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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Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
Sprache: | English |
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Routledge,
2011.
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Schriftenreihe: | Framing 21st century social issues.
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Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (x, 91 pages) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780203834244 0203834240 9781136164927 1136164928 1280873280 9781280873287 9786613714596 6613714593 1136164936 9781136164934 |
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spelling | McNall, Scott G. Rapid climate change : causes, consequences, and solutions / Scott G. McNall. New York : Routledge, 2011. 1 online resource (x, 91 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Framing 21st century social issues Includes bibliographical references and index. Why is the earth getting warmer and what difference does it make? -- The Cassandra problem -- Calculating the odds how we think about risk and climate change -- What is the future worth? 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. Print version record. English. Social ecology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004049 Global environmental change. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96001848 Environmental policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044197 Climatic changes Forecasting. Social Environment https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012931 Écologie sociale. Changement global (Environnement) Environnement Politique gouvernementale. Climat Changements Prévision. human ecology. aat environmental policy. aat TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Environmental Pollution Control. bisacsh Climatic changes Forecasting fast Environmental policy fast Global environmental change fast Social ecology fast Electronic books. has work: Rapid climate change (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGgXWMwDPtq9RQRWKdwTtq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: McNall, Scott G. Rapid climate change. New York : Routledge, 2011 9780415892032 (DLC) 2010040161 (OCoLC)667213086 Framing 21st century social issues. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011052575 |
spellingShingle | McNall, Scott G. Rapid climate change : causes, consequences, and solutions / Framing 21st century social issues. Why is the earth getting warmer and what difference does it make? -- The Cassandra problem -- Calculating the odds how we think about risk and climate change -- What is the future worth? Social ecology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004049 Global environmental change. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96001848 Environmental policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044197 Climatic changes Forecasting. Social Environment https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012931 Écologie sociale. Changement global (Environnement) Environnement Politique gouvernementale. Climat Changements Prévision. human ecology. aat environmental policy. aat TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Environmental Pollution Control. bisacsh Climatic changes Forecasting fast Environmental policy fast Global environmental change fast Social ecology fast |
subject_GND | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004049 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96001848 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044197 https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012931 |
title | Rapid climate change : causes, consequences, and solutions / |
title_auth | Rapid climate change : causes, consequences, and solutions / |
title_exact_search | Rapid climate change : causes, consequences, and solutions / |
title_full | Rapid climate change : causes, consequences, and solutions / Scott G. McNall. |
title_fullStr | Rapid climate change : causes, consequences, and solutions / Scott G. McNall. |
title_full_unstemmed | Rapid climate change : causes, consequences, and solutions / Scott G. McNall. |
title_short | Rapid climate change : |
title_sort | rapid climate change causes consequences and solutions |
title_sub | causes, consequences, and solutions / |
topic | Social ecology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004049 Global environmental change. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96001848 Environmental policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044197 Climatic changes Forecasting. Social Environment https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012931 Écologie sociale. Changement global (Environnement) Environnement Politique gouvernementale. Climat Changements Prévision. human ecology. aat environmental policy. aat TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Environmental Pollution Control. bisacsh Climatic changes Forecasting fast Environmental policy fast Global environmental change fast Social ecology fast |
topic_facet | 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 Electronic books. |
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