Call number:
12/M 11.0093
;
PIK N 076-11-0100
;
PIK N 076-11-0271
Description / Table of Contents:
Providing an up-to-date synthesis of all knowledge relevant to the climate change issue, this book ranges from the basic science documenting the need for policy action to the technologies, economic instruments and political strategies that can be employed in response to climate change. Ethical and cultural issues constraining the societal response to climate change are also discussed. This book provides a handbook for those who want to understand and contribute to meeting this challenge. It covers a very wide range of disciplines core biophysical sciences involved with climate change (geosciences, atmospheric sciences, ocean sciences, ecology/biology) as well as economics, political science, health sciences, institutions and governance, sociology, ethics and philosophy, and engineering. As such it will be invaluable for a wide range of researchers and professionals wanting a cutting-edge synthesis of climate change issues, and for advanced student courses on climate change. - Contents: 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
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XXI, 501 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:
9780521198363
Classification:
Meteorology and Climatology
Note:
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:2011, (c)2011
Location:
Reading room
Location:
A 18 - must be ordered
Location:
A 18 - must be ordered
Branch Library:
GFZ Library
Branch Library:
PIK Library
Branch Library:
PIK Library
