Climate and Society: Climate As Resource, Climate As Risk - Couverture rigide

Stehr, Nico; Von Storch, Hans

 
9789814280532: Climate and Society: Climate As Resource, Climate As Risk
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9814280534 ISBN 13 : 9789814280532
Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

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.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9814280534
ISBN 13 
9789814280532
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
152
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible