Glaciers : the politics of ice /

"Glaciers is a volume about the role glaciers play in our daily lives (often without us knowing), the risks posed to glaciers from natural and anthropogenic activity (including climate change and industrial pollution), and policies and practices that should be employed to protect this fundament...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Taillant, Jorge Daniel, 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Glaciers.
Glacial erosion.
Glaciers > Environmental aspects.
Glaciers > Social aspects.
Érosion glaciaire.
Glaciers > Aspect de l'environnement.
Glaciers > Aspect social.
glaciers (bodies of water)
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Glacial erosion
Glaciers
Glaciers > Environmental aspects
Glaciärer > miljöaspekter.
Glaciärer > sociala aspekter.
Erosion.
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • How to Read This Book; Introduction; 1. Dynamiting Glaciers; 2. What Is a Glacier?; 3. The Birth of Cryoactivism; 4. Invisible Glaciers; 5. The Barrick Veto; 6. Life Without Glaciers; 7. Resurgence; 8. Amazing Glacier Stuff; 9. Implementation; 10. The Human Right ... to Glaciers?; 11. Final Words; Appendix: The Argentine National Glacier Act; Bibliography; About the Author; Index.

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