Human-Induced Climate Change - An Interdisciplinary Assessment (Hardcover)

Bringing together many of the world's leading experts, this volume is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of climate change science, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, and policy. It provides an integrated assessment of research on the key topics that underlie current controversial policy questions. The first part of the book addresses recent topics and findings related to the physical-biological earth system. The next part of the book surveys estimates of the impacts of climate change for different sectors and regions. The third part examines current topics related to mitigation of greenhouse gases and explores the potential roles of various technological options. The last part focuses on policy design under uncertainty. Dealing with the scientific, economic and policy questions at the forefront of the climate change issue, this book will be invaluable for graduate students, researchers and policymakers interested in all aspects of climate change and the issues that surround it.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2007
First published:	November 2007
Editors:	Michael E. Schlesinger • Haroon S. Kheshgi • Joel Smith • Francisco C De La Chesnaye • John M Reilly • Tom Wilson • Charles Kolstad
Dimensions:	283 x 225 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	451
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-86603-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming
LSN:	0-521-86603-0
Barcode:	9780521866033

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