ISBN:
9781118279380
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9781118267295
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9781118268711
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
304.2/8
Keywords:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
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Climate change mitigation
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Climatic changes / Social aspects
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Human beings / Effect of climate on
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Gesellschaft
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Klimaänderung
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Climate change mitigation / Europe
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Climatic changes / Social aspects / Europe
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Human beings / Effect of climate on / Europe
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Klimaänderung
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Europe
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Europa
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Europa
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Europa
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Klimaänderung
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- Introduction -- Climate and Climate Change -- Human Health -- Food production -- Water Security -- Sea and Coastline -- Ecosystems and Biodiversity -- Impacts on Europe's Industries -- Summing up Impacts and Adaptation -- Climate Protection in Europe -- Index
Note:
Angekündigt u.d.T.: Climate change in Europe
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Life in Europe will indeed go on as the climate changes, but not in the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change, patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen. Europe will in the future experience marked changes in vegetation cover, increased floods along rivers and coastlines as well as more frequent droughts and forest fires, often leading to large societal costs. The changes will be minor in some cases, profound in others, but in any case, pervasive. This book uses the most up to date information issued by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), and informs readers about these effects, as well as showing how Europe is contributing to attempts to slow the tempo of global climate change, and how it can adapt to the climate change that seems unavoidable. Life in Europe under Climate Change makes essential information on climate impacts in Europe accessible to a broad audience, including students, politicians, planners and members of non-governmental organizations.
DOI:
10.1002/9781118279380
URL:
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