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Today's headlines and recent events reflect the gravity of climate change. Heat waves, droughts, and floods are bringing death to vulnerable populations, destroying livelihoods, and driving people from their homes. Rigorous in its science and insightful in its message, this atlas examines the causes of climate change and considers its possible impact on subsistence, water resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, health, coastal megacities, and cultural treasures. It reviews historical contributions to greenhouse gas levels, progress in meeting international commitments, and local efforts to meet the challenge of climate change. With more than 50 full-color maps and graphics, this is an essential resource for policy makers, environmentalists, students, and everyone concerned with this pressing subject. The atlas covers a wide range of topics, including: warning signs; future scenarios; vulnerable populations; health; renewable energy; emissions reduction; and, personal and public action.
By: Kirstin Dow, Thomas E. Downing
Imprint: Earthscan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 246mm, Spine: 189mm
Weight: 366g
ISBN:
9781849712170
ISBN 10: 1849712174
Series: The Earthscan Atlas Series
Pages: 128
Publication Date: December 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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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 3.5 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
Dr Kirstin Dow (University of South Carolina) is Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute, contributor to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, and Principal Investigator in NOAA's Regional Integrated Science and Assessment (RISA) research network addressing climate services. Dr Thomas E. Downing (Stockholm Environment Institute) is Visiting Fellow at Oxford University, contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and advisor to the UK Climate Impacts Programme and House of Commons International Development Committee.
'Climate change represents one of the greatest environmental and health challenges of our time.' World Health Organization 'You could wade through dense academic detail from the IPCC. Or you could root out the Atlas of Climate Change, which condenses key findings from the scientists' The Guardian 'This is a remarkable piece of work and extremely readable.' R K Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 'While as the authors state climate change touches everything and everyone, the value of The Atlas of Climate Change: Mapping the World's Greatest Challenge is that this premise is demonstrated visually in a concise manner expediting information transfer and learning. This makes this book an excellent communication tool intended for the media, the classroom, business professionals and policy makers.' - Gabriel Thoumi, mongabay.com
'Climate change represents one of the greatest environmental and health challenges of our time.' World Health Organization 'You could wade through dense academic detail from the IPCC. Or you could root out the Atlas of Climate Change, which condenses key findings from the scientists' The Guardian 'This is a remarkable piece of work and extremely readable.' R K Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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