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A Dictionary of Climate Change and the Environment
Economics, Science, and Policy
R. Quentin Grafton, Harry W. Nelson, N. Ross Lambie and Paul R. Wyrwoll
A Dictionary of Climate Change and the Environment bridges the gap between the many disciplines encompassing climate change, environmental economics, environmental sciences, and environmental studies.
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- Published in print:
- 01 Jan 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781849803878
- eISBN:
- 9781781001165
- Pages:
- 496
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A Dictionary of Climate Change and the Environment bridges the gap between the many disciplines encompassing climate change, environmental economics, environmental sciences, and environmental studies.
- Front Matter
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- K
- L
- labor-intensive
- labor–leisure trade-off
- labor productivity
- labor theory of value
- Labrador current
- Laffer curve
- Lagrangian function
- Lagrangian multiplier
- lag time
- lahars
- Lake Nyos
- Lamarckian evolution
- land clearing
- land cover
- land degradation
- land desertification
- land expectation value (LEV)
- landfill
- land grant
- land rent
- landslide
- land surface air temperature
- land use
- land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)
- land-use planning
- landings data
- La Niña
- large-scale singularities
- Laspeyres index
- Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)
- latent heat
- laterite
- laterization
- Laurasia
- lava
- law of conservation of energy
- law of demand
- law of large numbers
- law of supply
- LDC
- leachates
- leaching
- lead
- lead poisoning
- leakage
- leapfrogging
- least developed countries (LDCs)
- least squares
- Le Chatelier principle
- legume
- leishmaniasis
- lentic
- levee
- lex non scripta
- lex scripta
- liability
- libertarianism
- lichen
- life-cycle analysis
- life-cycle cost
- life-cycle model
- life expectancy
- lifestyles of health and sustainability (LOHAS)
- life table
- lifetime
- light green technologies
- light-water reactor
- lignite
- likelihood
- likelihood function
- likelihood ratio test (LR)
- likely
- limit
- limited dependent variable
- limited entry
- limited-user open access
- limiting factor
- limits to growth
- limnology
- Lindahl equilibrium
- linear function
- Linear growth
- linear probability model
- linear programming
- lipids
- liquefied natural gas (LNG)
- liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
- liquidity
- liquidity preference
- Listeria monocytogenes
- lithology
- lithosphere
- litter fall
- Little Ice Age
- littoral zone
- load shape
- load factor
- loam
- locally unwanted land use (LULU)
- local mean sea level change
- local pollution
- local public good
- location theory
- locavore
- lock-in effect
- loess
- logarithm
- logarithmic scale
- logistic growth
- logistic growth curve
- logit analysis
- logit regression
- log-likelihood
- London Amendment
- London Dumping Convention
- longitudinal data
- longline
- long-range transportation of air pollution (LRAP)
- long run
- long-run sustainable yield (LRSY)
- lopping
- Lorenz curve
- lotic
- Lotka–Volterra model
- Love Canal
- low carbon economy
- low carbon technology
- low hanging fruit
- low income country (LIC)
- lowest observed adverse effects levels (LOAELs)
- low-intensity logging
- Lucas critique
- LULU
- LULUCF
- Lyme disease
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- Back Matter
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lifestyles of health and sustainability (LOHAS)
R. Quentin Grafton, Harry W. Nelson, N. Ross Lambie and Paul R. Wyrwoll
Reference Entry
- Published in print:
- 01 Jan 2012
- Category:
- Reference Entry
- Copyright:
- © R. Quentin Grafton, Harry W. Nelson, N. Ross Lambie, and Paul R. Wyrwoll 2012 2012
Collection:
Economics 2012
Subjects: Economics and Finance, Environment, Climate Change, Environmental Economics
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or login to access all content.- Front Matter
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- K
- L
- labor-intensive
- labor–leisure trade-off
- labor productivity
- labor theory of value
- Labrador current
- Laffer curve
- Lagrangian function
- Lagrangian multiplier
- lag time
- lahars
- Lake Nyos
- Lamarckian evolution
- land clearing
- land cover
- land degradation
- land desertification
- land expectation value (LEV)
- landfill
- land grant
- land rent
- landslide
- land surface air temperature
- land use
- land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)
- land-use planning
- landings data
- La Niña
- large-scale singularities
- Laspeyres index
- Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)
- latent heat
- laterite
- laterization
- Laurasia
- lava
- law of conservation of energy
- law of demand
- law of large numbers
- law of supply
- LDC
- leachates
- leaching
- lead
- lead poisoning
- leakage
- leapfrogging
- least developed countries (LDCs)
- least squares
- Le Chatelier principle
- legume
- leishmaniasis
- lentic
- levee
- lex non scripta
- lex scripta
- liability
- libertarianism
- lichen
- life-cycle analysis
- life-cycle cost
- life-cycle model
- life expectancy
- lifestyles of health and sustainability (LOHAS)
- life table
- lifetime
- light green technologies
- light-water reactor
- lignite
- likelihood
- likelihood function
- likelihood ratio test (LR)
- likely
- limit
- limited dependent variable
- limited entry
- limited-user open access
- limiting factor
- limits to growth
- limnology
- Lindahl equilibrium
- linear function
- Linear growth
- linear probability model
- linear programming
- lipids
- liquefied natural gas (LNG)
- liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
- liquidity
- liquidity preference
- Listeria monocytogenes
- lithology
- lithosphere
- litter fall
- Little Ice Age
- littoral zone
- load shape
- load factor
- loam
- locally unwanted land use (LULU)
- local mean sea level change
- local pollution
- local public good
- location theory
- locavore
- lock-in effect
- loess
- logarithm
- logarithmic scale
- logistic growth
- logistic growth curve
- logit analysis
- logit regression
- log-likelihood
- London Amendment
- London Dumping Convention
- longitudinal data
- longline
- long-range transportation of air pollution (LRAP)
- long run
- long-run sustainable yield (LRSY)
- lopping
- Lorenz curve
- lotic
- Lotka–Volterra model
- Love Canal
- low carbon economy
- low carbon technology
- low hanging fruit
- low income country (LIC)
- lowest observed adverse effects levels (LOAELs)
- low-intensity logging
- Lucas critique
- LULU
- LULUCF
- Lyme disease
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- Back Matter