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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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Main Author: McNall, Scott G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Framing 21st century social issues.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 91 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780203834244
0203834240
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1136164928
1280873280
9781280873287
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6613714593
1136164936
9781136164934

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