Darkening Peaks

Glacier Retreat, Science, and Society

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

Looking up at mountains, people now see bare, dark rock where white snow and ice once stood - dramatic evidence of the accelerating pace of glacier retreat due to climate change. This groundbreaking work is the first to provide an integrated, multidisciplinary, global exploration of the scientific, social, and economic dimensions of this phenomenon. Bringing together contributors from five continents, "Darkening Peaks" discusses the ways that scientists have observed and modeled glaciers, tells how climate change is altering their size and distribution, and looks closely at their effect on human life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-02-14
Mått:178 x 254 x 25 mm
Vikt:816 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520253056

Utforska kategorier

Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Djurböcker inom Djur och Natur

Mer om författaren

Ben Orlove is Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis and Adjunct Senior Research Scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University. His books include Lines in the Water: Nature and Culture at Lake Titicaca (UC Press). Ellen Wiegandt is Lecturer at the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva and Senior Researcher at the University Institute Kurt Bosch, Sion, Switzerland. She is also the editor of Mountains: Sources of Water, Sources of Knowledge. Brian H. Luckman is Professor of Geography at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.