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UNINA9910816422403321 |
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Autore |
Preston Christopher J (Christopher James), <1968-> |
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Titolo |
Engineering the climate : the ethics of solar radiation management / / Christopher J. Preston |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-7391-7540-8 |
0-7391-7541-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (279 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Solar radiation - Management |
Solar radiation - Moral and ethical aspects |
Climatic changes |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-253) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Extraordinary Ethics of Solar Radiation Management; Present and Future Generations; 1 Geoengineering, Solidarity, and Moral Risk; 2 Might Solar Radiation Management Constitute a Dilemma?; 3 Domination and the Ethics of Solar Radiation Management; Marginalized, Vulnerable, and Voiceless Populations; 4 Indigenous Peoples, Solar Radiation Management, and Consent; 5 Solar Radiation Management and Vulnerable Populations; 6 Solar Radiation Management and Nonhuman Species; Moral Hazards and Hidden Benefits; 7 The World That Would Have Been |
8 Climate Remediation to Address Social Development ChallengesEthics of Framing and Rhetoric; 9 Insurance Policy or Technological Fix? The Ethical Implications of Framing Solar Radiation Management; 10 Public Concerns about the Ethics of Solar Radiation Management; The Cultural Milieu; 11 The Setting of the Scene; 12 Between Babel and Pelagius; 13 Making Climates; Bibliography; Index; Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Engineering the Climate: The Ethics of Solar Radiation Management is a wide-ranging and expert analysis of the ethics of the intentional management of solar radiation. This book will be a useful tool for policy-makers, a provocation for ethicists, and an eye-opening analysis for both the scientist and the general reader with interest in climate |
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