Perspectives On Climate Change

Author : Walter Leal Filho,Fátima Alves,Sandra Caeiro,Ulisses M. Azeiteiro
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319044897

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International Perspectives on Climate Change by Walter Leal Filho,Fátima Alves,Sandra Caeiro,Ulisses M. Azeiteiro Pdf

This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries. Presenting a variety of adaptation strategies and projects currently being undertaken and implemented, the book showcases how Latin American nations are struggling to meet the challenges of climate change. Latin America as a whole and Central America in particular is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world and is severely affected by recurrent extreme climate-related events. This volume documents and analyzes the main challenges and lessons learned, serving to disseminate knowledge beyond the region and enhance international research and policy cooperation.

Author : James Rodger Fleming
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199885091

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Historical Perspectives on Climate Change by James Rodger Fleming Pdf

This intriguing volume provides a thorough examination of the historical roots of global climate change as a field of inquiry, from the Enlightenment to the late twentieth century. Based on primary and archival sources, the book is filled with interesting perspectives on what people have understood, experienced, and feared about the climate and its changes in the past. Chapters explore climate and culture in Enlightenment thought; climate debates in early America; the development of international networks of observation; the scientific transformation of climate discourse; and early contributions to understanding terrestrial temperature changes, infrared radiation, and the carbon dioxide theory of climate. But perhaps most important, this book shows what a study of the past has to offer the interdisciplinary investigation of current environmental problems.

Author : Walter Sinnott-Armstrong,Richard B. Howarth
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780762312719

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Perspectives on Climate Change by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong,Richard B. Howarth Pdf

Explores the interplay between science, economics, politics, and ethics in relation to climate change and the international community.

Author : Sally Weintrobe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,6 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 : Greg O'Hare,John Sweeney,Rob Wilby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317904823

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Weather, Climate and Climate Change by Greg O'Hare,John Sweeney,Rob Wilby Pdf

A timely and accessible analysis of one of the most crucial and contentious issues facing the world today – the processes and consequences of natural and human induced changes in the structure and function of the climate system. Integrating the latest scientific developments throughout, the text centres on climate change control, addressing how weather and climate impact on environment and society.

Author : Jessica Barnes,Michael R. Dove
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780300198812

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Climate Cultures by Jessica Barnes,Michael R. Dove Pdf

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our times, yet global solutions have proved elusive. This book draws together cutting-edge anthropological research to uncover new ways of approaching the critical questions that surround climate change. Leading anthropologists engage in three major areas of inquiry: how climate change issues have been framed in previous times compared to present-day discourse, how knowledge about climate change and its impacts is produced and interpreted by different groups, and how imagination plays a role in shaping conceptions of climate change.

Author : Dimitra Manou,Andrew Baldwin,Dug Cubie,Anja Mihr,Teresa Thorp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317222330

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Climate Change, Migration and Human Rights by Dimitra Manou,Andrew Baldwin,Dug Cubie,Anja Mihr,Teresa Thorp Pdf

Climate Change already having serious impacts on the lives of millions of people across the world. These impacts are not only ecological, but also social, economic and legal. Among the most significant of such impacts is climate change-induced migration. The implications of this on human rights raise pressing questions, which require serious scholarly reflection. Drawing together experts in this field, Climate Change, Migration and Human Rights offers a fresh perspective on human rights law and policy issues in the climate change regime by examining the interrelationships between various aspects of human rights, climate change and migration. Three key themes are explored: understanding the concepts of human dignity, human rights and human security; the theoretical nexus between human rights, climate change and migration or displacement; and the practical implications and challenges for lawyers and policy-makers of protecting human dignity in the face of climate change and displacement. The book also includes a series of case studies from Alaska, Bangladesh, Kenya and the Pacific islands which aim to improve our understanding of the theoretical and practical implications of climate change for human rights and migration. This book will be of great interest to scholars of environmental law and policy, human rights law, climate change, and migration and refugee studies.

Author : Riley E. Dunlap,Robert J. Brulle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199356126

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Climate Change and Society by Riley E. Dunlap,Robert J. Brulle Pdf

Climate change is one of the most critical issues of the twenty-first century, presenting a major intellectual challenge to both the natural and social sciences. While there has been significant progress in natural science understanding of climate change, social science analyses have not been as fully developed. Climate Change and Society breaks new theoretical and empirical ground by presenting climate change as a thoroughly social phenomenon, embedded in behaviors, institutions, and cultural practices. This collection of essays summarizes existing approaches to understanding the social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of climate change. From the factors that drive carbon emissions to those which influence societal responses to climate change, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of the social dimensions of climate change. An improved understanding of the complex relationship between climate change and society is essential for modifying ecologically harmful human behaviors and institutional practices, creating just and effective environmental policies, and developing a more sustainable future. Climate Change and Society provides a useful tool in efforts to integrate social science research, natural science research, and policymaking regarding climate change and sustainability. Produced by the American Sociological Association's Task Force on Sociology and Global Climate Change, this book presents a challenging shift from the standard climate change discourse, and offers a valuable resource for students, scholars, and professionals involved in climate change research and policy.

Author : Trevor Letcher
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128223741

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The Impacts of Climate Change by Trevor Letcher Pdf

The Impacts of Climate Change: A Comprehensive Study of Physical, Biophysical, Social and Political Issues presents the very real issues associated with climate change and global warming and how it affects the planet and everyone on it. From a physical perspective, the book covers such topics as population pressures, food issues, rising sea-levels and coastline degradation, and health. It then goes on to present social impacts, such as humanitarian issues, ethics, adaptation, urban issues, local action, and socio-economic issues. Finally, it addresses the political impacts, such as justice issues and politics of climate change in different locations. By offering this holistic review of the latest impacts of climate change, the book helps researchers to better understand what needs to be done in order to move toward renewable energy, change societal habits, and move toward sustainable development. Offers comprehensive coverage of the impacts of climate change from multiple perspectives (physical, social, and political) to develop synergy across disciplines Presents the latest research and developments on the understanding of climate change impacts on a variety of scales and disciplines Includes case studies and extensive references for further exploration

Author : Carl Cassegard,Linda Soneryd,Hakan Thorn,Asa Wettergren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317212546

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Climate Action in a Globalizing World by Carl Cassegard,Linda Soneryd,Hakan Thorn,Asa Wettergren Pdf

The existence and urgency of global climate change is a matter of scientific consensus. Yet the global politics of climate change have been anything but consensual. In this context, a wave of global climate activism has emerged in the last decade in response to the perceived failure of the political negotiations. This book provides a unique comparative study of environmental movements in USA, Japan, Denmark and Sweden, analyzing their interaction with the international climate institutions of the United Nations, with national governments, and with currents in the global climate movement. It documents how and why the movement evolved between the Copenhagen Summit of 2009 and the Paris Summit of 2015, altering its strategies and tactics while attracting new actors to the issue area. Further, it demonstrates how the development of global environmental networks has increased contact between environmental movements in the Global North and those from the Global South, resulting in the establishment of ‘climate justice’ as a political cause and unifying frame for global climate activism.

Author : Jill Jager,Timothy O'Riordan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134685097

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The Politics of Climate Change by Jill Jager,Timothy O'Riordan Pdf

The Politics of Climate Change provides a critical analysis of the political, moral and legal response to climate change in the midst of significant socio-economic policy shifts. Evolving from original EC commissioned research, this book examines how climate change was put on the policy agenda, with the evolution of the United Nations Framework Convention and subsequent Conference of Parties. The international team of contributors devote in-depth chapters to: * climate change policies of different nations * reductions of greenhouse gas emmissions * legal aspects of external competence and moral obligatons * the political significance of the European experience within the wider global perspectives of America and Asia.

Author : Lee C. Gerhard,William E. Harrison,Bernold M. Hanson
Publisher : AAPG
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 9780891810544

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Geological Perspectives of Global Climate Change by Lee C. Gerhard,William E. Harrison,Bernold M. Hanson Pdf

Author : Jonathan I. Matondo,Berhanu F. Alemaw,Wennegouda Jean Pierre Sandwidi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030315436

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Climate Variability and Change in Africa by Jonathan I. Matondo,Berhanu F. Alemaw,Wennegouda Jean Pierre Sandwidi Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive overview of climate variability and change in Africa, and includes impact assessments and case studies from integration frameworks, with a particular focus on climate, agriculture and water resources. Richly illustrated, the book highlights case studies from western, eastern and southern African region, and explores related development policies. Climate change adaptation research, prediction, and reanalysis are also addressed

Author : Delgado-Ramos, Gian Carlo
Publisher : CODESRIA
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9782869786455

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Inequality and Climate Change by Delgado-Ramos, Gian Carlo Pdf

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the twenty-first century. Anthropogenic activities, such as fossil fuel consumption and other activities focused on enhancing economic growth, have been identified as the main drivers of changes in the environment that defy planetary boundaries. The transgression of planetary boundaries has profound implications for practically all biophysical and human systems and their impact could also be related to the exacerbation of existing problems such as land tenure insecurity, poverty and inequality, marginalization of poorer populations, climate induced migration, and resource wars or conflicts. From a global South perspective, research on the multifaceted nature of climate change is thus necessary and appropriate, including the analysis of socioeconomic, political and cultural aspects. This book is an outcome of the Comparative Research Workshop on "Inequality and Climate Change: Perspectives from the South" of the South-South Collaborative Programme of CLACSO-CODESRIA-IDEAS. It gathers a diversity of case studies from the South with ample biophysical differences and particular social and cultural realities. As such, it is a fresh contribution offering a vantage point from which to examine some of the current perspectives on inequality and climate change.

Author : Mark Williams
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1862392404

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Deep-time Perspectives on Climate Change by Mark Williams Pdf