Schlagwort(e):
Climatic changes-Australia-Congresses.
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Global warming-Congresses.
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Global temperature changes-Congresses.
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Climatic changes-Congresses.
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Climatic changes-Social aspects-Congresses.
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Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric-Australia-Congresses.
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Electronic books.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Provides an important snapshot of the issues presented at the Greenhouse 2009 conference.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
Seiten:
1 online resource (299 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780643100176
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=542575
DDC:
363.73874
Sprache:
Englisch
Anmerkung:
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- Preface -- List of contributors -- 1. Climate change: are we up to the challenge -- 2. Climate change and the Great Crash of 2008 -- Part 1 Climate change science -- 3. Twenty years of Australian Climate Change Science Program research -- 4. Tropical Australia and the Australian monsoon: general assessment and projected changes -- 5. Recent and projected rainfall trends in south-west Australia and the associated shifts in weather systems -- 6. How human-induced aerosols influence the ocean-atmosphere circulation: a review -- 7. Freshwater biodiversity and climate change -- 8. Causes of changing southern hemisphere weather systems -- Part 2 Impacts and adaptation -- 9. Australian agriculture in a climate of change -- 10. Wheat, wine and pie charts: advantages and limits to using current variability to think about future change in South Australia's climate -- 11. Managing extreme heat in the vineyard: some lessons from the 2009 summer heatwave -- 12. Getting on target: energy and water efficiency in Western Australia's housing -- 13. Sustainable energy as the primary tool to ameliorate climate change -- 14. A national energy efficiency program for low-income households: responding equitably to climate change -- 15. Applying a climate change adaptation decision framework for the Adelaide-Mt Lofty Ranges -- 16. Responding to oil vulnerability and climate change in our cities -- 17. Managing climate risk in human settlements -- 18. Adapting infrastructure for climate change impacts -- 19. A critical look at the state of climate adaptation planning -- Part 3 Communicating climate change -- 20. Rising above hot air: a method for exploring attitudes towards zero-carbon lifestyles.
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21. Investigating the effectiveness of Energymark: changing public perceptions and behaviours using a longitudinal kitchen table approach -- 22. Talking climate change with the bush -- 23. Using Google Earth to visualise climate change scenarios in south-west Victoria -- Index.
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