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Science & Technology
This two-volume encyclopedia complements other resources that focus on sustainability and natural resource economics, e.g., the Encyclopedia of Energy, Natural Resource, and Environmental Economics, edited by Jason Shogren et al. (CH, Apr'14, 51-4190). Three articles in this work address economic and noneconomic methods for establishing the value of ecosystem services, environmental goods and services, and wetlands. The introduction states that the 188 entries, split between volumes devoted to land and water/air, are the work of 275 scholars who hail from 25 countries and who work for universities, research institutes, and government agencies. The editorial advisory board has ten members and includes people from the US, UK, Hong Kong, China, and Canada. Each volume lists all entries in a table of contents, a topical table of contents, and an index. Subcategories for the overarching topics include "Atmosphere," "Biodiversity," "Climate," "Coastal Issues," "Ecosystems," "Forests," "Freshwater," "Hydrology," "Landscape," "Management," "Marine Issues," "Meteorology," "Soil," "Sustainability," "Watershed," and "Wetlands." Multiple articles address regional or other subcategories for major topics. For example, a general article discusses climate change (this appears under "Forests," with an incorrect page number in the table of contents); other entries focus on climate change in boreal forests, coastal marine ecosystems, and polar regions and as related to extreme events. Articles are scholarly, yet each has an introduction that provides an overview of the topic for nonspecialists. Every entry has an extensive list of references, and many provide a bibliography for further reading.
--F. G. Shrode, Utah State University