Climate change : a wicked problem : complexity and uncertainty at the intersection of science, economics, politics and human behavior /

Under one cover, Frank Incropera provides a comprehensive, objective and critical assessment of all issues germane to the climate change debate: science, technology options, economic ramifications, cultural and behavioural issues, the influence of special interests and public policy, geopolitics and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Incropera, Frank P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes > Social aspects.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
Energy consumption > Environmental aspects.
Climate Change
Greenhouse Effect
Climat > Changements.
Climat > Changements > Aspect social.
Effet de serre (Météorologie)
climate change.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Tony Earley
  • Foreword / Bud Peterson
  • Foreword / Arun Majumdar
  • 1. Energy, economics, and climate change
  • 2. The earth's climate system
  • 3. Greenhouse gases
  • 4. Global warming
  • 5. Consequences of global warming
  • 6. Mitigation, adaptation, and geoengineering
  • 7. Public policy options
  • 8. The politics of global warming: a history lesson and future prospects
  • 9. Dissenting opinions: the great hoax
  • 10. The ethics of climate change
  • 11. A way forward
  • References.

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