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UNINA9910459062103321 |
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Routledge handbook of climate change and society / / edited by Constance Lever-Tracy |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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1-135-99849-3 |
1-135-99850-7 |
1-282-73356-7 |
1-78034-755-3 |
9786612733567 |
0-203-87621-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (513 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge International Handbooks |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes |
Global warming |
Climatic changes - Social aspects |
Human beings - Climatic factors |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Preface: Copenhagen and after; Climate change and society: an introduction; Part 1 Understanding climate change; 1 The science of climate change: knowledge, uncertainty and risk; 2 Climate change: complexity and collaboration between the sciences; Part II Social impacts on Nature; 3 Organisations and global warming; 4 Capitalism versus Nature: eco-socialist approaches to the climate crisis; 5 Ecological economics: the impact of unsustainable growth |
6 Ecological economics: consumption drivers and impactsPart III Natural impacts on society; 7 Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change; 8 Ecological rationality, disaster, and the environmental education of leaders; 9 Case study: floods in Mumbai; Part IV Social recognition of climate change; 10 Public opinion: a cross-national view; |
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11 Media presentations of climate change; 12 Case study: climate change reporting in Time magazine; 13 Religion, worldview and climate change; 14 Climate change denial: sources, actors and strategies; Part V Reducing emissions; 15 Crises and opportunities |
16 Alternative scenarios: varieties of capitalism17 Alternative scenarios: technological optimism or low energy futures; 18 Bio-fuels; 19 The nuclear option; 20 Case study: agro-forestry in the Philippines; 21 Public opposition to renewable energy; 22 Behavioural insights: motivating individual emissions cuts through communication; Part VI National and global policies; 23 Climate change and energy security in the European Union: from rhetoric to practice?; 24 Case study: wind energy regulation in Germany and the UK; 25 Tipping point: crossroads for US climate policy |
26 China's emissions: dangers and responses27 Justice and the politics of climate change; 28 International law responses to climate change; 29 Pushing past neo-liberalism: rethinking global climate change negotiations; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As the time-scales of natural change accelerate and converge with those of society, Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society takes the reader into largely uncharted territory in its exploration of anthropogenic climate change. Current material is used to highlight the global impact of this issue, and the necessity for multidisciplinary and global social science research and teaching to address the problem. The book is multidisciplinary and worldwide in scope, with contributors spanning specialisms including agro-forestry, economics, environmentalism, ethics, human ge |
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