Climate change : (Record no. 27293)
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| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 2013036291 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780262525879 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 577.2/2 |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Climate change : |
| Subtitle | what it means for us, our children, and our grandchildren / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman |
| EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge, Mass. : |
| Publisher | MIT Press, |
| Date | c2014. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii, 345 p. : |
| Other Details | ill. ; |
| Size | 21 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | American and comparative environmental policy |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | Most of us are familiar with the term climate change but few of us understand the science behind it. We don't fully comprehend how climate change will affect us, and for that reason we might not consider it as pressing a concern as, say, housing prices or unemployment. This book explains the scientific knowledge about global climate change clearly and concisely in engaging, nontechnical language, describes how it will affect all of us, and suggests how government, business, and citizens can take action against it. This completely revised and updated edition incorporates the latest scientific research and policy initiatives on climate change. It describes recent major legislative actions, analyzes alternative regulatory tools including new uses of taxes and markets, offers increased coverage of China and other developing nations, discusses the role of social media in communicating about climate change, and provides updated assessments of the effects of climate change. The book first explains the basic scientific facts about climate change and its global impact. It discusses the nature of scientific consensus and the strong consensus of mainstream science on climate change. It then explores policy responses and corporate actions in the United States and the rest of the world, discusses how the communication of climate change information by journalists and others can be improved, and addresses issues of environmental justice -- how climate change affects the most vulnerable populations and regions. We can better tackle climate change, this book shows us, if we understand it. |
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| Topical Heading | Climatic changes |
| General | History |
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| Topical Heading | Climatic changes |
| General | Social aspects |
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| Topical Heading | Communication in science |
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| Name | DiMento, Joseph F.C., |
| Role | Edited by |
| ADDED ENTRY | |
| Name | Doughman, Pamela, |
| Role | Edited by |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://uowd.box.com/s/h9s7x66x87tbcetegd7z254t9d87r5l4 |
| Public note | Location Map |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2015-08-10 | AMAUK | 577.22 CL IM | T0051758 | 2017-01-26 | 8.31 | 2017-01-26 | REGULAR |