2020 was a massive year by any scale. We have gathered highlights here so you can easily find the research that will drive your next discovery. We present articles, chapters, highly cited journals and new books reflecting the year in Environmental Sciences. You can browse this page, or dive more deeply into our individual imprints.
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A selection of 2020's highlighted research
Journals
Journal Articles
Free to access until 31 March 2021, while open access articles are freely available online on a permanent basis.
Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy
from Ambio
Authors: Peringe Grennfelt et al.
What does ‘nature’ mean?
from Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Authors: Frédéric Ducarme and Denis Couvet
Unravelling the effects of tropical land use conversion on the soil microbiome
from Environmental Microbiome
Authors: Dirk Berkelmann et al.
COVID-19 virus outbreak lockdown: What impacts on household food wastage?
from Environment, Development and Sustainability
Authors: Sarra Jribi et al.
Environmental beliefs and their role in environmental behaviours of undergraduate students
from Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences
Authors: Robert Inkpen and Brian Baily
Reproduction of East-African bats may guide risk mitigation for coronavirus spillover
from One Health Outlook
Authors: Diego Montecino-Latorre et al.
Top Journals
Books
Book Chapters
Free to access until 31 March 2021, while open access chapters are freely available online on a permanent basis.
Science for the Future: The Use of Citizen Science in Marine Research and Conservation
from YOUMARES 9 - The Oceans: Our Research, Our Future
Authors: Hannah S. Earp et al.
Education, Training and Capacity-Building in the Field of Biological Invasions in South Africa
from Biological Invasions in South Africa
Authors: Marcus J. Byrne et al.
Economic Dimensions of Environmental Citizenship
from Conceptualizing Environmental Citizenship for 21st Century Education
Authors: Vladislav Kaputa et al.
Introduction: Contact Points Between Offshore Oil and Nature-Based Tourism
from Industrial Development and Eco-Tourisms
Authors: Mark C. J. Stoddart et al.
Origins, Benefits and the Political Basis of Agroecology
from Agroecology Now!
Authors: Colin Ray Anderson et al.
Neoliberal Natures and Biodiversity Offsetting
from Nature Swapped and Nature Lost
Authors: Elia Apostolopoulou
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Top new books in 2020
Insights from the Editorial Team
Books Editorial Team, Environmental Sciences
Springer’s Environment program offers students, researchers and practitioners a broad and exciting spectrum of journals, monographs, textbooks, and reference works covering topics including but not limited to environmental chemistry & toxicology, environmental law & economics, environmental health, sustainability, environmental protection & pollution, and environmental management. In 2020, our books program has placed an emphasis on coverage of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, most notably in our rapidly growing Sustainable Development Goals Book Series and our Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
We look forward to working with you in 2021 and hearing from you with your new environment and sustainability-related publishing ideas. Enjoy browsing a selection of our publication highlights from 2020!
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