Climate Change: A Reference Handbook
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9781598841534
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Downie, David et al. Climate Change: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2009. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/CLICHA1E.
Chicago Manual of Style
Downie, David, Kate Brash, and Catherine Vaughan. Climate Change: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2009. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/CLICHA1E
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Downie, D., Brash, K. & Vaughan, C. (2009). Climate Change: A Reference Handbook. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/CLICHA1E
- Description
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An accessible introduction to climate change that outlines key scientific, economic, and political issues, reviews how the global community has addressed the issue to date, and discusses the options being explored for further action.
- Reviews/Endorsements
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"Climate Change, part of ABC-CLIO's 'Contemporary World Issues' series of reference handbooks, provides a useful resource and introduction to this important topic. . . . This volume would be a useful resource for students seeking background on a topic of great current interest, controversy, and relevance." - Choice"Climate Change is part of the outstanding ABC-CLIO series on 'Contemporary World Issues' and focuses upon all of the various aspects of the environmental causes and effects of our rapidly changing climate. . . . Climate Change is an ideal academic textbook for environmental studies, as well as being easily accessible for the non-specialist general reader with an interest in this complex and critically important subject." - Midwest Book Review"The study of climate change and its impact on our past and present has increased in recent years. Part of ABC-CLIO's 'Contemporary World Issues' series, this compact volume provides a useful introduction to the history and current scholarship on climate change. Written by Downie (Fairfield Univ.), the editor of other textbooks on the topic who is here joined by Kate Brash (Columbia Univ.) and Catherine Vaughn (International Research Inst. for Climate and Society), the book comprises of eight chapters, chronologies, biographical sketches, and a directory of organizations, among other features. The first three chapters cover the topic in great detail, tackling both controversies and solutions from a worldwide perspective. At first glance, the last four chapters (serving more like appendixes) seem like filler material, but the 25-page chronology (beginning in 1750), 51-page data and documents index, and even the directory of organizations all add currency and value. BOTTOM LINE This unassuming book may deceive the selector into passing on it, but while it remains current, it will be useful to older teens and adults doing introductory research on climate change." - Library Journal"This title is suitable for high school and public libraries." - ARBA"Most books on the topic of climate change discuss science: this offers a social and political perspective key to any understanding of climate change, considering legislation, events, politics, and more. From world-wide issues surrounding climate change specific to different countries to scientific controversies overall, this offers a key discussion essential for any high school to college-level collection!" - The Midwest Book Review - California Bookwatch
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Climate Change: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): Downie, David; Brash, Kate; Vaughan, Catherine;Contributors: Downie, David; Brash, Kate; Vaughan, Catherine;Abstract:An accessible introduction to climate change that outlines key scientific, economic, and political issues, reviews how the global community has addressed the issue to date, and discusses the options being explored for further action.
SortTitle: climate change: a reference handbookAuthor Info:David DownieauthorKate BrashauthorCatherine VaughanauthoreISBN-13: 9781598841534Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781598841534.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781598841527Entry Code: CLICHA1EImprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 360Publication Date: 20090303Series: Contemporary World IssuesSubtitle: A Reference Handbook- Cover Cover11
- Contents vii8
- List of Tables xi12
- List of Figures xiii14
- Preface xv16
- 1 Background and History 120
- 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 4362
- 3 Worldwide Perspective 95114
- 4 Chronology 129148
- 5 Biographical Sketches 155174
- Svante Arrhenius 155174
- Bert R. Bolin 156175
- Wallace S. Broecker 157176
- Guy Stewart Callendar 158177
- Mark A. Cane 159178
- Eileen Claussen 160179
- William Maurice "Doc" Ewing 161180
- Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier 162181
- Albert Gore Jr. 162181
- James Hansen 164183
- John Houghton 165184
- Charles David Keeling 165184
- Richard S. Lindzen 167186
- Bjørn Lomborg 168187
- Michael Mann 169188
- Angela Merkel 170189
- Mario Molina 171190
- William Nordhaus 172191
- Rajendra K. Pachauri 173192
- Norman Phillips 174193
- Roger R. Revelle 175194
- F. Sherwood Rowland 176195
- Stephen Schneider 177196
- Susan Solomon 178197
- Nicholas Stern 179198
- Hans E. Suess 180199
- John Tyndall 181200
- Stephen Zebiak 181200
- References 182201
- 6 Data and Documents 185204
- Documents 220239
- Excerpts from the Declaration of the United Nations (UN) Conference on the Human Environment (1972) 220239
- Excerpts from the Final Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (1983) 221240
- Excerpts from the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992) 222241
- Excerpts from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 222241
- Excerpts from the Kyoto Protocol 224243
- Excerpts from IPCC Reports 227246
- Byrd-Hagel Resolution (1997) 229248
- Joint Statement of the National Science Academies of the (G8) (G8 2005) 230249
- Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action 231250
- References 232251
- 7 Directory of Organizations 237256
- 8 Resources 273292
- Glossary 313332
- Index 325344
- About the Authors 337356