Mathematics of Planet Earth: Protecting Our Planet, Learning from the Past, Safeguarding for the Future

Connects the mathematical sciences with issues of current concern to society Provides self-standing introductions to a variety of topics in the geosciences, environmental science, ecology, socio-economics, and public health, with a wealth of supporting references and suggested questions for future research Demonstrates that Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE) is essentially multidisciplinary and shows how the use of mathematical tools and techniques advances our understanding of problems in the natural, physical, and social sciences Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students in the mathematical sciences interested in the effects of human activities on our planet and applying the tools and techniques of the discipline to study these effects, as well as for students in the natural, physical and social sciences who want to become familiar with these tools and techniques