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Provides an up-to-date synthesis of all knowledge relevant to the climate change issue, for researchers, professionals and advanced students.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richardson, Katherine
Otros Autores: Steffen, Will, Liverman, Diana M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Government policy.
Climatic changes.
Climat > Changements.
climate change.
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Government policy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Writing team
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Part I Climatic trends
  • 1 Identifying, monitoring and predicting change in the climate system
  • 1.1 The interaction of many different processes make up the climate system
  • 1.2 Identifying changes in the climate system
  • 1.3 Other indicators of change in the climate system
  • 1.4 Linking cause to effect
  • 1.5 Predicting future climate conditions
  • 1.6 Learning from prehistoric climate change
  • 1.7 Summary and conclusions
  • References
  • 2 The oceans and the climate system
  • 2.1 Modes of variability
  • 2.2 Oceans as a sink/source for greenhouse gases
  • 2.3 Ocean acidification
  • 2.4 The oceans and the hydrological cycle
  • 2.5 Tropical storms
  • 2.6 Summary and conclusions
  • References
  • 3 Sea-level rise and ice-sheet dynamics
  • 3.1 Observations of sea-level rise
  • 3.2 Projections of sea-level rise from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007)
  • 3.3 Semi-empirical models to predict sea-level rise
  • 3.4 Palaeo-observations of sea-level rise
  • 3.5 The dynamics of the large polar ice sheets
  • 3.6 Impacts of sea-level rise
  • 3.7 Summary and conclusions
  • References
  • 4 Carbon cycle trends and vulnerabilities
  • 4.1 Trends in human emissions of carbon dioxide
  • 4.2 Trends in natural carbon sinks
  • 4.3 Possible new sources of carbon emissions to the atmosphere
  • 4.4 Implications of changing sources and sinks of carbon for projections of climate change
  • 4.5 Summary and conclusions
  • References
  • Part II Defining 8216;dangerous climate change
  • 5 The impact of climate change on human societies
  • 5.1 Agriculture and food security
  • 5.2 Access to water resources
  • 5.3 Impacts on human health
  • 5.4 Physical security (climate-related natural disasters)
  • 5.5 Geopolitical relationships
  • 5.6 Defining dangerous climate change: Lessons from the past
  • 5.7 Defining dangerous climate change: synthesis of impacts analyses
  • 5.8 Summary and conclusions
  • References
  • 6 Impacts of climate change on the biotic fabric of the planet
  • 6.1 Observed impacts of climate change on biodiversity
  • 6.2 Projected further impacts on biodiversity
  • 6.3 Consequences for the provision of ecosystem services
  • 6.4 Limits to adaptive capacity
  • 6.5 The need for strong mitigation action
  • 6.6 Implications for conservation policy
  • 6.7 Summary and conclusions
  • References
  • 7 Tipping elements: jokers in the pack
  • 7.1 Tipping elements involving melting of ice
  • 7.2 Changes in atmospheric and oceanic circulation
  • 7.3 Biome loss
  • 7.4 Policy implications towards tipping-point risk management
  • 7.5 Prospects for early warning
  • 7.6 Response strategies
  • 7.7 Recovery prospects
  • 7.8 Conclusion
  • References
  • 8 Linking science and action: targets, timetables and emission budgets
  • 8.1 Linking temperature and greenhouse gas concentrations
  • 8.2 Linking greenhouse gas concentrations and emissions: targets and timetables
  • 8.3 Linking temperature and emissions: the budget approach
  • 8.4 Uncertainties in the natural carbon cycle
  • 8.5 Land-use change and fossil fuel emissions: A carbon cycle perspective
  • 8.6 Summary and conclusions
  • References
  • Part III Equity issues
  • 9 The equity challen.

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