Climate Change And Society

Consequences Of Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-16874-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

This book summarizes current knowledge of the causes of climatic change and presents a scenario of the future climate distribution that could prevail on a warmer Earth. It emphasizes the societal impacts of an atmospheric carbon dioxide-induced change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kellogg, William W.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Carbon Dioxide and Climatic Change 3. Impacts of Climatic Change 4. Policy Decisions and Measures Dealing with the Carbon Dioxide/Climate Problem

Über Autor(innen)

William W. Kelloggis a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and an architect of the World Climate Programme of the World Meteorological Organization. Robert Schwareis a political scientist in the Advanced Study Program at NCAR. They wrote this book under the auspices of the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, supported by a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy.