Global Environmental Change
eBook - PDF

Global Environmental Change

Understanding the Human Dimensions

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  1. 321 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Global Environmental Change

Understanding the Human Dimensions

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About this book

Global environmental change often seems to be the most carefully examined issue of our time. Yet understanding the human side--human causes of and responses to environmental change--has not yet received sustained attention. Global Environmental Change offers a strategy for combining the efforts of natural and social scientists to better understand how our actions influence global change and how global change influences us.The volume is accessible to the nonscientist and provides a wide range of examples and case studies. It explores how the attitudes and actions of individuals, governments, and organizations intertwine to leave their mark on the health of the planet.The book focuses on establishing a framework for this new field of study, identifying problems that must be overcome if we are to deepen our understanding of the human dimensions of global change, presenting conclusions and recommendations.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1991
eBook ISBN
9780309583428
Edition
0
Topic
Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. Copyright
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. Summary
  6. 1 Prologue
  7. 2 Global Change and Social Science
  8. 3 Human Causes of Global Change
  9. 4 Human Consequences and Responses
  10. 5 Problems of Theory and Method
  11. 6 Data Needs
  12. 7 Human Resources And Organizational Structures
  13. 8 A National Research Program On The Human Dimensions Of Global Change
  14. References
  15. Index