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Climate Change: A Reference Handbook de David Downie

Climate Change: A Reference Handbook: Contemporary World Issues

Autor David Downie, Kate Brash, Catherine Vaughan
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 mar 2009 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781598841527
ISBN-10: 1598841521
Pagini: 360
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția ABC-CLIO
Seria Contemporary World Issues

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Numerous primary source documents including excerpts from important early scientific articles on climate change, global climate treaties, the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment reports, and statements from academics, businesses, religious groups, and more

Notă biografică

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.

Cuprins

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

Recenzii

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.
Climate Change is part of the outstanding ABC-CLIO series on 'Contemporary World Issues' and focuses upon all of the various aspects of the environmental causes and effects of our rapidly changing climate. . . . Climate Change is an ideal academic textbook for environmental studies, as well as being easily accessible for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in this complex and critically important subject.
The study of climate change and its impact on our past and present has increased in recent years. Part of ABC-CLIO's 'Contemporary World Issues' series, this compact volume provides a useful introduction to the history and current scholarship on climate change. Written by Downie (Fairfield Univ.), the editor of other textbooks on the topic who is here joined by Kate Brash (Columbia Univ.) and Catherine Vaughn (International Research Inst. for Climate and Society), the book comprises of eight chapters, chronologies, biographical sketches, and a directory of organizations, among other features. The first three chapters cover the topic in great detail, tackling both controversies and solutions from a worldwide perspective. At first glance, the last four chapters (serving more like appendixes) seem like filler material, but the 25-page chronology (beginning in 1750), 51-page data and documents index, and even the directory of organizations all add currency and value. BOTTOM LINE This unassuming book may deceive the selector into passing on it, but while it remains current, it will be useful to older teens and adults doing introductory research on climate change.
This title is suitable for high school and public libraries.
Most books on the topic of climate change discuss science: this offers a social and political perspective key to any understanding of climate change, considering legislation, events, politics, and more. From world-wide issues surrounding climate change specific to different countries to scientific controversies overall, this offers a key discussion essential for any high school to college-level collection!