Addresses legal issues of rising seas endangering the habitability and existence of island nations in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Rising seas are endangering the habitability and very existence of several small island nations, mostly in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This is the first book to focus on the myriad legal issues posed by this tragic situation: if a nation is under water, is it still a state? D…
"Rising seas are endangering the habitability and very existence of several small island nations, mostly in the Pacific and Indian oceans. This is the first book to focus on the myriad legal issues posed by this tragic situation. If a nation is under water, is it still a state? …
Addresses legal issues of rising seas endangering the habitability and existence of island nations in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
IntroductionTo the country fair --Ch. 1. The merry-go-round --Ch. 2. Denmark's Hubris --Ch. 3. Tragedy in Copenhagen --Ch. 4. The failing giant --Ch. 5. The Agassiz venture --Ch. 6. Axis of melt --Ch. 7. The Arctic's poisonous secret --Ch. 8. What oil? --Ch. 9. Proposition 23 an…
"This eloquent, rage-inciting polemic about the global failure to deal with climate change will appeal to readers of Tim Flannery, George Monbiot and Bill McKibben - and anyone concerned with the economic and environmental future of our planet. Kyoto, 1997. Montreal, 2005. Copen…
"This eloquent, rage-inciting polemic about the global failure to deal with climate change will appeal to readers of Tim Flannery, George Monbiot and Bill McKibben - and anyone concerned with the economic and environmental future of our planet. Kyoto, 1997. Montreal, 2005. Copen…
"This eloquent, rage-inciting polemic about the global failure to deal with climate change will appeal to readers of Tim Flannery, George Monbiot and Bill McKibben - and anyone concerned with the economic and environmental future of our planet. Kyoto, 1997. Montreal, 2005. Copen…