Environmental Encyclopedia (4th edition)

This is the first time I have seen this book but I believe that any book that reaches a fourth edition must be doing a good job. The last edition was in 2002 and, as the editors point out in their introduction, since then information on climate change and environmental risks have increased and the arguments have been refined. New information has also become available in other topics.

The book has an editorial advisory board and a project team in addition to the editors, plus around 180 contributing authors mainly from the US. The book is specifically American. It is...