David Downie, Kate Brash, Catherine Vaughan

Climate Change

A Reference Handbook

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Contemporary World Issues
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781598841527
• ISBN-10: 1598841521
• Artikelnr.: 23565028

Autorenporträt

David L. Downie, PhD, is director of environmental studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. His published works include Global Environmental Politics, 4th Edition and The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy. Kate Brash is assistant director of the Global Roundtable on Climate Change at Columbia University, New York, NY. Catherine Vaughan is the program coordinator at the Global Roundtable on Climate Change at Columbia University, New York, NY.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents for Climate Change: A Reference Handbook David L. Downie
Columbia University Kate Brash
Columbia University Catherine Vaughn
Columbia University Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Problems
Controversies
and Solutions Chapter 3: Worldwide Perspective Chapter 4: Chronology Chapter 5: Biographical Sketches Chapter 6: Facts and Statistics Chapter 7: Directory of Organizations
Associations
and Agencies Chapter 8: Selected Print and Non-Print Resources Glossary Index About the Authors