Interdisciplinary Aspects Of Climate Change

Author : Walter Leal Filho,Franziska Mannke
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015075654619

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Interdisciplinary Aspects of Climate Change by Walter Leal Filho,Franziska Mannke Pdf

Climate change is a matter of great interest and worldwide concern. The latest evidences from scientific studies and official documents produced by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) show that the challenges posed by climate change need to be taken seriously if they are ever to be tackled properly. It is widely acknowledged that information, communication and education on climate change are important tools in the search for solutions to the social, economic or political problems climate changes poses. But despite the fact that much has been written about climate change, most works to date tend to focus on specific issues (e.g. climate modeling, forecasts) as opposed to addressing the problem in an interdisciplinary way as it should be. This book tries to address this perceived gap by providing a wide range of perspectives on climate change, which goes over and above the traditional barriers seen among subjects. It is interdisciplinary in nature and comprehensive in scope. This book was prepared in the context of «Climate 2008» (www.klima2008.net), the world's first scientific conference on climate change held on the internet, and is one of the first outputs of the newly-created «International Climate Change Information Programme» (ICCIP). It provides a long-needed contribution to a better understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the subject matter of climate change and offers an overview of some of the on-going interdisciplinary projects and initiatives in this field taking place in different parts of the world.

Author : Michael E. Schlesinger,Haroon S. Kheshgi,Joel Smith,Francisco C. de la Chesnaye,John M. Reilly,Tom Wilson,Charles Kolstad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139467964

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Human-Induced Climate Change by Michael E. Schlesinger,Haroon S. Kheshgi,Joel Smith,Francisco C. de la Chesnaye,John M. Reilly,Tom Wilson,Charles Kolstad Pdf

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.

Author : Sara Valaguzza,Mark Alan Hughes
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030875640

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Climate Change for Sustainable Growth by Sara Valaguzza,Mark Alan Hughes Pdf

The book is an edited collection of contributions by a distinguished international panel of academics on the main scientific, juridical, and economic aspects involved in the mitigation and adaptation processes imposed by climate change. Explicitly interdisciplinary, the book transversally cuts through different disciplines offering an outline of a phenomenon that is too often left to specific and sectorial insights. The volume is divided into four parts. The first part introduces the main concepts of the book: climate change and sustainability, wellbeing, and mitigation and adaptation. The second part presents the scientific understanding of climate change and explores some of the more pressing issues driving policy development, such as the melting of the glaciers and the impact on coastal areas. The third part discusses significant experiences in the environmental policies both in the European Union and in the United States of America. The last section explains possible approaches to climate change, by exploring the legal and economic aspects of both adversarial and more lenient approaches towards a more sustainable world. It faces four main issues in the economic and juridical context: consumer behaviors, climate litigations, environmental litigations and the alternative forms of dispute resolution on environmental matters, with particular regard to environmental mediation. Offering a new vision of sustainable policies, this volume will be of interest to researchers and students of environmental policy, resource economics, environmental law, sustainable development, and public administration, as well as practitioners and policy makers working in related areas.

Author : Sally Weintrobe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780415667609

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Engaging with Climate Change by Sally Weintrobe Pdf

This book explores what climate change means to people. It brings members of a range of disciplines in the social sciences together in discussion, introducing a psychoanalytic perspective.

Author : R.S. Chen,E. Boulding,Stephen H. Schneider
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400970014

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Social Science Research and Climate Change by R.S. Chen,E. Boulding,Stephen H. Schneider Pdf

Author : Stewart J. Cohen,Melissa W. Waddell
Publisher : MQUP
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0773533265

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Climate Change in the 21st Century by Stewart J. Cohen,Melissa W. Waddell Pdf

Public and media interest in the climate change issue has increased exponentially in recent years. Climate change, or "global warming," is a complex problem with far-reaching social and economic impacts. Climate Change in the 21st Century brings together all the major aspects of global warming to give a state of the art description of our collective understanding of this phenomenon and what can be done to counteract it on both the local and global scale. Stewart Cohen and Melissa Waddell explain and clarify the different ways of approaching the study of climate change and the fundamental ideas behind them. From a history of climate change research to current attempts to mitigate its impact such as the Kyoto Protocol and carbon trading, they explore key ideas from many fields of study, outlining the environmental and human dimensions of global warming. Climate Change in the 21st Century goes beyond climate modeling to investigate interdisciplinary attempts to measure and forecast the complex impacts of future climate change on communities, how we assess their vulnerability, and how we plan to adapt our society. The book explores the impact of climate change on different ecosystems as well as what the social and economic understanding of this phenomenon can tell us; it also links discussions of climate change with the global discourse of sustainable development. Climate Change in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive, understandable, but academically informed introduction to the world's biggest challenge for both students and concerned citizens.

Author : Anne M. Dolan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000412185

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Teaching Climate Change in Primary Schools by Anne M. Dolan Pdf

This important and timely book provides an overview of climate change and highlights the importance of including climate change education in primary schools. It emphasises the importance of cross-curricular pedagogical approaches with a focus on climate justice, providing in-depth assistance for teaching children aged 3–13 years. Informed by up to date research, the book helps teachers to remain faithful to climate change science whilst not overwhelming children. Accompanied by online resources, this book includes practical and easy to follow ideas and lesson plans that will help teachers to include climate change education in their classrooms in a holistic, cross-curricular manner. Specific chapters address the following topics: • Inter-disciplinary approaches to climate change • Early childhood education • Pedagogies of hope • The importance of reflective practice • Ideas for including climate change education in curricular areas such as literacy, geography, science, history and the arts Designed to promote climate change education in primary schools, this resource will help primary teachers, student teachers, geography specialists and all those interested in climate change education develop their own conceptual knowledge and that of the children in their class.

Author : Tymon Zielinski,Iwona Sagan,Waldemar Surosz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319717883

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Interdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Development Goals by Tymon Zielinski,Iwona Sagan,Waldemar Surosz Pdf

This book discusses the impacts of climate change that are already being felt on every continent and provides the scientific basis for a number of modern approaches and state-of-the art methods for monitoring the environment, social behavior and human expectations concerning protection of the environment. The book approaches these issues from the perspectives of various disciplines, from physics to the social sciences, and highlights both current challenges and future prospects. On 1 January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – 12 of which involve taking action on climate change – officially came into force. To achieve sustainable development, it is and will remain crucial to harmonize three interconnected core elements: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection.

Author : Alexander Elliott,James Cullis,Vinita Damodaran
Publisher : Springer
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137551245

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Climate Change and the Humanities by Alexander Elliott,James Cullis,Vinita Damodaran Pdf

This volume of essays fills a lacunae in the current climate change debate by bringing new perspectives on the role of humanities scholars within this debate. The humanities have historically played an important role in the various debates on environment, climate and society. The past two decades especially have seen a resurfacing of these environmental concerns across humanities disciplines in the wake of what has been termed climate change. This book argues that these disciplines should be more confident and vocal in responding to climate change while questioning the way in which the climate change debate is currently being conducted in academic, political and social arenas. Addressing climate change through the varied approaches of the humanities means re-thinking and re-evaluating its fundamental assumptions and responses to perceived crisis through the lens of history, philosophy and literature. The volume aims thus to be a catalyst for emerging scholarship in this field and to appeal to an academic and popular readership.

Author : Pim Martens,J. Rotmans
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306479823

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Climate Change: An Integrated Perspective by Pim Martens,J. Rotmans Pdf

Global climate change - rapid, substantial and human induced - may have radical consequences for life on earth. The problem is a complex one, however, demanding a multi-disciplinary approach. A simple cost-benefit analysis cannot capture the essentials, nor can the issue be reduced to an emissions reduction game, as the Kyoto process tries to do. It is much more sensible to adopt an integrative approach, which reveals that global climate change needs to be considered as a spider in a web, a triggering factor for a range of other, related problems - land use changes, water supply and demand, food supply, energy supply, human health, air pollution, etc. But an approach like this, which takes account of all items of knowledge, known and uncertain, does not produce clear-cut, final and popular answers. It does provide useful insights, however, which will allow comprehensive and effective long-term climate strategies to be put into effect. Climate Change: An Integrated Perspective will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers. It is a useful source for the climate-change professionals, such as policy makers and analysts, natural and social scientists. It is also suitable for educationalists, students and indeed anyone interested in the fascinating world of multidisciplinary research underlying our approach to this global change issue.

Author : Michael E. Schlesinger,Haroon S. Kheshgi,Joel Smith,Francisco C. de la Chesnaye,John M. Reilly,Tom Wilson,Charles Kolstad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521866030

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Human-Induced Climate Change by Michael E. Schlesinger,Haroon S. Kheshgi,Joel Smith,Francisco C. de la Chesnaye,John M. Reilly,Tom Wilson,Charles Kolstad Pdf

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.

Author : Stewart J. Cohen,Melissa W. Waddell
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780773581296

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Climate Change in the 21st Century by Stewart J. Cohen,Melissa W. Waddell Pdf

Public and media interest in the climate change issue has increased exponentially in recent years. Climate change, or "global warming," is a complex problem with far-reaching social and economic impacts. Climate Change in the 21st Century brings together all the major aspects of global warming to give a state of the art description of our collective understanding of this phenomenon and what can be done to counteract it on both the local and global scale. Stewart Cohen and Melissa Waddell explain and clarify the different ways of approaching the study of climate change and the fundamental ideas behind them. From a history of climate change research to current attempts to mitigate its impact such as the Kyoto Protocol and carbon trading, they explore key ideas from many fields of study, outlining the environmental and human dimensions of global warming. Climate Change in the 21st Century goes beyond climate modeling to investigate interdisciplinary attempts to measure and forecast the complex impacts of future climate change on communities, how we assess their vulnerability, and how we plan to adapt our society. The book explores the impact of climate change on different ecosystems as well as what the social and economic understanding of this phenomenon can tell us; it also links discussions of climate change with the global discourse of sustainable development. Climate Change in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive, understandable, but academically informed introduction to the world's biggest challenge for both students and concerned citizens.

Author : Lisa Reyes Mason,Jonathan Rigg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190886479

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People and Climate Change by Lisa Reyes Mason,Jonathan Rigg Pdf

Climate change is a profoundly social and political challenge that threatens the well-being, livelihood, and survival of people in communities worldwide. Too often, those who have contributed least to climate change are the most likely to suffer from its negative consequences and are often excluded from the policy discussions and decisions that affect their lives. People and Climate Change pays particular attention to the social dimensions of climate change. It closely examines people's lived experience, climate-related injustice and inequity, why some groups are more vulnerable than others, and what can be done about it--especially through greater community inclusion in policy change. The book offers a diverse range of rich, community-based examples from across the "Global North" and "Global South" (e.g., sacrificial flood zones in urban Argentina, forced relocation of United Houma tribal members in the United States, gendered water insecurities in Bangladesh and Australia) while posing social and political questions about climate change (e.g., what can be done about the unequal consequences of climate change by questioning and transforming social institutions and arrangements?). It serves as an essential resource for practitioners, policymakers, and undergraduate-/graduate-level educators of courses in environmental studies, social work, urban studies, planning, geography, sociology, and other disciplines that address matters of climate and environmental change.

Author : Roy Bhaskar,Cheryl Frank,Karl Georg Høyer,Petter Naess,Jenneth Parker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136996696

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Interdisciplinarity and Climate Change by Roy Bhaskar,Cheryl Frank,Karl Georg Høyer,Petter Naess,Jenneth Parker Pdf

Interdisciplinarity and Climate Change is a major new book addressing one of the most challenging questions of our time. Its unique standpoint is based on the recognition that effective and coherent interdisciplinarity is necessary to deal with the issue of climate change, and the multitude of linked phenomena which both constitute and connect to it. In the opening chapter, Roy Bhaskar makes use of the extensive resources of critical realism to articulate a comprehensive framework for multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity and cross-disciplinary understanding, one which duly takes account of ontological as well as epistemological considerations. Many of the subsequent chapters seek to show how this general approach can be used to make intellectual sense of the complex phenomena in and around the issue of climate change, including our response to it. Among the issues discussed, in a number of graphic and compelling studies, by a range of distinguished contributors, both activists and scholars, are: The dangers of reducing all environmental, energy and climate gas issues to questions of carbon dioxide emissions The problems of integrating natural and social scientific work and the perils of monodisciplinary tunnel vision The consequences of the neglect of issues of consumption in climate policy The desirability of a care-based ethics and of the integration of cultural considerations into climate policy The problem of relating theoretical knowledge to practical action in contemporary democratic societies Interdisciplinarity and Climate Change is essential reading for all serious students of the fight against climate change, the interactions between governmental bodies, and critical realism.

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783642107511

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Universities and Climate Change by Walter Leal Filho Pdf

Climate change is a matter of global concern and specific sectors of society such as universities need to engage and be active in the search for regional and local solutions for what is a global problem. Despite the fact that many universities all around the world are undertaking remarkable efforts in tackling the challenges posed by climate change, few of such works are widely documented and disseminated. The book "Universities and Climate Change" addresses this gap. The book pursues three aims. Firstly, it presents a review of the approaches and methods to inform, communicate and educate university students and the public on climate change being used by universities around the world. Secondly, it introduces initiatives, projects and communication strategies undertaken by universities with a view to informing students and other stakeholders in order to raise awareness on matters related to climate change. Finally, the book documents, promotes and disseminates some of the on-going initiatives.