Keywords:
Climatic changes.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Provides an up-to-date synthesis of all knowledge relevant to the climate change issue, from basic science to the technologies, economic instruments and political strategies that can be employed in response to climate change. It will be invaluable for a wide range of researchers and professionals, and for advanced students.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (541 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780511989230
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=647359
DDC:
363.73874
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Writing team -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Part I Climatic trends -- 1 Identifying, monitoring and predicting change in the climate system -- 2 The oceans and the climate system -- 3 Sea-level rise and ice-sheet dynamics -- 4 Carbon cycle trends and vulnerabilities -- Part II Defining 'dangerous climate change' -- 5 The impact of climate change on human societies -- 6 Impacts of climate change on the biotic fabric of the planet -- 7 Tipping elements: jokers in the pack -- 8 Linking science and action: targets, timetables and emission budgets -- Part III Equity issues -- 9 The equity challenge and climate policy: responsibilities, vulnerabilities and inequality in the response to climate change -- 10 A long-term perspective on climate change: values and ethics -- Part IV Mitigation and adaptation approaches -- 11 Low-carbon energy technologies as mitigation approaches -- 12 Economic approaches and instruments -- 13 Geopolitics and governance -- 14 Adapting to the unavoidable -- Part V Meeting the challenge -- 15 Integrating adaptation, mitigation and sustainable development -- 16 Mobilising the population -- 17 The human-Earth relationship: past, present and future -- Index.
