| Description |
xii, 217 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
| Series |
American and comparative environmental policy |
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American and comparative environmental policy.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction : making climate change understandable / Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman -- 2. A primer on global climate change and its likely impacts / John Abatzoglou, Joseph F. C. DiMento, Pamela Doughman and Stefano Nespor -- 3. Climate-change effects : global and local views / John Abatzoglou, Joseph F. C. DiMento, Pamela Doughman and Stefano Nespor -- 4. The scientific consensus on climate change : how do we know we're not wrong? / Naomi Oreskes -- 5. Climate change : how the world is responding / Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman -- 6. Climate change as news : challenges in communicating environmental science / Andrew C. Revkin -- 7. Climate change and human security / Richard A. Matthew -- 8. Climate change : what it means for us, our children, and our grandchildren / Joseph F. C. DiMento and Pamela Doughman |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- History.
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects.
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Communicattion in science
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| Author |
DiMento, Joseph F.
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Doughman, Pamela.
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| LC no. |
2006035345 |
| ISBN |
9780262042413 hardback |
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026204241X hardback |
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9780262541930 paperback |
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