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Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction
Taschenbuch von Mark Maslin
Sprache: Englisch

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Climate change is perhaps the greatest challenge facing humanity. This book describes the substantial evidence for climate change and considers its potentially catastrophic impacts worldwide in the coming decades. It also discusses the geopolitical aspects, and explores what actions can be taken by individuals, companies, and governments.
Climate change is perhaps the greatest challenge facing humanity. This book describes the substantial evidence for climate change and considers its potentially catastrophic impacts worldwide in the coming decades. It also discusses the geopolitical aspects, and explores what actions can be taken by individuals, companies, and governments.
Über den Autor
Mark Maslin FRGS, FRSA is a Professor of Earth System Science at University College London. He is a leading scientist with expertise in past and future climate change. Maslin appears regularly on radio and television, and has written ten books, including The Cradle of Humanity (2017), The Human Planet (2018, co-authored with Simon Lewis), and How to Save Our Planet: The Facts (2021). He is a Royal Society Industrial Fellow, working with Rezatec Ltd, a geoanalytics company he co-founded, and a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Scholar.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface to the fourth edition xix

  • Acknowledgements xxi

  • List of illustrations xxiii

  • Abbreviations xxvii

  • 1 What is climate change? 1

  • 2 History of climate change 12

  • 3 Evidence for climate change 26

  • 4 Modelling future climate 44

  • 5 Climate change impacts 64

  • 6 Climate surprises 90

  • 7 Politics of climate change 106

  • 8 Solutions 122

  • 9 Changing our future 148

  • Further reading 157

  • Index 163

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198867869
ISBN-10: 0198867867
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Maslin, Mark
Auflage: 4rd revised edition
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Abbildungen: Approx 30-35 black and white illustrations
Maße: 171 x 109 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Mark Maslin
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2021
Gewicht: 0,179 kg
Artikel-ID: 118911387
Über den Autor
Mark Maslin FRGS, FRSA is a Professor of Earth System Science at University College London. He is a leading scientist with expertise in past and future climate change. Maslin appears regularly on radio and television, and has written ten books, including The Cradle of Humanity (2017), The Human Planet (2018, co-authored with Simon Lewis), and How to Save Our Planet: The Facts (2021). He is a Royal Society Industrial Fellow, working with Rezatec Ltd, a geoanalytics company he co-founded, and a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Scholar.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface to the fourth edition xix

  • Acknowledgements xxi

  • List of illustrations xxiii

  • Abbreviations xxvii

  • 1 What is climate change? 1

  • 2 History of climate change 12

  • 3 Evidence for climate change 26

  • 4 Modelling future climate 44

  • 5 Climate change impacts 64

  • 6 Climate surprises 90

  • 7 Politics of climate change 106

  • 8 Solutions 122

  • 9 Changing our future 148

  • Further reading 157

  • Index 163

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198867869
ISBN-10: 0198867867
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Maslin, Mark
Auflage: 4rd revised edition
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Abbildungen: Approx 30-35 black and white illustrations
Maße: 171 x 109 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Mark Maslin
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2021
Gewicht: 0,179 kg
Artikel-ID: 118911387
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