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Scope of the Encyclopedia of Earth

Scope of the Encyclopedia of Earth

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Updated: March 27, 2007, 10:29 pm
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Cutler J. Cleveland

  • The hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, magnetosphere, cryosphere, and biosphere, and their interactions.


  • The living organisms on Earth that constitute its biological diversity.


  • The interactions and feedbacks among society, biological diversity and the physical systems of the Earth.


  • Those parts of traditional disciplines that investigate the environment or its interaction with society.


  • The interdisciplinary fields of environmental science—natural and social—that integrate concepts, methods, and analytical tools from multiple fields in the investigation the environment or its interaction with society.





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Ida Kubiszewski PhD (Lead Author);Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Scope of the Encyclopedia of Earth". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 27, 2007; Last revised Date March 27, 2007; Retrieved June 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Scope_of_the_Encyclopedia_of_Earth>

The Author

Ida Kubiszewski Stewardship Committee The Encyclopedia of Earth   Dr. Ida Kubiszewski is a Senior Lecturer at the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University.  She is also a co-founder and former-Managing Editor the Encyclopedia of Earth.  Dr. Kubiszewki is currently working as the Managing Editor for a magazine/journal hybrid called Solutions.  Solutions is an outlet for discussions focusing on solutions to the complex problems we are now facing in ... (Full Bio)

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