Since its first publication, How to Build a Habitable Planet has established a reputation as an accessible yet scientifically impeccable introduction to the origin and evolution of Earth, from the Big Bang through the rise of human civilization. Now Harvard geochemist Charles La…
This is a systematic examination by the best writers in a variety of fields working on issues of how climate change affects society, and how social, economic, and political systems can, do, and should respond.
"Climate change presents perhaps the most profound challenge ever confronted by human society. This volume is a definitive analysis drawing on the best thinking on questions of how climate change affects human systems, and how societies can, do, and should respond. Key topics co…
"The ground beneath our feet may seem safe and solid, but earthquakes, volcanic blasts and other hazardous natural phenomena leave us in no doubt that this isn't the case. The Earth is a dynamic planet of shifting tectonic plates that is responsive to change, particularly when t…
The book covers state-of-the-art considerations on how climate change has and will deliver impacts on major globalised biophysical and societal themes that will affect the way the world functions. Human activity has resulted in changes to atmospheric chemistry and land cover, an…
Climate change is no longer merely projected to occur in the indeterminate future. It has already begun to be manifested in the weather regimes affecting agroecosystems, food production, and rural livelihoods in many regions around the world. It is a real and growing challenge t…
Key Features:A joint publication with the American Society of Agronomy to further international awareness and cooperation with the scientific community and beyondTo inform, spur, and integrate the work of leading researchers in the major regions of the world.
Over 100 authors present 25 contributions on the impacts of global change on terrestrial ecosystems. The book also explores fundamental new research developments such as identifying spatial thresholds and nonlinearities and the key role of urban development in global biogeochemi…