English to English Dictionary

Environmental Decline

The deterioration of the natural environment through the depletion of resources such as air, water, and soil.

Environmental Evaluation

The systematic assessment of the environmental impacts of a proposed project or policy.

Environmental Science

The study of the interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment and the effects of human activity on these systems.

Environmental Studies

An interdisciplinary academic field that systematically examines human interaction with the environment using perspectives from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Environmental Valuation

The process of assigning economic value to environmental benefits and resources.

Environmental degradation

The deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water, and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife.

Environmental design

The process of addressing surrounding environmental parameters when devising plans, programs, policies, buildings, or products.

Environmental event

A natural or human-induced occurrence that significantly impacts the physical surroundings, ecosystems, or climate of a given region.

Environmental factors

Any external condition, element, or influence—biotic or abiotic—that surrounds and affects the development, behavior, or survival of an organism, population, or ecosystem.

Environmental monitor

A device or instrument used to measure and record changes in environmental conditions, such as air quality, radiation, temperature, or humidity.

Environmental sector

The branch of the economy and public policy concerned with protecting, managing, and restoring the natural environment.

Environmentalism

A concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, especially as a movement aiming to control pollution and protect plant and animal wildlife.