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Title Greenhouse : coping with climate change / editors W.J. Bouma, G.I. Pearman, M.R. Manning
Published Collingwood Vic. : CSIRO Australia, [1996]
©1996

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Description xiv, 682 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Contents A generic approach to defining impacts of climate change on pests, weeds and diseases in Australasia / R. W. Sutherst, T. Yonow and S. Chakraborty [et al.] -- The consequences for native biota of anthropogenic-induced climate change / N. D. Mitchell and J. E. Williams -- Migration in response to climatic change / E. J. Moore and J. W. Smith -- Adaptation to climatic change: its future role in Oceania / A. Henderson-Sellers -- Planning for future climate change and sea-level rise induced coastal change in Australia and New Zealand / R. Kay, A. Kirkland and I. Stewart [et al.] -- Options for adapting agriculture to climate change: Australian and New Zealand examples / R. M. Gifford, B. D. Campbell and S. M. Howden -- Plantation forestry: its role as a carbon sink / J. P. Maclaren --
Global carbon taxes: an Australian perspective / W. McKibbin and D. Pearce -- Modelling the effects on the New Zealand economy of the use of economic instruments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions / G. Bertram -- Analysing the economy-wide effects of an energy tax: results for Australia from the Orani-E model / R. A. McDougall and P. B. Dixon -- The economic consequences of carbon taxation in Australia / M. Common and C. Hamilton -- International greenhouse economic modelling / K. Hanslow, M. Hinchy and B. S. Fisher -- International climate change policy instruments and policy assessment under uncertainty / B. Fisher, M. Hinchy and S. Thorpe -- Changing course to cope with climate change: directions in national response / I. Carruthers -- App. 1. Articles 1-6 of the Framework Convention on Climate Change
Impacts of atmospheric composition and climate change on temperate and tropical pastoral agriculture / B. D. Campbell, G. M. McKeon and R. M. Gifford [et al.] -- Impacts of climate change on soils and land systems in New Zealand / K. R. Tate, D. J. Giltrap and A. Parshotam [et al.] -- Impact of climate change and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration on the growth of planted forests / J. J. Landsberg -- Coastal impacts of enhanced greenhouse climate change in Australia: implications for coal use / J. Chappell, P. J. Cowell and C. D. Woodroffe [et al.] -- Climate change, flooding and urban infrastructure / J. R. Minnery and D. I. Smith -- Impact of climate change on Australia's surface water resources / B. C. Bates, A. J. Jakeman and S. P. Charles [et al.] -- Climate, water resources and electricity / B. Fitzharris and C. Garr --
Options for reducing methane emissions from ruminants in New Zealand and Australia / K. N. Joblin -- Social aspects of energy use / I. Lowe -- Greenhouse polices and the Australian energy-supply industries / H. Saddler -- Carbon dioxide from the Australian energy sector: an energy-efficient scenario / I. J. Walker -- Renewable energy options in Australia and New Zealand for the next 25 years: the technologies and the feasibilities / M. R. Stevens -- Energy efficiency programs in the residential sector / G. Wilkenfeld -- Urban design and transport options: strategies to decrease greenhouse gas emissions / L. Stocker and P. Newman -- Coal: the industry, trade and the future / F. Topham and W. Hennessy -- Meeting greenhouse targets in Australia: implications for coal use / A. Dickson, K. Noble and Zhao-Yang Peng [et al.] --
The changing composition of the atmosphere / M. R. Manning, G. I. Pearman and D. M. Etheridge [et al.] -- Climate, clouds and the sulfur cycle / G. P. Ayers and R. Boers -- Climate and the terrestrial biosphere / J. R. Garratt, M. R. Raupach and K. G. McNaughton -- Perspectives on modelling global climate change / H. B. Gordon, B. J. McAvaney and J. L. McGregor -- Past climatic change in Oceania and Antarctica / M. McGlone, G. Hope and J. Chappell [et al.] -- Observed variability and change in climate and sea level in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific / M. J. Salinger, R. Allan and N. Bindoff [et al.] -- Ocean processes, climate and sea level / S. Rintoul, G. Meyers and J. Church [et al.] -- Climate change scenarios for Australia and New Zealand / P. Whetton, A. B. Mullan and A. B. Pittock --
Summary "Greenhouse: Coping with Climate Change brings together a large number of contributions to the climate-change debate. This book is a landmark publication summarising our understanding of climate change issues as they affect Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. It contains review papers by leading Australian and New Zealand experts that report on the status of knowledge, methodologies and developments; and a selection of focused papers that expand on specific topics and present significant new developments of wide general interest and relevance to the region."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Climatic shifts
Crop production
Environmental taxes
Greenhouse effect
Meteorology
Models
Oceanography
Water resources
Notes Includes author index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Also available via the World Wide Web
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Subject Climatic changes -- Congresses.
Climatic changes -- Australia -- Congresses.
Climatic changes -- Australia.
Climatic changes -- New Zealand -- Congresses.
Climatic changes -- New Zealand.
Climatic changes -- Oceania.
Climatic changes.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Australia -- Congresses.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Australia.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- New Zealand -- Congresses.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- New Zealand.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Oceania.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Author Bouma, Willem J., 1951-
Manning, M. R. (Martin R.)
Pearman, G. I.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
Greenhouse 94 (1994 : Wellington, N.Z.)
LC no. 97118500
ISBN 0643056882 (hbk.)