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Climate change in the Great Lakes region : navigating an uncertain future / / edited by Thomas Dietz and David Bidwell



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Titolo: Climate change in the Great Lakes region : navigating an uncertain future / / edited by Thomas Dietz and David Bidwell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
Disciplina: 551.6977
Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Great Lakes Region (North America)
Soggetto geografico: Great Lakes Region (North America) Environmental conditions
Altri autori: DietzThomas  
BidwellDavid <1969->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Effects of climate change in the Great Lakes region -- pt. 2. Decision making and climate change -- pt. 3. Adaptation tools and case studies.
Sommario/riassunto: People living in the Great Lakes region are already feeling the effects of a changing climate. Shifts in seasonal temperatures and precipitation patterns could have dramatic impacts on the economy, ecology, and quality of life. In this illuminating and thorough volume, leading scholars address the challenge of preparing for climate change in the region, where decision makers from various sectors-government, agriculture, recreation, and tourism-must increasingly be aware of the need to incorporate climate change into their short- and long-term planning. The chapters in this revealing book, w
Titolo autorizzato: Climate change in the Great Lakes region  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-62895-064-1
1-60917-236-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910815034203321
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