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This accessible book challenges and provokes readers by posing a series of topical questions concerning climate change and society.
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This accessible book challenges and provokes readers by posing a series of topical questions concerning climate change and society.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 362
- Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2017
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 239mm x 161mm x 22mm
- Gewicht: 726g
- ISBN-13: 9781107143456
- ISBN-10: 1107143454
- Artikelnr.: 48499064
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Seitenzahl: 362
- Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2017
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 239mm x 161mm x 22mm
- Gewicht: 726g
- ISBN-13: 9781107143456
- ISBN-10: 1107143454
- Artikelnr.: 48499064
Robert L. Wilby is Professor of Hydroclimatic Modelling in the Department of Geography at Loughborough University. His research expertise covers climate risk assessment and adaptation planning for freshwater systems, regional climate downscaling and hydrological modelling, climate services, capacity development, and environmental monitoring and management. In addition to his academic positions, Professor Wilby has spent time at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, as well as in commerce for Severn Trent Water, in consultancy for the Department for International Development, the World Bank and the World Wildlife Fund, and in government at the Environment Agency of England and Wales.
Preface
1. What is the average global temperature and how has it changed?
2. Why does climate change?
3. What does it take to build a model of the climate system?
4. How trustworthy are climate models?
5. What is the purpose of regional climate downscaling?
6. What is the 'uncertainty cascade' and why does it matter?
7. What shapes climate vulnerability?
8. When are climate forecasts good enough to take action?
9. Whom or what are most at risk from climate change?
10. How can urbanites avoid becoming climate victims or villains?
11. What is dangerous climate change?
12. Why and how are carbon footprints measured?
13. How to decarbonise economies?
14. How is it possible to adapt to an uncertain climate?
15. Could or should humankind geoengineer Earth?
16. How is climate change communicated?
17. Who are climate experts?
18. How connected is climate change to other global challenges?
References
Index.
1. What is the average global temperature and how has it changed?
2. Why does climate change?
3. What does it take to build a model of the climate system?
4. How trustworthy are climate models?
5. What is the purpose of regional climate downscaling?
6. What is the 'uncertainty cascade' and why does it matter?
7. What shapes climate vulnerability?
8. When are climate forecasts good enough to take action?
9. Whom or what are most at risk from climate change?
10. How can urbanites avoid becoming climate victims or villains?
11. What is dangerous climate change?
12. Why and how are carbon footprints measured?
13. How to decarbonise economies?
14. How is it possible to adapt to an uncertain climate?
15. Could or should humankind geoengineer Earth?
16. How is climate change communicated?
17. Who are climate experts?
18. How connected is climate change to other global challenges?
References
Index.
Preface
1. What is the average global temperature and how has it changed?
2. Why does climate change?
3. What does it take to build a model of the climate system?
4. How trustworthy are climate models?
5. What is the purpose of regional climate downscaling?
6. What is the 'uncertainty cascade' and why does it matter?
7. What shapes climate vulnerability?
8. When are climate forecasts good enough to take action?
9. Whom or what are most at risk from climate change?
10. How can urbanites avoid becoming climate victims or villains?
11. What is dangerous climate change?
12. Why and how are carbon footprints measured?
13. How to decarbonise economies?
14. How is it possible to adapt to an uncertain climate?
15. Could or should humankind geoengineer Earth?
16. How is climate change communicated?
17. Who are climate experts?
18. How connected is climate change to other global challenges?
References
Index.
1. What is the average global temperature and how has it changed?
2. Why does climate change?
3. What does it take to build a model of the climate system?
4. How trustworthy are climate models?
5. What is the purpose of regional climate downscaling?
6. What is the 'uncertainty cascade' and why does it matter?
7. What shapes climate vulnerability?
8. When are climate forecasts good enough to take action?
9. Whom or what are most at risk from climate change?
10. How can urbanites avoid becoming climate victims or villains?
11. What is dangerous climate change?
12. Why and how are carbon footprints measured?
13. How to decarbonise economies?
14. How is it possible to adapt to an uncertain climate?
15. Could or should humankind geoengineer Earth?
16. How is climate change communicated?
17. Who are climate experts?
18. How connected is climate change to other global challenges?
References
Index.