Overview

Global climate change - rapid, substantial and human-induced - may have radical consequences for life on earth. The problem is a complex one, however, demanding a multi-disciplinary approach. A simple cost-benefit analysis cannot capture the essentials, nor can the issue be reduced to an emissions reduction game, as the Kyoto process tries to do. This text considers an integrative approach, which reveals that global climate change needs to be considered as a spider in a web, a triggering factor for a range of other, related problems - land use changes, water supply and demand, food supply, energy supply, human health, and air pollution. But an approach like this, which takes account of all items of knowledge, known and uncertain, does not produce clear-cut, final and popular answers. It does provide useful insights, however, which will allow comprehensive and effective long-term climate strategies to be put into effect.

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Author:   Pim Martens ,  Jan Rotmans
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1999 ed.
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.300kg
ISBN:  

9780792359968

ISBN 10:   0792359968
Pages:   414
Publication Date:   31 October 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Climate Change: An Integrated Perspective.- The Climate System.- Modelling of the Climate System.- Global Biogeochemical Cycles.- Causes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.- Impact Assessment of Climate Change.- Integrated Assessment Modelling.- Perspectives and the Subjective Dimension in Modelling.- Global Decision Making: Climate Change Politics.- Epilogue: Scientific Advice in the World of Power Politics.

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