LEADER 02771nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910841745903321 005 20230126211404.0 010 $a1-118-26729-X 010 $a1-118-27938-7 010 $a1-280-58611-7 010 $a9786613615947 035 $a(CKB)3280000000033644 035 $a(EBL)879404 035 $a(OCoLC)784137189 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000623094 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11388696 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623094 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10647447 035 $a(PQKB)11009177 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC879404 035 $a(EXLCZ)993280000000033644 100 $a20111130d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLife in Europe under climate change$b[electronic resource] /$fJoseph Alcamo, Jørgen E. Olesen 210 $aChichester, West Sussex, UK ;$aMalden, MA $cWiley$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (318 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-9618-1 311 $a1-4051-9619-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aLIFE IN EUROPE UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1: Introduction; 2: Climate and climate change; 3: Human health; 4: Food production; 5: Water security; 6: Sea and coastline; 7: Ecosystems and biodiversity; 8: Impacts on Europe's industries; 9: Summing up impacts and adaptation; 10: Climate protection in Europe; Index; Color plates 330 $aLife in Europe will indeed go on as the climate changes, but not in the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change, patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen. Europe will in the future experience marked changes in vegetation cover, increased floods along rivers and coastlines as well as more frequent droughts and forest fires, often leading to large societal costs. The changes will be minor in some cases, profound in others, but in any case, pervasive. This book uses the most up to date information 606 $aClimate change mitigation$zEurope 606 $aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects$zEurope 606 $aHuman beings$xEffect of climate on$zEurope 615 0$aClimate change mitigation 615 0$aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects 615 0$aHuman beings$xEffect of climate on 676 $a304.2/8 676 $a551.694 700 $aAlcamo$b Joseph$0734044 701 $aOlesen$b Jørgen E$01727214 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910841745903321 996 $aLife in Europe under climate change$94134033 997 $aUNINA