Human-Induced Climate Change

An Interdisciplinary Assessment

Tom Wilson editor Joel Smith editor John M Reilly editor Michael E Schlesinger editor Haroon S Kheshgi editor Francisco C de la Chesnaye editor Charles Kolstad editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:11th Oct '07

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Human-Induced Climate Change cover

Survey of climate change science for graduate students, researchers and policymakers interested in climate change.

Bringing together many of the world's leading experts, this volume is a comprehensive review of climate change science, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, and policy. This book will be invaluable for graduate students, researchers and policymakers interested in all aspects of climate change and the issues that surround it.Bringing together many of the world's leading experts, this volume is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of climate change science, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, and policy. It provides an integrated assessment of research on the key topics that underlie current controversial policy questions. The first part of the book addresses recent topics and findings related to the physical-biological earth system. The next part of the book surveys estimates of the impacts of climate change for different sectors and regions. The third part examines current topics related to mitigation of greenhouse gases and explores the potential roles of various technological options. The last part focuses on policy design under uncertainty. Dealing with the scientific, economic and policy questions at the forefront of the climate change issue, this book will be invaluable for graduate students, researchers and policymakers interested in all aspects of climate change and the issues that surround it.

'It allows ideas to be tried and new thoughts floated as we start to tackle the issue of global warming. A useful reference for the university library.' Ecological and Environmental Education

ISBN: 9780521866033

Dimensions: 283mm x 225mm x 26mm

Weight: 1498g

451 pages