Thinking the unthinkable / / Lydia Dotto
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| Titolo: | Thinking the unthinkable / / Lydia Dotto |
| Pubblicazione: | Waterloo, Ont., : Published by Wilfrid Laurier Press for the Calgary Institute for the Humanities, c1988 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (84 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 304.2/5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Climatic changes |
| Human beings - Effect of climate on | |
| Note generali: | "Based on the conference Civilization and Rapid Climate Change, University of Calgary, August 22-24, 1987." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Author's Preface -- Overview -- The Changing Global Environment -- Social And Psychological Effects Of Rapid Climate Change -- Thinking The Unthinkable -- Epilogue -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Endnotes -- Also published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for The Calgary Institute for the Humanities |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An overwhelming majority of climatologists believe there will be significant changes in climate during the next century. Although the rate and magnitude of this change are uncertain, it could happen very rapidly. In August 1987, a working group of fifty scientists and humanists from Russia, Eastern and Western Europe, the United States, and Canada gathered in Calgary to focus their attention on the impact upon civilization of sudden climate change. One of the more revealing aspects of climate change discussed in Thinking the Unthinkable: Civilization and Rapid Climate Change is that contrary to the popular viewpoint complex societies are more vulnerable to environmental and climate disruption than less “advanced” societies. This work was written to emphasize the gravity of the situation we now face. It should serve to inform not only those concerned with our global environment, but more importantly the policy makers who will be responsible for setting new guidelines and policies aimed at safeguarding our fragile environment. |
| ISBN: | 0-88920-824-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910154729203321 |
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