Burgeoning population and climate change are among the most critical challenges facing the 21st century. Both have critical implications for groundwater resources, especially in many developing countries where resources are already under pressure. Due to low rainfall and high ev…
This is a collection of studies on the ecologies of European cities, including Paris, Zurich, and Amsterdam among others. Its discussion includes the natural and historical development of each city, local flora, the environmental impact of city growth, and environmental planning…
Bogen giver overblik over klimaforandringer verden over (2006) og undersøger løsningsmulighederne og forklarer, hvorfor handel med CO2-kvoter og udbygning af atomkraft ikke er vejen, men at nedskæringer i energiforbruget og effektivisering af energiudnyttelsen må til.
Since the publication of the Stern Review, economists have started to ask more normative questions about climate change. Should we act now or tomorrow? What is the best theoretical carbon price to reach long-term abatement targets? How do we discount the long-term costs and bene…
From one of America's foremost experts on weather and climate change and a senior research scientist with Climate Central, comes this work, a book that predicts what different parts of the world will look like in the year 2050 if current levels of carbon emissions are maintained.
Avoided deforestation can be characterized as the use of financial incentives to reduce rates of deforestation and forest degradation, with much of the focus on forests in tropical countries. While avoided deforestation, as a policy issue, is not new, the current debate in acade…
PART VII: PUBLICS AND MOVEMENTS (Matthew C. Nisbet: Public Opinion and Participation ; Ronnie D. Lipschutz and Corina McKendry: Social Movements and Global Civil Society ; Paul Routledge: Transnational Climate Justice Solidarities ; Kari Marie Norgaard: Climate Denial: Emotion, …
