Climate Change: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues) - Tapa dura

Libro 69 de 183: Contemporary World Issues

Vaughan, Catherine; Downie, David; Brash, Kate

 
9781598841527: Climate Change: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)
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ISBN 10: 1598841521 ISBN 13: 9781598841527
Editorial: ABC-CLIO, 2009

Sinopsis

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.

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Acerca del autor

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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Editorial
ABC-CLIO
Año de publicación
2009
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1598841521
ISBN 13 
9781598841527
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
358
Contacto del fabricante
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