Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region : Navigating an Uncertain Future /

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People living in the Great Lakes region are already feeling the effects of a changing climate. Shifts in seasonal temperatures and precipitation patterns could have dramatic impacts on the economy, ecology, and quality of life. In this illuminating and thorough volume, leading scholars address the c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bidwell, David, 1969-, Dietz, Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ecology.
Climatic changes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Climat > Changements > Grands Lacs, Region des (Amerique du Nord)
Climatic changes > Great Lakes Region (North America)
Great Lakes Region.
Grands Lacs, Region des (Amerique du Nord) > Conditions environnementales.
Great Lakes Region (North America) > Environmental conditions.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:People living in the Great Lakes region are already feeling the effects of a changing climate. Shifts in seasonal temperatures and precipitation patterns could have dramatic impacts on the economy, ecology, and quality of life. In this illuminating and thorough volume, leading scholars address the challenge of preparing for climate change in the region, where decision makers from various sectors-government, agriculture, recreation, and tourism-must increasingly be aware of the need to incorporate climate change into their short- and long-term planning. The chapters in this revealing book, w.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781609172367

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