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The atlas of climate change : mapping the world's greatest challenge / Kirstin Dow and Thomas E. Downing

Dow, Kirstin, 1963- ; Downing, Thomas E., 1953-

3rd ed.

London : Earthscan, 2011

128 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. ; 25 cm

Englisch

Previous ed.: 2007. - Includes bibliographical references and index

1-84971-217-4 ((pbk.)); 978-1-84971-217-0 ((pbk.) £12.99)

015645069

GB,B0A,8455

9781849712170

OCoLC: 846207972     

OCoLC: 705993420 (aus SWB)     

Atlas

RB 10438  | RB 10426      Ähnliche Literatur

304.25

Basisklassifikation: 38.82 (Klimatologie) ; 43.47 (Globale Umweltprobleme)

*Klimaänderung ; Atlas      Zum Register

*Treibhauseffekt ; Anthropogene Klimaänderung ; Umweltveränderung ; Klimaschutz ; Atlas      Zum Register

Climatic changes--Atlases. ; Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--Atlases. ; Climatic changes--Social aspects--Atlases. ; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric--Government policy--Atlases. ; Anthropogene Klimaänderung ; Atlas ; Klimaschutz ; Klimaänderung ; Treibhauseffekt ; Umweltveränderung ; Climatic changes / Atlases ; Climatic changes / Environmental aspects / Atlases ; Climatic changes / Social aspects / Atlases ; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric / Government policy / Atlases

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Inhaltsverzeichnis: Part 1: Signs of Change 1.1. Warning Signs 1.2. Polar Changes 1.3. Glacial Retreat 1.4. Ocean Changes 1.5. Everyday Extremes Part 2: Forcing Change 2.1. The Greenhouse Effect 2.2. The Climate System 2.3 Interpreting Past Climates 2.4. Forecasting Future Climates 2.5. Tipping Elements Part 3: Driving Climate Change 3.1. Emissions Past and Present 3.2. Fossil Fuels 3.3. Methane and Other Gases 3.4. Transportation 3.5. Disrupting the Carbon Balance 3.6. Agriculture Part 4: Expected Consequences 4.1. Disrupted Ecosystems 4.2. Threatened Water Supplies 4.3. Food Security 4.4. Threats to Health 4.5. Rising Sea Levels 4.6. Cities at Risk 4.7. Cultural Losses Part 5: Responding to Change 5.1. Local Adaptation 5.2. City Responses 5.3. Carbon Dioxide & Economic Growth 5.4. Renewable Energy 5.5. Capacity to Adapt 5.6. Low Carbon Futures 5.7. Counting Carbon Part 6: International Policy & Action 6.1. International Action 6.2. Meeting Kyoto Targets 6.3. Beyond Kyoto and Copenhagen 6.4. Carbon Trading 6.5. Financing the Response Part 7: Committing to Solutions 7.1. Personal Action 7.2. Public Action Part 8: Climate Change Data Data tables. Sources