Climate Change

A Reference Handbook

AvDavid Downie,Kate Brash

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

An accessible introduction to climate change that outlines key scientific, economic, and political issues, reviews how the global community has addressed the issue to date, and discusses the options being explored for further action.Climate Change: A Reference Handbook offers readers a way to separate science from politics on this crucial and often contentious issue. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the science and public policy of climate change, including discussion of historical developments, today's key concepts, and the future of climate science and policy.Climate Change begins by explaining the science behind global climate change, including the growing consensus that human activity is a major contributing factor. It then takes an objective look at the key conflicts in climate science and policy, describes those that have been resolved, and offers a balanced review of proposals for those that have not. A separate chapter focuses on the scientific, economic, and political aspects of climate change as they are playing out specifically in the United States.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-03-03
Mått:152 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt:652 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contemporary World Issues
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781598841527

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Mer om författaren

David L. Downie, PhD, is director of environmental studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. His published works include Global Environmental Politics, 4th Edition and The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy.Kate Brash is assistant director of the Global Roundtable on Climate Change at Columbia University, New York, NY.Catherine Vaughan is the program coordinator at the Global Roundtable on Climate Change at Columbia University, New York, NY.

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Climate Change, part of ABC-CLIO's 'Contemporary World Issues' series of reference handbooks, provides auseful resource and introduction to this important topic. . . . This volume would be a useful resource for students seeking background on a topic of great current interest, controversy, and relevance.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of Contents for Climate Change: A Reference HandbookDavid L. Downie, Columbia UniversityKate Brash, Columbia UniversityCatherine Vaughn, Columbia University PrefaceChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and SolutionsChapter 3: Worldwide PerspectiveChapter 4: ChronologyChapter 5: Biographical SketchesChapter 6: Facts and StatisticsChapter 7: Directory of Organizations, Associations, and AgenciesChapter 8: Selected Print and Non-Print ResourcesGlossaryIndexAbout the Authors