The city and the coming climate : climate change in the places we live / / Brian Stone, Jr [[electronic resource]]
| The city and the coming climate : climate change in the places we live / / Brian Stone, Jr [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Stone Brian, Jr |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 187 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/74 |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Economic aspects
Climate change mitigation Urbanization Cities and towns |
| ISBN |
1-139-36618-1
1-107-23051-9 1-280-64763-9 9786613633682 1-139-37874-0 1-139-06135-6 1-139-37588-1 1-139-37731-0 1-139-37189-4 1-139-38017-6 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; The City and the Coming Climate: Climate Change in the Places We Live; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue: La Canicule; 1: Keeling's Curve; 2: The Climate Barrier; 3: Islands of Heat; 4: The Green Factor; 5: Leveraging Canopy for Carbon; 1. Broaden the definition of climate change adopted by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to encompass the land-surface drivers of climate change; 2. Adopt the regional scale as the primary focus of scientific assessments of climate change
3. Establish forest protection and reforestation commitments for participating nations4. Prioritize adaptive mitigation over nonadaptive mitigation; Postscript; References; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | The City & the Coming Climate |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779150003321 |
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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]]
| 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 |
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Climate change in the polar regions / / John Turner and Gareth J. Marshall [[electronic resource]]
| Climate change in the polar regions / / John Turner and Gareth J. Marshall [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Turner J (John) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 434 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.6911 |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Polar regions - History
Meteorology - Polar regions Climatic changes - Polar regions Sea ice - Polar regions Global warming - Polar regions |
| ISBN |
1-139-13969-X
1-107-22571-X 1-280-77613-7 1-139-13889-8 9786613686527 1-139-14135-X 1-139-14467-7 1-139-14046-9 1-139-13733-6 0-511-97543-0 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Polar climate data and models -- 3. The high latitude climates and mechanisms of change -- 4. The last million years -- 5. The Holocene -- 6. The instrumental period -- 7. Predictions for the next 100 years -- 8. Summary and future research needs. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781963303321 |
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Climate change in the polar regions / / John Turner and Gareth J. Marshall
| Climate change in the polar regions / / John Turner and Gareth J. Marshall |
| Autore | Turner J (John) |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 434 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.6911 |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes - Polar regions - History
Meteorology - Polar regions Climatic changes - Polar regions Sea ice - Polar regions Global warming - Polar regions |
| ISBN |
1-139-13969-X
1-107-22571-X 1-280-77613-7 1-139-13889-8 9786613686527 1-139-14135-X 1-139-14467-7 1-139-14046-9 1-139-13733-6 0-511-97543-0 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Polar climate data and models -- 3. The high latitude climates and mechanisms of change -- 4. The last million years -- 5. The Holocene -- 6. The instrumental period -- 7. Predictions for the next 100 years -- 8. Summary and future research needs. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910968974303321 |
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Climate change, ecology, and systematics / / edited by Trevor R. Hodkinson [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| Climate change, ecology, and systematics / / edited by Trevor R. Hodkinson [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 524 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 577.2/2 |
| Collana | Systematics Association special volume series |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Climatology - Mathematical models Ecology - Environmental aspects Biology |
| ISBN |
1-139-06327-8
1-107-21747-4 1-283-11883-1 9786613118837 1-139-07555-1 1-139-07781-3 1-139-06979-9 1-139-08010-5 0-511-97454-X 1-139-08237-X |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. Integrating ecology and systematics in climate change research / T.R. Hodkinson ; Climate modelling and deep-time climate change / R. Caballero and P. Lynch ; The perils of addressing long term challenges in a short-term world : making descriptive taxonomy predictive / R.M. Bateman ; Adaptation, speciation and extinction. Global climate and extinction : evidence from the fossil record / P.J. Mayhew ; Long-term fluctuations in atmospheric CO2 concentration influence plant speciation rates / J.C. McElwain, K.J. Willis and K.J. Niklas ; Wood anatomy and climate change / P. Baas and E.A. Wheeler ; Savanna biome evolution, climate change and the ecological expansion of C4 grasses / Y. Bouchenak-Khelladi and T.R. Hodkinson ; Climate warming results in phenotypic and evolutionary changes in spring events : a mini review / A. Donnelly [and others] ; Terrestrial green algae : systematics, biogeography and expected responses to climate change / F. Rindi -- Biogeography, migration and ecological niche modelling. Biodiversity informatics for climate change studies / A. Culham and C. Yesson ; Climate envelope models in systematics and evolutionary research : theory and practice / D. Rodder [and others] ; Biogeography of cyclamen : an application of phyloclimatic modelling / C. Yesson and A. Culham ; Cenozoic climate changes and the demise of Tethyan laurel forests : lessons for the future from an integrative reconstruction of the past / F. Rodriguez-Sanchez and J. Arroyo ; The impact of climate change on the origin and future of East African rainforest trees / L.W. Chatrou, J.J. Wieringa and T.L.P. Couvreur ; Hybridisation, introgression and climate change : a case study of the tree genus Fraxinus (Oleaceae) / M. Thomasset [and others] -- Conservation. Assessing the effectiveness of a protected area network in the face of climatic change / R. Huntley, D.G. Hole and S.G. Willis ; Documenting plant species in a changing climate : a case study from Arabia / M. Hall and A.G. Miller ; A critical appraisal of the meaning and diagnosability of cryptic evolutionary diversity, and its implications for conservation in the face of climate change / J. Bernardo ; Climate change and Cyperaceae / D.A. Simpson [and others] ; An interdisciplinary review of climate change trends and uncertainties : lichen biodiversity, arctic-alpine ecosystems and habitat loss / C.J. Ellis and R. Yahr ; Climate change and oceanic mountain vegetation : a case study of the montane heath and associated plant communities in western Irish mountains / R.L. Hodd and M.J. Sheehy Skeffington. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Climate Change, Ecology & Systematics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790073603321 |
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Climate change, ecology, and systematics / / edited by Trevor R. Hodkinson [and others] [[electronic resource]]
| Climate change, ecology, and systematics / / edited by Trevor R. Hodkinson [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 524 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 577.2/2 |
| Collana | Systematics Association special volume series |
| Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Climatology - Mathematical models Ecology - Environmental aspects Biology |
| ISBN |
1-139-06327-8
1-107-21747-4 1-283-11883-1 9786613118837 1-139-07555-1 1-139-07781-3 1-139-06979-9 1-139-08010-5 0-511-97454-X 1-139-08237-X |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction. Integrating ecology and systematics in climate change research / T.R. Hodkinson ; Climate modelling and deep-time climate change / R. Caballero and P. Lynch ; The perils of addressing long term challenges in a short-term world : making descriptive taxonomy predictive / R.M. Bateman ; Adaptation, speciation and extinction. Global climate and extinction : evidence from the fossil record / P.J. Mayhew ; Long-term fluctuations in atmospheric CO2 concentration influence plant speciation rates / J.C. McElwain, K.J. Willis and K.J. Niklas ; Wood anatomy and climate change / P. Baas and E.A. Wheeler ; Savanna biome evolution, climate change and the ecological expansion of C4 grasses / Y. Bouchenak-Khelladi and T.R. Hodkinson ; Climate warming results in phenotypic and evolutionary changes in spring events : a mini review / A. Donnelly [and others] ; Terrestrial green algae : systematics, biogeography and expected responses to climate change / F. Rindi -- Biogeography, migration and ecological niche modelling. Biodiversity informatics for climate change studies / A. Culham and C. Yesson ; Climate envelope models in systematics and evolutionary research : theory and practice / D. Rodder [and others] ; Biogeography of cyclamen : an application of phyloclimatic modelling / C. Yesson and A. Culham ; Cenozoic climate changes and the demise of Tethyan laurel forests : lessons for the future from an integrative reconstruction of the past / F. Rodriguez-Sanchez and J. Arroyo ; The impact of climate change on the origin and future of East African rainforest trees / L.W. Chatrou, J.J. Wieringa and T.L.P. Couvreur ; Hybridisation, introgression and climate change : a case study of the tree genus Fraxinus (Oleaceae) / M. Thomasset [and others] -- Conservation. Assessing the effectiveness of a protected area network in the face of climatic change / R. Huntley, D.G. Hole and S.G. Willis ; Documenting plant species in a changing climate : a case study from Arabia / M. Hall and A.G. Miller ; A critical appraisal of the meaning and diagnosability of cryptic evolutionary diversity, and its implications for conservation in the face of climate change / J. Bernardo ; Climate change and Cyperaceae / D.A. Simpson [and others] ; An interdisciplinary review of climate change trends and uncertainties : lichen biodiversity, arctic-alpine ecosystems and habitat loss / C.J. Ellis and R. Yahr ; Climate change and oceanic mountain vegetation : a case study of the montane heath and associated plant communities in western Irish mountains / R.L. Hodd and M.J. Sheehy Skeffington. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Climate Change, Ecology & Systematics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827819503321 |
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Dryland climatology / / Sharon E. Nicholson [[electronic resource]]
| Dryland climatology / / Sharon E. Nicholson [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Nicholson Sharon E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 516 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.65 |
| Soggetto topico | Arid regions climate |
| ISBN |
1-107-21589-7
1-139-17932-2 1-283-37839-6 9786613378392 1-139-18890-9 1-139-18762-7 1-139-19021-0 1-139-18299-4 1-139-18531-4 0-511-97384-5 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. The Dryland Environment:1. Introduction to dryland environments; 2. The geomorphologic background; 3. Vegetation of the dryland regions; Part II. The Meteorological Background: 4. The general atmospheric circulation; 5. The global distribution of arid climates and rainfall; 6. Radiation, heat and surface exchange processes; 7. Water balance; 8. Evaporation; Part III. The Climatic Environment of Drylands: 9. Defining aridity: the classification and character of dryland climates; 10. Desert microclimate; 11. Precipitation in the drylands; 12. Hydrologic processes in the drylands; 13. Desert winds and dust; Part IV. The Earth's Dry Lands: 14. North America; 15. South America; 16. Subsaharan Africa; 17. The Mediterranean lands; 18. Australia; 19. Asia; 20. Coastal deserts; Part V. Life and Change in the Dryland Regions: 21. Drought and other hazards; 22. Desertification; 23. People in the dryland environments; 24. Plant and animal life in the desert; 25. Climatic variability and climatic change; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781861403321 |
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Dryland climatology / / Sharon E. Nicholson
| Dryland climatology / / Sharon E. Nicholson |
| Autore | Nicholson Sharon E. |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 516 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 551.65 |
| Soggetto topico | Arid regions climate |
| ISBN |
1-107-21589-7
1-139-17932-2 1-283-37839-6 9786613378392 1-139-18890-9 1-139-18762-7 1-139-19021-0 1-139-18299-4 1-139-18531-4 0-511-97384-5 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. The Dryland Environment:1. Introduction to dryland environments; 2. The geomorphologic background; 3. Vegetation of the dryland regions; Part II. The Meteorological Background: 4. The general atmospheric circulation; 5. The global distribution of arid climates and rainfall; 6. Radiation, heat and surface exchange processes; 7. Water balance; 8. Evaporation; Part III. The Climatic Environment of Drylands: 9. Defining aridity: the classification and character of dryland climates; 10. Desert microclimate; 11. Precipitation in the drylands; 12. Hydrologic processes in the drylands; 13. Desert winds and dust; Part IV. The Earth's Dry Lands: 14. North America; 15. South America; 16. Subsaharan Africa; 17. The Mediterranean lands; 18. Australia; 19. Asia; 20. Coastal deserts; Part V. Life and Change in the Dryland Regions: 21. Drought and other hazards; 22. Desertification; 23. People in the dryland environments; 24. Plant and animal life in the desert; 25. Climatic variability and climatic change; Index. |
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Energy and global climate change : bridging the sustainable development divide / / Anilla Cherian
| Energy and global climate change : bridging the sustainable development divide / / Anilla Cherian |
| Autore | Cherian Anilla |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/74561091724 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - Developing countries
Poor - Energy assistance - Government policy - Developing countries Climate change mitigation - Social aspects Climate change mitigation - International cooperation Energy policy |
| ISBN |
1-118-84562-5
1-118-84607-9 1-118-84561-7 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Confronting the neglected nexus between climate change and energy access for the poor -- Where is the "energy" in global climate change negotiations outcomes? : examining key UN global climate change outcomes from 1992-2014 for references to nexus between climate change and energy access for the poor -- Where's the "energy" in key UN global outcomes on sustainable development? : examining the record of UNCHE 1972-Rio+20 2012 for references to nexus between climate change and energy access for the poor -- Understanding the acronym soup of voluntary initiatives and partnerships on sustainable development within the UN content : locating energy access and climate change voluntary efforts -- Towards an integraged framework on energy access for the poor and climate change : issues to consider for the UN led post-2015 development agenda. |
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Energy and global climate change : bridging the sustainable development divide / / Anilla Cherian
| Energy and global climate change : bridging the sustainable development divide / / Anilla Cherian |
| Autore | Cherian Anilla |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.738/74561091724 |
| Collana | THEi Wiley ebooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - Developing countries
Poor - Energy assistance - Government policy - Developing countries Climate change mitigation - Social aspects Climate change mitigation - International cooperation Energy policy |
| ISBN |
1-118-84562-5
1-118-84607-9 1-118-84561-7 |
| Classificazione | SCI042000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Confronting the neglected nexus between climate change and energy access for the poor -- Where is the "energy" in global climate change negotiations outcomes? : examining key UN global climate change outcomes from 1992-2014 for references to nexus between climate change and energy access for the poor -- Where's the "energy" in key UN global outcomes on sustainable development? : examining the record of UNCHE 1972-Rio+20 2012 for references to nexus between climate change and energy access for the poor -- Understanding the acronym soup of voluntary initiatives and partnerships on sustainable development within the UN content : locating energy access and climate change voluntary efforts -- Towards an integraged framework on energy access for the poor and climate change : issues to consider for the UN led post-2015 development agenda. |
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