Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change

Etukansi
S. George Philander
SAGE Publications, 22.4.2008 - 1552 sivua


2008 Best Reference, Library Journal


"The impact of global warming is rapidly evolving. This valuable resource provides an excellent historical overview and framework of this topic and serves as a general resource for geography, oceanography, biology, climatology, history, and many other subjects. A useful reference for a wide audience of business professionals and government officials as well as for the general public; essential for both academic and public libraries."
—Library Journal

"This is a useful set because of the individual country entries as well as the general-audience language . . ."
— Booklist (Starred Review)

The Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change helps readers learn about the astonishingly intricate processes that make ours the only planet known to be habitable. These three volumes include more than 750 articles that explore major topics related to global warming and climate change—ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes.

Key Features

  • Contains a 4-color, 16-page insert that is a comprehensive introduction to the complexities of global warming
  • Includes coverage of the science and history of climate change, the polarizing controversies over climate-change theories, the role of societies, the industrial and economic factors, and the sociological aspects of climate change
  • Emphasizes the importance of the effects, responsibilities, and ethics of climate change
  • Presents contributions from leading scholars and institutional experts in the geosciences
  • Serves as a general resource for geography, oceanography, biology, climatology, history, and many other subjects

The Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change provides a primarily nonscientific resource to understanding the complexities of climate change for academic and public libraries.

READER'S GUIDE

Atmospheric Sciences
Climate
climate and Society
Climate Change, Effects
Climate Feedbacks
Climate Models
Countries: Africa
Countries: Americas
Countries: Asia
Countries: Europe
Countries: Pacific
Glaciology
Government and International Agencies
Institutions Studying Climate Change
Oceanography
Paleo-Climates
People
Programs And Conventions

 

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Sisältö

A
1
B
111
C
151
D
301
E
337
F
407
G
435
H
487
P
771
Q
833
R
837
S
877
T
947
U
993
V
1053
W
1071

I
519
J
563
K
573
L
593
M
611
N
681
O
737
Y
1117
Z
1119
Resource Guide
1121
Glossary
1127
Appendix
A-1
Index
I-1
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S. George Philander, Knox Taylor Professor of Geosciences at Princeton University and Research Director of ACCESS (African Centre for Climate and Earth System Science) in Cape Town, South Africa, has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Cape Town and a Ph.D. (Applied Mathematics) from Harvard University. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Geophysical Union, and the American Meteorological Society. Dr. Philander’s research interests include the oceanic circulation, interactions between the ocean and atmosphere that result in phenomena such as El Niño and La Niña, paleoclimates (including the recurrent Ice Ages of the past three million years), and future global climate changes. His two books for laypersons, Is the Temperature Rising? The Uncertain Science of Global Warming and Our Affair With El Niño: How We Transformed an Enchanting Peruvian Current Into a Global Climate Hazard, reflect his keen interest in improving communications between scientists and laymen. The goal of the African climate center, which Dr. Philander is currently directing, is to give Africa its own voice on environmental issues such as global warming.

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OtsikkoEncyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change
ToimittajaS. George Philander
Painosuusintapainos
KustantajaSAGE Publications, 2008
ISBN1452265887, 9781452265889
Pituus1552 sivua
  
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