Organization and People
The Encyclopedia of Earth is being created by the Environmental Information Coalition (EIC), an open membership group of scientists, educators, and organizations. The EIC defines the roles and responsibilities for individuals and institutions involved in the Coalition, as well as the editorial guidelines for the Encyclopedia. An EIC Stewardship Committee functions as the primary working group that develops and enforces policies and guidelines for the Encyclopedia, with input from Topic Editors and Authors.
The Secretariat for the EIC is the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), based in Washington D.C., USA. NCSE is a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization with a mission "to improve the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking" and "specializes in programs that foster collaboration between diverse institutions, communities and individuals. We work closely with those creating and using environmental knowledge, including research, education, environmental, and business organizations, as well as governmental bodies at all levels."
The Department of Geography and Environment and the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies at Boston University also provides editorial support.
The Stewardship Committee comprises:
- Cutler J. Cleveland (Boston University)
- Sidney Draggan,
- J. Emmett Duffy (College of William and Mary)
- Michael Hogan
- Ida Kubiszewski (Portland State University)
- Mark McGinley (Texas Tech University)
- Emily Monosson
- Stephen Nodvin (Mount Ida College)
- Michael Pidwirny (University of British Columbia Okanagan)
- Peter Saundry (National Council for Science and the Environment).
The Editorial Staff as of November 2010 consisted of Cutler J. Cleveland (Editor-in-Chief), Lyle Birkey (Managing Editor). Cutler Cleveland is a Professor of Geography and Environment at Boston University and Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier Science, 2004), the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier Science, 2005), and the journal Ecological Economics.
The International Advisory Board for the Encyclopedia is listed as Rita Colwell, Robert W. Corell, Robert Costanza, Mohamed H. A. Hassan, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Andrew J. Hoffman, Stephen P. Hubbell, Simon A. Levin, Bonnie J. McCay, David W. Orr, Rajendra K. Pachauri, Frank Sherwood Rowland, and B. L. Turner.
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