Screen LibraryHighlights in environmental research : professorial inaugural lectures at Imperial College /
This book contains recent inaugural lectures by professors of environmental science and technology at Imperial College in London. They cover a variety of topics, ranging from the Earth's climate to pests and pesticides, illustrating the diverse and interdisciplinary nature of environmental prob...
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Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | London : Singapore : |
| Publication Dates: | 2000. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Series on environmental science and management ;
v. 3 |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/P087#t=toc |
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This book contains recent inaugural lectures by professors of environmental science and technology at Imperial College in London. They cover a variety of topics, ranging from the Earth's climate to pests and pesticides, illustrating the diverse and interdisciplinary nature of environmental problems. They are written by leading authorities in their disciplines but at a level that makes them accessible to all students of the environment. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi,189pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781848160682 (electronic bk.) |
| CLC: | X-3 |
| Contents: | ch. 1. The rainbow planet: studies of the Earth's climate from space / John E. Harries -- ch. 2. Water in a changing world / Howard S. Wheater -- ch. 3. Man, minerals and environment / A.J. Monhemius -- ch. 4. Rock, soil and health: man's interference with the geochemical environment / Iain Thornton -- ch. 5. Virtual ecology / John D. Woods -- ch. 6. Pests, pesticides and pest management / Graham A. Matthews. |