Rapid climate change : causes, consequences, and solutions /

The book reviews the science of climate change and explains why it is one of the most difficult problems humanity has ever tackled. Climate change is a "wicked" problem bound up with problems of population growth, environmental degradation, and world problems of growing social and economic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McNall, Scott G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Framing 21st century social issues.
Temas:
Social ecology.
Global environmental change.
Environmental policy.
Climatic changes > Forecasting.
Social Environment
Écologie sociale.
Changement global (Environnement)
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale.
Climat > Changements > Prévision.
human ecology.
environmental policy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Climatic changes > Forecasting
Environmental policy
Global environmental change
Social ecology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The book reviews the science of climate change and explains why it is one of the most difficult problems humanity has ever tackled. Climate change is a "wicked" problem bound up with problems of population growth, environmental degradation, and world problems of growing social and economic inequality. The book explores the politicization of the topic, the polarization of opinion, and the reasons why, for some, science has become just another ideology to be contested. How do humans assess risk? Why are they are so bad at focusing on the future? How can we solve the problem of climate change? These are the questions this work answers.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 91 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780203834244
0203834240
9781136164927
1136164928
1280873280
9781280873287
9786613714596
6613714593
1136164936
9781136164934

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