Climatic Change and Human Society
eBook - ePub

Climatic Change and Human Society

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Climatic Change and Human Society

About this book

Originally published in 1995, this book brings together material from many sources and offers a balanced appreciation of the ways in which climatic changes can interact with society. The questions it discusses are as relevant now as when the book was published: how far should governments go in taking expensive and unpopular measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Will the warming trend produce results as dire as have been predicted? It does not presuppose a background in science and extensive use is made of case studies drawn from around the world to put scientific principles into context. An invaluable book for those approaching the subject for the first time.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Contents Page
  8. Acknowledgements Page
  9. Dedication Page
  10. Introduction Page
  11. 1 Reconstructing past climates
  12. 2 Climatic change in the Quaternary era
  13. 3 The greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases
  14. 4 Predicting future climates
  15. 5 The impact of global warming: sea level rise
  16. 6 The impact of global warming on natural ecosystems and agriculture
  17. 7 Responding to global warming
  18. Conclusion
  19. Bibliography
  20. Glossary
  21. References
  22. Index