an appendix of the United Nations main environmental indicators for water, air pollution, climate change, waste, and land use.

Available in electronic and print formats.
The third edition of this classic and indispensable work, first published in 1940 and last revised in 1976, has been updated completely for a new generation of students and scholars. Recognizing that the ways in which history is understood and interpreted have changed drastically over the past six decades, the editors have revised 448 articles, replaced 1,360 articles, and added 841 new entries. Gender, race, and social-history perspectives have been added to many entries for the first time.

Also available as an e-book

The one volume work contains essays that are concerned with the evolution of earth geologically and the interconnection of life with the environment. (ebook also available)

Available in electronic and print formats.
See this dictionary for short definitions of terms, for example, human impacts or environmental impacts.

A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.

Available in electronic and print formats.
The atlas is arranged chronologically, ranging from precolonial times to the present.