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Author:   W. Bach ,  Jill Jäger
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1983 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.610kg
ISBN:  

9789027716804

ISBN 10:   9027716803
Pages:   369
Publication Date:   30 November 1983
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Executive Summary.- I. Introduction.- II. Climate and Climatic Change.- 1. History of the Earth’s Climate.- 2. Climate System.- 3. Climate Models and Prediction.- 4. Climate Research Programme.- III. Sociopolitical Aspects of the CO2/Climate Problem.- 1. Population Growth.- 2. Settlement Patterns.- 3. Economic Development.- 4. Availability of Fossil Fuels.- 5. Future Energy Use.- 6. Degradation of Forest and Soil.- IV. Influence of Society on Climate.- 1. Climatic Effects of CO2.- 2. Climatic Effects of other Anthropogenic Trace Gases.- 3. Climatic Effects of Aerosols.- 4. Climatic Effects of Land Use Changes.- 5. Climatic Effects of Waste Heat.- 6. Assessment of Overall Effects - Critical Threshold Values —Prospects.- V. Impacts of Climate Change on Society.- 1. Climate Impact Programmes.- 2. Ecosystems.- 3. Energy Use.- 4. Food Security.- 5. Water Resources.- 6. Fisheries.- 7. Population and Settlement.- 8. Health, Disease and Welfare.- 9. Recreation.- VI. Strategies for Averting a CO2/Climate Problem.- 1. The Scope of Alternatives and Concepts for Action.- 2. Technical Fixes.- 3. Biological Methods.- 4. Energy Saving Through Better Energy Use.- 5. Introduction of Renewable Energy Resources.- 6. Effects of Various Energy Strategies.- 7. Flanking Measures.- 8. Decision Aids.- VII. Opportunities for the Future.- 1. The Old Credence in Progress — The New Credibility.- 2. Man: Shaping his Own Future?.- 3. Prospects: Extrapolating Old Trends.- 4. Prospects: Shifting Emphases.- 5. Ways out of the CO2/Climate Threat.- Further Reading.- Appendices.- Author Index.

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