This study provides an account of the implications that global warming and sea-level rise will have on the ecosystems and socio-economic structure in the marine and coastal regions of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Bermuda and the north-east coast of South America. Coverage is given to such topics as: modelling future climatic change, physical process and effects, ecological effects and socio-economic effects, including the impact on human health. It brings together accounts from oceanographers, meteorologists, ecologists and social scientists as part of a project covered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. The book features a chapter on exploratory PC-based modelling of socio-economic impacts on climatic change.
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Vendeur : Daedalus Books, Portland, OR, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by author to Professor Chris Mooers on front endpaper. Signature of Professor Mooers also penned to front endpaper. Very light wear to corners of boards. ; 9.30 X 6.30 X 1 inches; 389 pages; Signed by Author. N° de réf. du vendeur 267912
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Vendeur : Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japon
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. xiii, 389p. 1vol. N° de réf. du vendeur 16931
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