Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene

During World War II and in the succeeding decades, there has been unprecedented industrial development, rapid rise in population and related land-use changes, intensification of agricultural activity, indiscrimate disposal of industrial and agricultural waste products, etc. All of these have led to a situation where we realize that the natural ecosystems are changing so fast that the world is no more similar to what we had inherited. The five-volume Encyclopedia o f the Anthropocene presents state-of-the-art knowledge on various facets of this rapid change that has taken place during the past 70-75 years under various themes - geological history and energy, climate change, biodiversity, ethics and contaminants. This series indeed presents encyclopaedic knowledge on these aspects.