Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / / edited Martin Parry ... [et al.]
| Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / / edited Martin Parry ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Parry, Martin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press |
| Disciplina | 363.738/742 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ParryM. L (Martin L.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Human ecology Global environmental change Climatic changes - Government policy Climatic changes - International cooperation Greenhouse gas mitigation |
| ISBN |
0-521-70597-5
0-521-88010-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996320809103316 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / / edited Martin Parry ... [et al.]
| Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / / edited Martin Parry ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Parry, Martin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press |
| Disciplina | 363.738/742 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ParryM. L (Martin L.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Human ecology Global environmental change Climatic changes - Government policy Climatic changes - International cooperation Greenhouse gas mitigation |
| ISBN |
0-521-70597-5
0-521-88010-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910134026003321 |
Parry, Martin
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| Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Greenhouse gas emissions : drivers of intensity & country variances / / Michael Knox, Jonathan D. Mark., editors
| Greenhouse gas emissions : drivers of intensity & country variances / / Michael Knox, Jonathan D. Mark., editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] : , : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 363.738/742 |
| Collana |
Climate Change and its Causes, Effects and Prediction
Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety |
| Soggetto topico |
Greenhouse gases
Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on Greenhouse gas mitigation |
| ISBN | 1-62081-321-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155022103321 |
| New York, [New York] : , : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell
| A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell |
| Autore | Arnell Nigel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.738/742
363.73874 |
| Collana | Short Guides to Business Risk |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Risk assessment
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects Climatic changes - Economic aspects Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-138-43597-X
1-315-26371-8 1-4094-5353-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Climate Change as a Business Risk; Introduction: What is Climate Change? ; Climate Change and Business Risk ; Adapt to Impacts and Opportunities, or Reduce Emissions?; Climate Change and Sustainability; About this Book; Conclusion: Sources Of Information; 2 The Science of Climate Change; Introduction; Is Climate Changing, and Why?; The Physics of Climate Change; The Effects of Changes in the Atmosphere on Weather and Climate; Other Effects of Increasing Greenhouse Gases
Has Climate Change Altered Recent Weather?How Might Climate Change in the Future? ; Forecasts, Predictions and Projections ; Conclusion; 3 The Consequences of Climate Change; Introduction; The Impacts of Climate Change ; Changes in climate at a place ; Potential impacts by sector ; National and international assessments of the impacts of climate change ; The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on an Organisation ; Reducing Impacts Through Adaptation; Conclusion; 4 The Politics of Climate Change: The Regulatory Context; Introduction; International Climate Policy: The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond The UNFCCC process The Kyoto Protocol and beyond ; Challenges to the UNFCCC process: where are the problems? ; What effect would reducing emissions have on climate change? ; Other components of the UNFCCC process ; National and Regional Legislation and Frameworks ; European Union; UK; USA; South Africa; Overview; Reporting on Climate Risks: Regulation and Voluntary Reporting; Regulatory requirements for reporting ; Voluntary reporting of climate change risks ; Conclusion; 5 Assessing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities Introduction: Addressing Risks and Opportunities through Risk Management ProcessesRisk Assessment; Scoping: establishing the context ; Risk identification ; Risk analysis ; Risk evaluation ; Information for Risk Assessment ; Climate scenarios; Climate scenario sources ; Translating climate change into impacts ; Conclusion; 6 Coping with the Risks of Climate Change; Introduction; Approaches to Adaptation ; Adapt to current vulnerabilities ; Predict and plan ; Precautionary approach ; Adaptive management ; Win-wins ; Identifying Adaptation Options; Enhancing adaptive capacity Adaptation actions Designing and Appraising Adaptation Options ; Adaptation objectives and evaluation criteria ; Appraisal tools ; Monitoring and Evaluation ; Conclusion; 7 An Overview; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459849103321 |
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| London : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell
| A short guide to climate change risk / / by Nigel Arnell |
| Autore | Arnell Nigel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (227 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.738/742
363.73874 |
| Collana | Short Guides to Business Risk |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Risk assessment
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects Climatic changes - Economic aspects Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on |
| ISBN |
1-351-96187-X
1-138-43597-X 1-315-26371-8 1-4094-5353-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Climate Change as a Business Risk; Introduction: What is Climate Change? ; Climate Change and Business Risk ; Adapt to Impacts and Opportunities, or Reduce Emissions?; Climate Change and Sustainability; About this Book; Conclusion: Sources Of Information; 2 The Science of Climate Change; Introduction; Is Climate Changing, and Why?; The Physics of Climate Change; The Effects of Changes in the Atmosphere on Weather and Climate; Other Effects of Increasing Greenhouse Gases
Has Climate Change Altered Recent Weather?How Might Climate Change in the Future? ; Forecasts, Predictions and Projections ; Conclusion; 3 The Consequences of Climate Change; Introduction; The Impacts of Climate Change ; Changes in climate at a place ; Potential impacts by sector ; National and international assessments of the impacts of climate change ; The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on an Organisation ; Reducing Impacts Through Adaptation; Conclusion; 4 The Politics of Climate Change: The Regulatory Context; Introduction; International Climate Policy: The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond The UNFCCC process The Kyoto Protocol and beyond ; Challenges to the UNFCCC process: where are the problems? ; What effect would reducing emissions have on climate change? ; Other components of the UNFCCC process ; National and Regional Legislation and Frameworks ; European Union; UK; USA; South Africa; Overview; Reporting on Climate Risks: Regulation and Voluntary Reporting; Regulatory requirements for reporting ; Voluntary reporting of climate change risks ; Conclusion; 5 Assessing Climate Change Risks and Opportunities Introduction: Addressing Risks and Opportunities through Risk Management ProcessesRisk Assessment; Scoping: establishing the context ; Risk identification ; Risk analysis ; Risk evaluation ; Information for Risk Assessment ; Climate scenarios; Climate scenario sources ; Translating climate change into impacts ; Conclusion; 6 Coping with the Risks of Climate Change; Introduction; Approaches to Adaptation ; Adapt to current vulnerabilities ; Predict and plan ; Precautionary approach ; Adaptive management ; Win-wins ; Identifying Adaptation Options; Enhancing adaptive capacity Adaptation actions Designing and Appraising Adaptation Options ; Adaptation objectives and evaluation criteria ; Appraisal tools ; Monitoring and Evaluation ; Conclusion; 7 An Overview; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787258903321 |
Arnell Nigel
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| London : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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