Download or read book ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION: EARTH SYSTEM written by Nikita Glazovsky and published by EOLSS Publications. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Structure And Function: Earth System is a component of Encyclopedia of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. This volume contains several chapters, each of size 5000-30000 words, with perspectives, applications and extensive illustrations. It carries state-of-the-art knowledge in the fields of Environmental Structure and Function: Earth Systems and is aimed, by virtue of the several applications, at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students, Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers and NGOs.