Global Environmental ChangeRonald E. Hester, Roy M. Harrison Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002 - 197 pages Few people today are unaware of the far-reaching effects of global environmental change, and it is now generally accepted that human activities are the root cause of the changes in climate. Global Environmental Change provides a balanced overview of the problems associated with global warming. Commencing with a chapter on the evidence for global warming presented by Sir John Houghton, the book then goes on to discuss the many problems associated with air pollution. Subsequent chapters cover rising sea levels, the effect of climate change on human health and the role of environmental performance in industry. This readable and factually detailed book will have wide appeal but will be of particular interest to environmental scientists, industrial managers, policy-makers and students. |
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Contents
Ownership by Scientists and by Goverments | 4 |
The Third Assessment Report | 11 |
The IPCC in the Context of Other Global Issues | 19 |
Impacts of Air Pollution | 25 |
The Regional Status of Air Pollution | 36 |
Policy Development for Air Pollution Abatement | 45 |
Initiatives to Improve Urban Air Quality in Developing | 53 |
Coupling Atmospheric | 63 |
Initial Estimations for Climate Scenarios from Low Resolution Climate Models | 110 |
Recently Estimated Effects for Climate Scenarios from Higher Resolution GCMs with New Socioeconomic Projections | 123 |
Reducing Impacts by Stabilizing CO Concentrations at Lower Levels | 129 |
Conclusions | 137 |
Global Environmental Changes and Human Health | 139 |
Local Regional and Global Environmental Changes | 140 |
Environmental Conflict and Security | 154 |
Environmental Global Public Goods for Health and Scientific Uncertainty | 156 |
Anthropogenic Effects 76 288 | 76 |
Conclusions and Way Forward | 80 |
Acknowledgements | 82 |
Issues in Environmental Science and Technology No 17 | 83 |
Sealevel Rise and Climate Change in Coastal Areas | 84 |
Impact and Vulnerability Assessment of Sealevel Rise | 89 |
Responding to Sealevel Rise | 100 |
The Future of Vulnerability Assessments | 104 |
DiscussionConclusions | 107 |
Climate Change Global Food Supply and Risk of Hunger | 109 |
Acknowledgement | 160 |
Corporate Environmental Performance | 161 |
Environmental and Social Reporting | 165 |
Environmental Performance Measurement and Reporting | 166 |
Standardization Initiatives | 167 |
Analysis of Environmental and Financial Performance of Firms | 170 |
The MEPI Study | 175 |
Summary of Results of the MEPI Study | 176 |
Conclusions and Issues for Policy | 182 |
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