Download or read book A Short Introduction to Climate Change written by R. A. Eggleton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive, balanced and reader-friendly account of the developments in climate science over the past 250 years.
Download or read book A Short Introduction to Climate Change written by Tony Eggleton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-12-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Short Introduction to Climate Change provides a clear, balanced and well documented account of one of the most important issues of our time. It covers developments in climate science over the past 250 years and shows that recent climate change is more than the result of natural variability. It explains the difference between weather and climate by examining changes in temperature, rainfall, Arctic ice and ocean currents. It also considers the consequences of our use of fossil fuels and discusses some of the ways to reduce further global warming. Tony Eggleton avoids the use of scientific jargon to provide a reader-friendly explanation of the science of climate change. Concise but comprehensive and richly illustrated with a wealth of full-colour figures and photographs, A Short Introduction to Climate Change is essential reading for anyone who has an interest in climate science and in the future of our planet. For more information please see http://www.tonyeggleton.id.au/
Download or read book Changement climatique written by United Library and published by United Library. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le changement climatique touche tous les pays de tous les continents. Il perturbe les économies nationales et affecte les vies. Les conditions météorologiques changent, le niveau de la mer s'élève et les phénomènes météorologiques deviennent plus extrêmes. Bien que les émissions de gaz à effet de serre devraient diminuer d'environ 6 % en 2020 en raison des interdictions de voyager et des ralentissements économiques résultant de la pandémie de COVID-19, cette amélioration n'est que temporaire. Le changement climatique n'est pas en pause. Une fois que l'économie mondiale commencera à se remettre de la pandémie, les émissions devraient revenir à des niveaux plus élevés. Pour sauver des vies et des moyens de subsistance, il faut agir de toute urgence pour faire face à la fois à la pandémie et à l'urgence climatique. Voici l'introduction descriptive du changement climatique.
Download or read book An Introduction to Climate Change Economics and Policy written by Felix R. FitzRoy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in climate change has generated a mountain of literature leaving many floundering in the sheer flood of information, commentary, claims and initiatives. This highly accessible book assumes no prior knowledge and cuts through the confusion to explain the key economic and policy issues related to climate change in simple language and with only a few statistics. Coverage slices across the breadth and depth of climate change, providing short summaries of the most relevant research and conclusions from various disciplines. The authors highlight where economists and policy makers generally misunderstand the science of climate change, underestimate the risks of runaway warming and exaggerate the costs of radical measures to stabilize the climate. A key focus is the impact of climate change on world agriculture, the world's most important activity. The authors provide a critical examination of how current policies that promote poor water usage and soil erosion are risking a catastrophic collapse of agriculture in the poorest and most populous countries in a warming world. They look at the solutions such as how no-till, conservation farming, third generation biofuels from waste land, alternative energy, and bio-char production to raise sustainable yields, reduce emissions and sequester carbon in soil. The second, crucial thrust is a critical examination of the growth economy paradigm of rich countries that is driving climate change. The authors look at economic measures to control climate change including switching taxes from labour to carbon and subsidies from fossil and nuclear energy to renewable alternatives as well as demand management and energy saving. Overall the book provides a comprehensive, critical introduction to the issues and highlights the main policies that are needed to initiate the transformation to sustainability and avert the worst risks of climate catastrophe.
Download or read book Climate Change System written by Riccardoe Di Done and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The climate change system introduction written by Ricaardoe Di Done and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Climate Change Management written by John C. Shideler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides climate students with the basic scientific background to climate change management. Students will learn about international and national approaches to climate change management defined in voluntary initiatives as well as in national law and international agreements. The book describes mitigation and adaptation measures, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, and strategies for achieving a low-carbon economy, including green finance. This book combines theory and practice, introducing students to the conceptual background but also taking a professional and technical approach with case studies and low carbon toolkits. Filled with didactic elements such as concept schemes, tables, charts, figures, examples, as well as questions and answers at the end of the chapters, this book aims to engage critical thinking and the discussion of important topics of our days. The low-carbon strategy is one of the answers to limiting the greenhouse effect on our planet. This strategy is to minimize the overall carbon consumption in the life cycle of the products we consume, from the extraction of raw materials to the end of their life. The future is being built today. This book will guide its readers along the path of imagining and realizing a low-carbon economy.”
Download or read book Le petit livre du changement climatique written by Charles ((prince de Galles ;) and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cette introduction au changement climatique, que les auteurs ont voulue accessible à tous, nous explique les mécanismes en jeu, leurs conséquences, et évoque les défis à venir pour la planète. Une invitation à agir de manière responsable, en tant que citoyen, face à l'urgence de la situation.
Download or read book Climate Change written by Mark Maslin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the new edition of 'Climate Change', Mark Maslin explores all of the key debates. Examining the most recent scientific research, he looks what climate change is, its impact on our planet, and why it's such a complex problem to solve.
Download or read book Une introduction la dynamique des oc ans et du climat written by Alain Colin de Verdière and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate change what is it all about written by Europäische Kommission and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conflits des interpr tations dans la soci t de l information thique et politique de l environnement Trait des sciences et techniques de l information written by CHARDEL Pierre-Antoine and published by Lavoisier. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La montée des préoccupations environnementales coïncide avec la facilité d'accès à des éléments de connaissance qui sont censés favoriser une perception plus aiguë des problématiques écologiques. Or, cela ne suffit pas à générer des comportements plus responsables envers la nature et les générations à venir. Il est nécessaire de reconsidérer la question environnementale à l'heure de nouvelles médiations informationnelles pour pouvoir composer un monde commun avec une pluralité de régimes d'attention. Les analyses transdisciplinaires qui composent cet ouvrage abordent ensemble les conflits interprétatifs relatifs aux problèmes environnementaux et les environnements médiatiques, dans toute leur hétérogénéité et leur nouveauté. L'analyse de l'exposition des subjectivités individuelles et collectives aux flux informationnels permet ici de mieux comprendre ce que serait une gouvernance réflexive. Conflits des interprétations dans la société de l'information permet de répondre adéquatement à une éthique et une politique de l'environnement.
Download or read book Climate Change Adaptation in North America written by Walter Leal Filho and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book responds to the need for a better understanding of how climate change affects North America and for the identification of processes, methods and tools that may help countries and communities to develop a more robust adaptive capacity. It showcases successful examples of how to manage the social, economic and environmental complexities posed by climate change. The book attempts to synthesize various branches of resilience and adaptation scholarship into a cohesive text that highlights field research and best practices that are shaping policy and practice in a wide geography from the coastal conditions of the Caribbean to the thawing landscape of the Arctic Circle.
Download or read book Digues maritimes et fluviales de protection contre les submersions 2e colloque national Digues 2013 written by ROYET Paul and published by Lavoisier. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Au regard du Code de l’environnement, les digues, considérées comme ouvrages hydrauliques, ne doivent pas rompre de façon dangereuse pour les populations. En tant que moyen de prévention du risque d’inondation ou de submersion, les performances et les limites de ces digues doivent être connues avec précision. Les digues de protection constituent donc une question politique mise en évidence par plusieurs événements récents (Xynthia 2010, la NouvelleOrléans 2005, Rhône aval 2003, Gard 2002, Aude 1999). Cet ouvrage rassemble les contributions présentées lors du 2e colloque national Digues maritimes et fluviales de protection contre les submersions (Digues2013), organisé par l’Irstea et Promosciences, les 12, 13 et 14 juin 2013 au Centre des Congrès d’AixenProvence, avec le soutien du MEDDE, du CFBR, et de la Région ProvenceAlpesCôte d’Azur. Il s’adresse aux maîtres d’ouvrages, gestionnaires, concepteurs, constructeurs, enseignants et chercheurs, services de contrôle, organismes financeurs, agissant dans les domaines d’activités liés, directement ou indirectement, à la sûreté des digues maritimes et fluviales.
Download or read book Une introduction la dynamique des oc ans et du climat written by Alain Colin de Verdière and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Justice written by Dominic Roser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 16 A far-reaching proposal -- PART IV From ethical theory to political practice -- 17 Nonideal theory: what should we do when others fail to do their fair share? -- 18 Population, technology, and affluence: three strategies for reducing emissions -- 19 The market for emissions: a modern sale of indulgences? -- 20 Procedural justice: democracy in times of climate change -- 21 Looking back and checking up with reality -- Glossary -- Index
Download or read book Twenty Seventh International Congress on Large Dams Vingt Septi me Congr s International des Grands Barrages written by ICOLD CIGB and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-05-25 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Committee on Large Dams (ICOLD) held its 27th International Congress in Marseille, France (12-19 November 2021). The proceedings of the congress focus on four main questions: 1. Reservoir sedimentation and sustainable development; 2. Safety and risk analysis; 3. Geology and dams, and 4. Small dams and levees. The book thoroughly discusses these questions and is indispensable for academics, engineers and professionals involved or interested in engineering, hydraulic engineering and related disciplines.
