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Crime, violence, and global warming / / by John P. Crank and Linda S. Jacoby
| Crime, violence, and global warming / / by John P. Crank and Linda S. Jacoby |
| Autore | Crank John P. <1947-, > |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.738/741
363.738741 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crime
Violence Climatic changes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-138-16786-X
1-315-72189-9 1-317-52335-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Prologue: Welcome to the Apocalypse; Section I Global Warming; Chapter 1 The Challenges of Global Warming Research; Is Global Warming Research Concocted by a Bunch of Academic Anti-American Radicals? The Use and Misuse of Science in Climate Study and Forecasting; Building a Link Between Climate and Crime; Endnotes; Chapter 2 What Is Global Warming?; The Ordinariness of Global Temperature Changes; How Do Greenhouse Gases Heat the Planet?; What Are the Anthropogenic Sources of Greenhouse Gases?
Global Warming and the Problem of FeedbacksSecondary Feedbacks; How Long Will Global Warming Last?; Tipping Points; Climate Sensitivity; What Is the Basic Evidence for Warming?; How Hot Will It Get?; Summary; Endnotes; Chapter 3 Climate Change Denial; The Consensus of Scientific Work on Climate Change; Citizen Views of Climate Change; The Global Warming Denialist Movement as Political Economy; Factors Affecting Climate Change Policy; Carbon Producers and Emissions; From Production to Denial: The Climate Change Denialist Movement; A Wake-Up Call: Corporate Recognition of Climate Risk Conclusion: Laissez-Fair Capitalism, Risk, and Metabolic RiftEndnotes; Section II Climate Change and the Rending of the Social Fabric; Chapter 4 Modeling the Relationship Between Global Warming, Violence, and Crime; Model One: Environmental Scarcity and Violence; The Twin Dilemmas of Resource Scarcity; Model Two: Agnew and Dire Forecast; Lower Social Control and Increased Social Disorganization; Opportunities for Crime; Routine Activities and Climate Change; Endnotes; Chapter 5 Consequences of Global Warming; Diseases and Health Costs Pathogens and Diseases in Contemporary Life: The Third WavePathogens; Disease and State Security: The Challenge of an Invisible Enemy; Endnotes; Chapter 6 The Problems of Water; Water: The Fist of Climate Change; Big Water and Big Winds; Sea-Rise and Coastal Flooding; Freshwater Availability, Droughts, and Water Shortage; Water Shortages; Conclusion: How Much Fresh Water Is Left?; Endnotes; Section III Migration Futures and Megacities: A Collision Course With Global Warming; Chapter 7 Refugee Migration and Settlement Amid Climate Change: A Prescription for Violence? Contemporary Dimensions of Refugee PopulationsHow Many Refugees Are There?; Climate Refugee: Real or Alarmist?; Refugees, Crime, and Violence; A Cautionary Tale: Refugees and Opportunity; Migration, Organized Crime, and Sex Slavery; Climate and Its Impact on Migration; From Subcontinent to World: Sea-Rise and Migration at +4 Celsius; Refugee Recognition as a UN Mandate; Endnotes; Chapter 8 The Future of Migration: A Planet of Megacities; Where Are People Migrating? The Global Littorals and Megadeltas; Megacities: Hardening or Fragmentation?; Megacities and the Modernity Lag Megacities, Inequality, and Crime |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465432603321 |
Crank John P. <1947-, >
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Crime, violence, and global warming / / by John P. Crank and Linda S. Jacoby
| Crime, violence, and global warming / / by John P. Crank and Linda S. Jacoby |
| Autore | Crank John P. <1947-, > |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.738/741
363.738741 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crime
Violence Climatic changes |
| ISBN |
1-138-16786-X
1-315-72189-9 1-317-52335-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Prologue: Welcome to the Apocalypse; Section I Global Warming; Chapter 1 The Challenges of Global Warming Research; Is Global Warming Research Concocted by a Bunch of Academic Anti-American Radicals? The Use and Misuse of Science in Climate Study and Forecasting; Building a Link Between Climate and Crime; Endnotes; Chapter 2 What Is Global Warming?; The Ordinariness of Global Temperature Changes; How Do Greenhouse Gases Heat the Planet?; What Are the Anthropogenic Sources of Greenhouse Gases?
Global Warming and the Problem of FeedbacksSecondary Feedbacks; How Long Will Global Warming Last?; Tipping Points; Climate Sensitivity; What Is the Basic Evidence for Warming?; How Hot Will It Get?; Summary; Endnotes; Chapter 3 Climate Change Denial; The Consensus of Scientific Work on Climate Change; Citizen Views of Climate Change; The Global Warming Denialist Movement as Political Economy; Factors Affecting Climate Change Policy; Carbon Producers and Emissions; From Production to Denial: The Climate Change Denialist Movement; A Wake-Up Call: Corporate Recognition of Climate Risk Conclusion: Laissez-Fair Capitalism, Risk, and Metabolic RiftEndnotes; Section II Climate Change and the Rending of the Social Fabric; Chapter 4 Modeling the Relationship Between Global Warming, Violence, and Crime; Model One: Environmental Scarcity and Violence; The Twin Dilemmas of Resource Scarcity; Model Two: Agnew and Dire Forecast; Lower Social Control and Increased Social Disorganization; Opportunities for Crime; Routine Activities and Climate Change; Endnotes; Chapter 5 Consequences of Global Warming; Diseases and Health Costs Pathogens and Diseases in Contemporary Life: The Third WavePathogens; Disease and State Security: The Challenge of an Invisible Enemy; Endnotes; Chapter 6 The Problems of Water; Water: The Fist of Climate Change; Big Water and Big Winds; Sea-Rise and Coastal Flooding; Freshwater Availability, Droughts, and Water Shortage; Water Shortages; Conclusion: How Much Fresh Water Is Left?; Endnotes; Section III Migration Futures and Megacities: A Collision Course With Global Warming; Chapter 7 Refugee Migration and Settlement Amid Climate Change: A Prescription for Violence? Contemporary Dimensions of Refugee PopulationsHow Many Refugees Are There?; Climate Refugee: Real or Alarmist?; Refugees, Crime, and Violence; A Cautionary Tale: Refugees and Opportunity; Migration, Organized Crime, and Sex Slavery; Climate and Its Impact on Migration; From Subcontinent to World: Sea-Rise and Migration at +4 Celsius; Refugee Recognition as a UN Mandate; Endnotes; Chapter 8 The Future of Migration: A Planet of Megacities; Where Are People Migrating? The Global Littorals and Megadeltas; Megacities: Hardening or Fragmentation?; Megacities and the Modernity Lag Megacities, Inequality, and Crime |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792139503321 |
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Crank John P. <1947-, >
|
||
| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Crime, violence, and global warming / / by John P. Crank and Linda S. Jacoby
| Crime, violence, and global warming / / by John P. Crank and Linda S. Jacoby |
| Autore | Crank John P. <1947-, > |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.738/741
363.738741 364 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crime
Violence Climatic changes |
| ISBN |
1-138-16786-X
1-315-72189-9 1-317-52335-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Prologue: Welcome to the Apocalypse; Section I Global Warming; Chapter 1 The Challenges of Global Warming Research; Is Global Warming Research Concocted by a Bunch of Academic Anti-American Radicals? The Use and Misuse of Science in Climate Study and Forecasting; Building a Link Between Climate and Crime; Endnotes; Chapter 2 What Is Global Warming?; The Ordinariness of Global Temperature Changes; How Do Greenhouse Gases Heat the Planet?; What Are the Anthropogenic Sources of Greenhouse Gases?
Global Warming and the Problem of FeedbacksSecondary Feedbacks; How Long Will Global Warming Last?; Tipping Points; Climate Sensitivity; What Is the Basic Evidence for Warming?; How Hot Will It Get?; Summary; Endnotes; Chapter 3 Climate Change Denial; The Consensus of Scientific Work on Climate Change; Citizen Views of Climate Change; The Global Warming Denialist Movement as Political Economy; Factors Affecting Climate Change Policy; Carbon Producers and Emissions; From Production to Denial: The Climate Change Denialist Movement; A Wake-Up Call: Corporate Recognition of Climate Risk Conclusion: Laissez-Fair Capitalism, Risk, and Metabolic RiftEndnotes; Section II Climate Change and the Rending of the Social Fabric; Chapter 4 Modeling the Relationship Between Global Warming, Violence, and Crime; Model One: Environmental Scarcity and Violence; The Twin Dilemmas of Resource Scarcity; Model Two: Agnew and Dire Forecast; Lower Social Control and Increased Social Disorganization; Opportunities for Crime; Routine Activities and Climate Change; Endnotes; Chapter 5 Consequences of Global Warming; Diseases and Health Costs Pathogens and Diseases in Contemporary Life: The Third WavePathogens; Disease and State Security: The Challenge of an Invisible Enemy; Endnotes; Chapter 6 The Problems of Water; Water: The Fist of Climate Change; Big Water and Big Winds; Sea-Rise and Coastal Flooding; Freshwater Availability, Droughts, and Water Shortage; Water Shortages; Conclusion: How Much Fresh Water Is Left?; Endnotes; Section III Migration Futures and Megacities: A Collision Course With Global Warming; Chapter 7 Refugee Migration and Settlement Amid Climate Change: A Prescription for Violence? Contemporary Dimensions of Refugee PopulationsHow Many Refugees Are There?; Climate Refugee: Real or Alarmist?; Refugees, Crime, and Violence; A Cautionary Tale: Refugees and Opportunity; Migration, Organized Crime, and Sex Slavery; Climate and Its Impact on Migration; From Subcontinent to World: Sea-Rise and Migration at +4 Celsius; Refugee Recognition as a UN Mandate; Endnotes; Chapter 8 The Future of Migration: A Planet of Megacities; Where Are People Migrating? The Global Littorals and Megadeltas; Megacities: Hardening or Fragmentation?; Megacities and the Modernity Lag Megacities, Inequality, and Crime |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808294703321 |
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Crank John P. <1947-, >
|
||
| Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2015] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Tourism, recreation, and climate change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by C. Michael Hall and James Higham
| Tourism, recreation, and climate change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by C. Michael Hall and James Higham |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/741 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HallColin Michael <1961->
HighamJames E. S |
| Collana | Aspects of tourism |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects
Outdoor recreation - Environmental aspects Tourism - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84541-314-8
1-280-62785-9 9786610627851 1-84541-005-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change -- Chapter 2. The Climate–Tourism Relationship and its Relevance to Climate Change Impact Assessment -- Chapter 3. The Evolution of the Climate Change Issue in the Tourism Sector -- Chapter 4. Climate and Policy Changes: Their Implications for International Tourism Flows -- Chapter 5. The Mediterranean: How Can the World’s Most Popular and Successful Tourist Destination Adapt to a Changing Climate? -- Chapter 6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Tourism under the Light of Equity Issues -- Chapter 7. Climate Change and Tourism and Recreation in North America: Exploring Regional Risks and Opportunities -- Chapter 8. Nature Tourism and Climatic Change in Southern Africa -- Chapter 9. Changing Snow Cover and Winter Tourism and Recreation in the Scottish Highlands -- Chapter 10. Climate Change and Tourism in the Swiss Alps -- Chapter 11. Effects of Climate Change on Tourism Demand and Benefits in Alpine Areas -- Chapter 12. Implications of Climate Change on Tourism in Oceania -- Chapter 13. Tourism, Fossil Fuel Consumption and the Impact on the Global Climate -- Chapter 14. Tourism and Climate Change Adaptation: The Norwegian Case -- Chapter 15. Tourism and the Ozone Hole: Varying Perceptions -- Chapter 16. ‘Everyone Talks About the Weather . . .’ -- Chapter 17. Climate Change, Leisure-related Tourism and Global Transport -- Chapter 18. Sustainable Mobility and Sustainable Tourism -- Chapter 19. Tourism as Victim, Problem or Solution: Story Lines of a Complex Industry–Environment Relation -- Chapter 20.Tourism’s Contribution to Global Environmental Change: Space, Energy, Disease, Water -- Chapter 21. Making Tourism Sustainable: The Real Challenge of Climate Change? -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450073103321 |
| Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Tourism, recreation, and climate change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by C. Michael Hall and James Higham
| Tourism, recreation, and climate change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by C. Michael Hall and James Higham |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/741 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HallColin Michael <1961->
HighamJames <1968-> |
| Collana | Aspects of tourism |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects
Outdoor recreation - Environmental aspects Tourism - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
climate change impact assessment
climate change environmental change global environmental change global warming greenhouse gas emissions sustainable mobility sustainable tourism tourism management |
| ISBN |
1-84541-314-8
1-280-62785-9 9786610627851 1-84541-005-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change -- Chapter 2. The Climate–Tourism Relationship and its Relevance to Climate Change Impact Assessment -- Chapter 3. The Evolution of the Climate Change Issue in the Tourism Sector -- Chapter 4. Climate and Policy Changes: Their Implications for International Tourism Flows -- Chapter 5. The Mediterranean: How Can the World’s Most Popular and Successful Tourist Destination Adapt to a Changing Climate? -- Chapter 6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Tourism under the Light of Equity Issues -- Chapter 7. Climate Change and Tourism and Recreation in North America: Exploring Regional Risks and Opportunities -- Chapter 8. Nature Tourism and Climatic Change in Southern Africa -- Chapter 9. Changing Snow Cover and Winter Tourism and Recreation in the Scottish Highlands -- Chapter 10. Climate Change and Tourism in the Swiss Alps -- Chapter 11. Effects of Climate Change on Tourism Demand and Benefits in Alpine Areas -- Chapter 12. Implications of Climate Change on Tourism in Oceania -- Chapter 13. Tourism, Fossil Fuel Consumption and the Impact on the Global Climate -- Chapter 14. Tourism and Climate Change Adaptation: The Norwegian Case -- Chapter 15. Tourism and the Ozone Hole: Varying Perceptions -- Chapter 16. ‘Everyone Talks About the Weather . . .’ -- Chapter 17. Climate Change, Leisure-related Tourism and Global Transport -- Chapter 18. Sustainable Mobility and Sustainable Tourism -- Chapter 19. Tourism as Victim, Problem or Solution: Story Lines of a Complex Industry–Environment Relation -- Chapter 20.Tourism’s Contribution to Global Environmental Change: Space, Energy, Disease, Water -- Chapter 21. Making Tourism Sustainable: The Real Challenge of Climate Change? -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783576703321 |
| Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Tourism, recreation, and climate change / / edited by C. Michael Hall and James Higham
| Tourism, recreation, and climate change / / edited by C. Michael Hall and James Higham |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/741 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HallColin Michael <1961->
HighamJames <1968-> |
| Collana | Aspects of tourism |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects
Outdoor recreation - Environmental aspects Tourism - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
climate change impact assessment
climate change environmental change global environmental change global warming greenhouse gas emissions sustainable mobility sustainable tourism tourism management |
| ISBN |
1-84541-314-8
1-280-62785-9 9786610627851 1-84541-005-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change -- Chapter 2. The Climate–Tourism Relationship and its Relevance to Climate Change Impact Assessment -- Chapter 3. The Evolution of the Climate Change Issue in the Tourism Sector -- Chapter 4. Climate and Policy Changes: Their Implications for International Tourism Flows -- Chapter 5. The Mediterranean: How Can the World’s Most Popular and Successful Tourist Destination Adapt to a Changing Climate? -- Chapter 6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Tourism under the Light of Equity Issues -- Chapter 7. Climate Change and Tourism and Recreation in North America: Exploring Regional Risks and Opportunities -- Chapter 8. Nature Tourism and Climatic Change in Southern Africa -- Chapter 9. Changing Snow Cover and Winter Tourism and Recreation in the Scottish Highlands -- Chapter 10. Climate Change and Tourism in the Swiss Alps -- Chapter 11. Effects of Climate Change on Tourism Demand and Benefits in Alpine Areas -- Chapter 12. Implications of Climate Change on Tourism in Oceania -- Chapter 13. Tourism, Fossil Fuel Consumption and the Impact on the Global Climate -- Chapter 14. Tourism and Climate Change Adaptation: The Norwegian Case -- Chapter 15. Tourism and the Ozone Hole: Varying Perceptions -- Chapter 16. ‘Everyone Talks About the Weather . . .’ -- Chapter 17. Climate Change, Leisure-related Tourism and Global Transport -- Chapter 18. Sustainable Mobility and Sustainable Tourism -- Chapter 19. Tourism as Victim, Problem or Solution: Story Lines of a Complex Industry–Environment Relation -- Chapter 20.Tourism’s Contribution to Global Environmental Change: Space, Energy, Disease, Water -- Chapter 21. Making Tourism Sustainable: The Real Challenge of Climate Change? -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811839003321 |
| Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||