Climate change : global risks, challenges and decisions / / Katherine Richardson, Will Steffen, Diana Liverman ; additional authors, Terry Barker [and ten others] ; with contributions to chapters by Myles R. Allen [and many others] [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Richardson Katherine <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 501 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 363.738/74 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Climatic changes - Government policy |
ISBN |
1-107-21510-2
0-511-99423-0 1-283-01202-2 9786613012029 0-511-99202-5 0-511-99305-6 0-511-98923-7 0-511-97344-6 0-511-98745-5 0-511-99102-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine 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. |
Altri titoli varianti | Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459018203321 |
Richardson Katherine <1954-> | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Climate change : global risks, challenges and decisions / / Katherine Richardson, Will Steffen, Diana Liverman ; additional authors, Terry Barker [and ten others] ; with contributions to chapters by Myles R. Allen [and many others] [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Richardson Katherine <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 501 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 363.738/74 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Climatic changes - Government policy |
ISBN |
1-107-21510-2
0-511-99423-0 1-283-01202-2 9786613012029 0-511-99202-5 0-511-99305-6 0-511-98923-7 0-511-97344-6 0-511-98745-5 0-511-99102-9 |
Classificazione | SCI042000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine 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. |
Altri titoli varianti | Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791877903321 |
Richardson Katherine <1954-> | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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