LC Call no. No Table of Contents. The field of environmental engineering has been expanding rapidly, paralleling the world's increasing awareness and concern about global resources. Consequently the language describing this field has grown enormously. This dictionary provides 15,000 definitions in environmental and civil engineering with a focus on the mechanical aspects such as the equipment and machinery used in the field.
Terms associated with water management also comprise another key theme in the book.
One would most likely encounter these terms while in the field as a practicing environmental or civil engineer. The definitions are typically brief, usually no more than a sentence per entry. A minority of terms get longer treatment with multiple definitions or sub-terms. One example of this is the entry for Environmental Damage Assessment where seven specific types of assessments are further defined below the main entry. While this book is not an encyclopedia, the use of illustrations would have been helpful in making some definitions more clear.