<br>Michael Allaby has written many books on environmental science and especially on climatology and meteorology. He is the General Editor of several Oxford Dictionaries, including the Dictionaries of Earth Sciences, Ecology, Plant Sciences, and Zoology. <br>Chris Park is a Professor Emeritus at Lancaster University where he was Director of the Graduate School from 2001 to 2009. His books include The Environment: Principals and Applications.<br>
With some bad environmental dictionaries on the market, it is refreshing to find a good one. -- New Scientist The second edition of this user-friendly title is updated with 800 new entries, expanding the work to more than 500 pages... Students will appreciate having access to this information in one convenient source. -- Booklist