CLIMATE AND SOCIETY: CLIMATE AS RESOURCE, CLIMATE AS RISK - Hardcover

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9789814280532: CLIMATE AND SOCIETY: CLIMATE AS RESOURCE, CLIMATE AS RISK
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9814280534 ISBN 13: 9789814280532
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing, 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.

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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.

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Publisher
World Scientific Publishing
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9814280534
ISBN 13 
9789814280532
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
152