LEADER 04546nam 22006972 450 001 9910459018203321 005 20160127092514.0 010 $a1-107-21510-2 010 $a0-511-99423-0 010 $a1-283-01202-2 010 $a9786613012029 010 $a0-511-99202-5 010 $a0-511-99305-6 010 $a0-511-98923-7 010 $a0-511-97344-6 010 $a0-511-98745-5 010 $a0-511-99102-9 035 $a(CKB)2560000000060101 035 $a(EBL)647359 035 $a(OCoLC)704258003 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467732 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11327747 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467732 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10497996 035 $a(PQKB)11648778 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511973444 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC647359 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL647359 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10449444 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL301202 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000060101 100 $a20101011d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aClimate change $eglobal risks, challenges and decisions /$fKatherine Richardson, Will Steffen, Diana Liverman ; additional authors, Terry Barker [and ten others] ; with contributions to chapters by Myles R. Allen [and many others]$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xxi, 501 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-64123-3 311 $a0-521-19836-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Part I. Climatic Trends: 1. Identifying, monitoring and predicting change in the climate system; 2. The oceans and the climate system; 3. Sea level rise and ice sheet dynamics; 4. Carbon cycle trends and vulnerabilities; Part II. Defining 'Dangerous Climate Change': 5. The impact of climate change on human societies; 6. Impacts of climate change on the biotic fabric of the planet; 7. Tipping elements: jokers in the pack; 8. Linking science and action: targets, timetables and emission budgets; Part III. Equity Issues: 9. The equity challenge and climate policy: responsibilities, vulnerabilities and inequality in the response to climate change; 10. A long-term perspective on climate change: values and ethics; Part IV. Mitigation and Adaptation Approaches: 11. Low-carbon energy technologies as mitigation approaches; 12. Economic approaches and instruments; 13. Geopolitics and governance; 14. Adapting to the unavoidable; Part V. Meeting the Challenge: 15. Integrating adaptation, mitigation and sustainable development; 16. Mobilising the population; 17. The human-Earth relationship: past, present and future; Index. 330 $aProviding an up-to-date synthesis of all knowledge relevant to the climate change issue, this book ranges from the basic science documenting the need for policy action to the technologies, economic instruments and political strategies that can be employed in response to climate change. Ethical and cultural issues constraining the societal response to climate change are also discussed. This book provides a handbook for those who want to understand and contribute to meeting this challenge. It covers a very wide range of disciplines - core biophysical sciences involved with climate change (geosciences, atmospheric sciences, ocean sciences, ecology/biology) as well as economics, political science, health sciences, institutions and governance, sociology, ethics and philosophy, and engineering. As such it will be invaluable for a wide range of researchers and professionals wanting a cutting-edge synthesis of climate change issues, and for advanced student courses on climate change. 517 3 $aClimate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions 606 $aClimatic changes 606 $aClimatic changes$xGovernment policy 615 0$aClimatic changes. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xGovernment policy. 676 $a363.738/74 700 $aRichardson$b Katherine$f1954-$01045196 702 $aSteffen$b W. L$g(William L.),$f1947- 702 $aLiverman$b Diana M. 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459018203321 996 $aClimate change$92471271 997 $aUNINA