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 possibiliti...

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Main Author: Stehr, Nico
Other Authors: Storch, H. v. (Hans von), 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"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 history of climate and relates it to contemporary scientific knowledge about climate, climate change and its impact."--Back cover
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 141 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789814280549
9814280542

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