Klimaændringer

Effects of climate change on birds

by Fiedler, Wolfgang, Pape Møller, Anders, Berthold, Peter

fromOxford biology

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Climate change affects all living organisms; it has done so in the past and will do so in the future. However, current climate change is exceptional both in terms of the rate of change and the impact of multiple types of global change on individuals, populations, species, and ec…

Climate change and tradition in a small island state: the rising tide

by Rudiak-Gould, Peter

fromRoutledge studies in anthropology

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The citizens of the Marshall Islands have been told that climate change will doom their country, and they have seen confirmatory omens in the land, air, and sea. This book investigates how grassroots Marshallese society has interpreted and responded to this threat as intimated b…

Carbon reduction: policies, strategies, and technologies

by Roosa, Stephen A., Jhaveri, Arun G.

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P>Significant reduction of local, regional, national and international greenhouse gas emissions in homes, businesses, industries and communities has become an international priority. This book describes in clear, concise, and understandable terms the nature and scope of the clim…

Earthmasters: the dawn of the age of climate engineering

by Hamilton, Clive

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This book goes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have failed and before the end of the century Earth is now projected to be warmer than it has been for 15 million years. The question, 'can …

Climate change and the moral agent: individual duties in an interdependent world

by Cripps, Elizabeth

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Climate Change and the Moral Agent examines the moral foundations of climate change and makes a case for collective action on climate change by appealing to moralized collective self-interest, collective ability to aid, and an expanded understanding of collective responsibility …

Climate change and displacement: multidisciplinary perspectives

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Environmental migration is not new. Nevertheless, the events and processes accompanying global climate change threaten to increase human movement both within states and across international borders. This book brings together a variety of disciplinary perspectives on the phenomen…

Energy and climate change: Europe at the crossroads

by Buchan, David

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Written in an accessible style for a wide audience, this book traces the spreading out of energy policy from being a relatively narrow concern to becoming the focus of renewed worry about energy dependence, and to developing into the Union's highest profile international policy …

Climate resilient development: participatory solutions from developing countries

fromRoutledge studies in sustainable development

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The concept of resilience currently infuses policy debates and public discourse, and is promoted as a normative concept in climate policy making by governments, non-governmental organizations, and think-tanks. This book critically discusses climate-resilient development in the c…

Climate change: what the science tells us

by Fletcher, Charles

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Fletcher's 1st edition of "Climate Change: What the Science Tells Us" places strong emphasis on the peer-reviewed literature in reporting the impacts of climate change on the ocean, terrestrial ecosystems, the water cycle, human communities, dangerous weather patterns, and poten…

Everything needs to change. Architecture and the climate emergency

fromDesign Studio

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Want to keep up with emerging design thinking and issues worldwide? Design Studio is a new thematic series that distils the most topical work and ideas from schools and practices globally. The first volume launches with the proposition: Everything Needs to Change. Exploring arch…

Adapting buildings and cities for climate change: a 21st Century Survival Guide

by Roaf, Sue, Crichton, David, Nicol, Fervus

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From the bestselling author of Ecohouse, this fully revised edition of Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change provides unique insights into how we can protect our buildings, cities, infra-structures and lifestyles against risks associated with extreme weather and relat…

Deep future: the next 100,000 years of life on Earth

by Stager, Curt

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A paleoclimatologist makes predictions about how environmental choices in the twenty-first century will affect life on the planet throughout the distant future, drawing on geological history to argue that global cooling poses a more significant threat