World Scientific Encyclopedia of Climate Change: Case Studies of Climate Risk, Action, and Opportunity - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 9811209294 ISBN 13 : 9789811209291

Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2021

Synopsis

The Climate Change Encyclopedia is useful for climate change, our outstanding risk and survival issue, requiring action and providing opportunity. Primary-source expert authors write in a unique case-study structure that enables the Encyclopedia to be approachable, informational, and motivational for the public. The key focus areas are Climate Change and Finance, Economics, and Policy, with many other related climate categories included. The over 100 case studies provide realistic and interesting views of climate change, based on authors' published papers, reports, and books, plus climate-related activities of organizations, and selected topics. Authors are scientists, faith leaders, heads of organizations, business leaders, and many others.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jan Dash has a PhD in physics, held the position Directeur de Recherche at the Centre de Physique Théorique in Marseille France, and published over 60 scientific papers. Subsequently he worked for many years on quantitative finance and risk management at major financial firms. He published a book with World Scientific, Quantitative Finance and Risk Management — A Physicist's Approach, which includes a chapter on Climate Change Risk Management. He was an Adjunct Professor at the Courant Institute, NYU. He did the math behind the Bloomberg Climate Clock, and he spoke on a panel at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9811209294
• ISBN 13: 9789811209291
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 1108
• Éditeur: Dash Jan W
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• Personne responsable: non disponible