Climate change : causes, effects, and solutions
"This book is an ideal text for courses in global climate change, or as a supplement to courses in environmental studies, natural science, climatology, or physical geography. Additionally, it is essential reading for journalists, environmental policymakers, and everyone who seeks to understand the consequences of climate change and the steps we must take to sustain a livable planet."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2003
J. Wiley, Chichester, West Sussex, England, ©2003
xi, 247 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
9780470850183, 9780470850190, 0470850183, 0470850191
51315301
Climate change
past, present and future
Earth and the greenhouse effect
Past climate change : lessons from history
Recent climate change : the Earth responds
Future climate change : the twenty-first century and beyond
Ecological effects of climate change
Effects on freshwater systems
Effects on terrestrial ecosytems
Climate change and agriculture
Climate change and the marine environment
Human dimensions of climate change
Impacts on human settlement and infrastructure
Effects of climate change on human health
Mitigation : reducing the impacts
Policy, politics and economics of climate change
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