Climate And Society : Climate As Resource, Climate As Risk.

Climate and Society presents from a transdisciplinary view, climate and its changes, impact and perception. The history of climate and its different approaches over time - which are anthropocentric and more system-oriented, academic and application-driven - are reviewed, as are the possibilities of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: World Scientific 2009.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Social aspects.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Human beings > Effect of climate on.
Climat > Changements > Aspect social.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique.
Êtres humains > Influence du climat.
Human beings > Effect of climate on
Climatic changes > Economic aspects
Climatic changes > Social aspects
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Climate and Society presents from a transdisciplinary view, climate and its changes, impact and perception. The history of climate and its different approaches over time - which are anthropocentric and more system-oriented, academic and application-driven - are reviewed, as are the possibilities of managing climate, in particular by steering the greenhouse gas emissions. Most importantly, the concepts of climate as a resource for societies are discussed and the emergence of climate non-constancy and its impact, studied. In essence, this book provides an absorbing account of the cultural histor.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (152)
ISBN:128276120X
9781282761209
9789814280549
9814280542

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