Our nearly 1000-member team recognizes that all elements of sustainability science and technology continue to advance as does our understanding of the needs for energy, water, clean air, food, mobility, and health, and the relation of every single aspect of this vast and interconnected body of knowledge to climate change. Our Encyclopedia content is at a level for university students, professors, engineers, and other practicing professionals. It is gratifying for our team to note that our online First Edition has been heavily utilized as evidenced by over 500,000 downloads which of course is in addition to scientists’ utilization of the Encyclopedia and individual “spin-off” volumes in print.
Now we are pleased to have a Living Reference online which assures the sustainability community that we are providing the latest peer-reviewed con- tent covering the science and technology of the sustainability of the earth. We are also publishing the content as a Series of individual topical books for ease use by those with an interest in particular subjects, and with expert oversight in each field to ensure that the second edition presents the state-of-the-science today. Our team covers the physical, chemical, and biological processes that underlie the earth system, including pollution and remediation and climate change, and we comprehensively cover every energy and environment tech- nology as well as all types of food production, water, transportation and the sustainable built environment.