Meltdown : climate change, natural disasters, and other catastrophes : fears and concerns of the future / / Kathryn Gow, editor
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| Titolo: |
Meltdown : climate change, natural disasters, and other catastrophes : fears and concerns of the future / / Kathryn Gow, editor
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| Pubblicazione: | Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 577.2/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Climatic changes - Physiological effect |
| Climatic changes - Psychological aspects | |
| Climatic changes - Social aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
GowKathryn
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Conceptualising fears and concerns about future catastrophes -- pt. 2. What are some of the effects of climate change and natural disasters? -- pt. 3. Can we afford to take chances with our future?. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Are all the natural disasters that have beset the world in the past decade an indicator that the world is about to end? In this book, there are a number of chapters that focus on the theoretical positions and cognition about fears and concerns for the future. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Meltdown |
| ISBN: | 1-61324-205-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910973330103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series.