04362nam 22006134a 450 991045655390332120200520144314.092-808-7155-2(CKB)2550000000019431(EBL)728605(OCoLC)697175314(SSID)ssj0000474170(PQKBManifestationID)11302872(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474170(PQKBWorkID)10448726(PQKB)10490716(MiAaPQ)EBC728605(Au-PeEL)EBL728605(CaPaEBR)ebr10397570(EXLCZ)99255000000001943120091029d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUsable thoughts[electronic resource] climate, water, and weather in the twenty-first century /by Michael H. Glantz and Qian YeNew York United Nations University Pressc20101 online resource (271 p.)Description based upon print version of record.92-808-1186-X Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; About this Book; Introduction; Rates and processes of a changing climate: The year 2020 is the new 2050; 1 Our Perceptions of Climate; A century of discovery; What is climate?; The challenge of measuring global climate; Climate patterns; Implications of variability; Where people live; What people think about their climate; The possible impact of human activities; Our increasing vulnerability; Changing sensitivity to climate; Climate from historical accounts; Twentieth century climate change; 2 The Climate SystemOur knowledge of climateWhich events matter?; Learning by experience; exploiting new technologies; Northern middle latitude winter storms; Drought and dust; Understanding tropical cyclones; Trends in tropical cyclone numbers; El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO); Drought in Africa; Human effects on climate: Urbanization; Human effects on climate: Greenhouse gases; Human effects on climate: Atmospheric particulates; Human effects on climate: Deforestation and desertification; Human effects on climate: Ozone layer depletion; 3 Impacts of a Varying Climate; Suffering and costsThe impacts of climate fluctuationsLearning from experience; Climate and biodiversity; Weather, climate and warfare; Major temperate zone droughts; Storm surges; Tropical storms; Sahel - the human consequences; Sahel - the nature of desertification; Floods around the world; ENSO - impact on agriculture; Other ENSO impacts; Heatwaves; Exceptional weather and climate events; Freshwater: Life's precious resource; 4 Climate for a Better Society; The rise of technology; Climate knows no boundaries; Serving society's needs; Tracking climate; Predicting the seasons; Food and fibre productionEnergy and societyThe earth's freshwater resources; Seeking answers on climate change; 5 The Century Ahead; Immediate challenges; Adapting to future change; Protecting the planet and its people; Future surprises?; Concluding Thoughts; The Limits to Growth and The Kyoto Protocol: The need for"tipping point" assessments; Selected ReadingShort quotations are often used to stimulate thought and evoke discussion. The intention of this book is no less ambitious. Drawing upon a series of quotations taken from the World Meteorological Organization-sponsored publication, Climate: Into the 21st Century, the authors set out to encourage thought and discussion on the earth's climate system, including its interrelatedness to human society and the environment, the impact of climate variability, and climate extremes and change.ClimatologyClimatic changesEffect of human beings onWeather forecastingElectronic books.Climatology.Climatic changesEffect of human beings on.Weather forecasting.304.2/5Glantz Michael H244409Ye Qian905598MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456553903321Usable thoughts2025724UNINA01443nam a2200277 a 4500991001823709707536120529s2011 it b 001 0 ita d9788884504272b14076378-39ule_instDip.to Filologia Ling. e Lett.ita018.131I manoscritti datati dell'Archivio storico civico e Biblioteca Trivulziana di Milano /a cura di Marzia PontoneFirenze :Sismel, Edizioni del Galluzzo,2011viii, 131 p., 83 p. di tav. :ill., facs. ;30 cm. +1 disco (CD-ROM)Manoscritti datati d'Italia ;22In testa al front.: Associazione Italiana Manoscritti Datati, Società Internazionale per lo Studio del Medioevo Latino, Archivio storico civico e Biblioteca TrivulzianaCon bibliografia (p. 83-104) e indiciManoscrittiItaliaCataloghiPontone, Marzia.b1407637802-04-1426-09-12991001823709707536LE008 FL.M. (f.r.) II 124/2212008000535650le008-E0.00-l- 00000.i1544353x26-09-12LE002 SB 018.131 IT MI 201112002000896889le002pE118.00-no 00000.i1546870710-12-12Manoscritti datati dell'Archivio storico civico e Biblioteca Trivulziana di Milano240652UNISALENTOle008le00226-09-12ma -itait 2001347nam0 22003131i 450 UON0003645220231205102125.16889-8063-001-820020107d1995 |0itac50 baengKR|||| 1||||ECONOMIC systems in South and North KoreaThe agenda for economic integrationed. by Lee-Jay Cho and Yoon Hyung Kin[Seoul]Korea Development Institutecopyr.1995 xvi,323 p. ; 23 cmMM.BB.CC.AA.IT-UONSI CORXII/064 NCOREA DEL SUDCOREA DEL NORDUNIFICAZIONE ECONOMICAPROSPETTIVEUONC012146FIEconomiaCorea del nordUONC012147FIEconomiaCorea del sudUONC007363FIKRSeoulUONL000020COR XIICOREA - ECONOMIAACHOLee-JayUONV023418KIMYoon HyungUONV023419Korea Development InstituteUONV248311650ITSOL20250711RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00036452SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI COR XII 064 N SI SA 88920 5 064 N MM.BB.CC.AA.ECONOMIC systems in South and North Korea1193157UNIOR03018nam 22007333u 450 991021996260332120250515182216.09780833057181083305718997815987535851598753584(CKB)1000000000345890(EBL)236822(OCoLC)171567077(SSID)ssj0000359634(PQKBManifestationID)12132154(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000359634(PQKBWorkID)10306400(PQKB)10104889(MiAaPQ)EBC236822(Au-PeEL)EBL236822(OCoLC)936906912(oapen)doab114946(EXLCZ)99100000000034589020130418d2003|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrEvaluating the Feasibility of Developing National Outcomes Data Bases to Assist Patients with Making Treatment Decisions Data Bases to Assist Patients Wtih Making Treatment Decisions1st ed.Santa Monica RAND Corporation20031 online resource (138 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780833034205 0833034200 Preliminaries; INTRODUCTION; A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING NATIONAL OUTCOMES DATA BASES; SHARED DECISION-MAKING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE; PROSTATE CANCER DATA BASE FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS DATA BASE FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Draft Questions-Prostate Cancer Consultative Meeting; ; REFERENCESThis report examines issues surrounding the establishment of a national patient outcomes database that would be used by patients and providers to make more informed treatment decisions. It focuses on prostate cancer and surgery for osteoarthritis. The authors conclude that such longitudinal databases would be both desirable and feasible but would require substantial resources.Treatment OutcomeDatabases as TopicPatient ParticipationDecision MakingUnited StatesHealth SciencesTreatment Outcome.Databases as Topic.Patient Participation.Decision Making.362.1/0285362.17Damberg Cheryl1266228Hiatt Liisa1969-1816130Chan Kitty1816131Shaw Rebecca1974-1816132United States Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityRand CorporationAU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910219962603321Evaluating the Feasibility of Developing National Outcomes Data Bases to Assist Patients with Making Treatment Decisions4371808UNINA