Hard choices : climate change in Canada / / edited by Harold Coward and Andrew J. Weaver

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154729603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Waterloo, Ont., : Published for Centre for Studies in Religion and Society by WLU Press, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-92604-X; 9786610926046; 1-55458-081-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CowardHarold G; WeaverAndrew J <1961-> (Andrew John)
• Disciplina: 551.6971
• Soggetti: Climatic changes - Canada; Climatology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The science of climate change / Andrew J. Weaver -- The human challenges of climate change / Steve Lonergan -- Impacts of climate change in Canada / James P. Bruce and Stewart J. Cohen -- Terrest[r]ial carbon sinks and climate change mitigation / Nigel J. Livingston and G. Cornelius van Kooten -- Technology and climate change / Gerard F. McLean and Murray Love -- Economic aspects of climate change / G. Cornelius van Kooten -- Regional adaptation strategies / Stewart Cohen ... [et al.] -- Legal constraints and opportunities : climate change and the law / Alastair R. Lucas -- A Canadian policy chronicle / James P. Bruce and Doug Russell -- Beyond Kyoto? / Gordon S. Smith and David G. Victor -- What can individuals do? / Harold Coward.
• Sommario/riassunto: Drought, floods, hurricanes, forest fires, ice storms, blackouts, dwindling fish stocks...what Canadian has not experienced one of these or more, or heard about the "greenhouse" effect, and not wondered what is happening to our climate? Yet most of us have a poor understanding of this extremely important issue, and need better, reliable scientific information. Hard Choices: Climate Change in Canada delivers some hard facts to help us make some of those hard choices. ; This new collection of essays by leading Canadian scientists, engineers, social scientists, and humanists off