| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780230547049 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
338.9 HU MA |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Human development report 2007/2008 : |
| Subtitle |
fighting climate change : human solidarity in a divided world / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
published for the United Nations Development Programme. |
| VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Fighting climate change : human solidarity in a divided world |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
New York : |
| Publisher |
United Nations Development Programme : Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Date |
2007. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 384 p. : |
| Other Details |
ill ; |
| Size |
28 cm. |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
Human development is about putting people at the center of development. It is about people realizing their potential, increasing choice and enjoying the freedom to lead the lives they value. Created in 1990, the Human Development Report has explored themes including gender equity, democracy, human rights, globalization, cultural liberty and water scarcity. The past years have witnessed the emergence of a growing consensus on climate change. Governments across the world have seen the warning signs. The science linking global warming to human activity is unequivocal. The economic case for action is compelling: the costs of inaction will heavily outweigh the costs of action. Yet the politics lags behind the science and the economics. Collectively, the world's governments are failing to act with the urgency demanded by the scale of the threat. The window of opportunity for avoiding dangerous climate change is closing fast. This year's Human Development Report explains why we have less than a decade to change course and start living within our global carbon budget. It explains how climate change will create long-run low human development traps, pushing vulnerable people into a downward spiral of deprivation. Because climate change is a global problem with global causes and effects, it demands a global response with countries acting on the basis of their historic responsibility andcapabilities. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Climatic changes |
| General |
Environmental aspects. |
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| Topical Heading |
Climatic changes |
| General |
Economic aspects. |
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| Topical Heading |
Global warming |
| General |
Economic aspects. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Greenhouse gas mitigation. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/yuu435ylnj972fapgz1u0bp2uq66xusa |
| Public note |
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