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Understanding climate change : science, policy, and practice / Sarah L. Burch and Sara E. Harris.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto University of Toronto Press 2014Description: xii, 307 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781442614451
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 363.73874 BUR.U
Summary: Contents 1. Climate change in the public sphere 2. Basic system dynamics 3. Climate controls: energy from the sun 4. Climate controls: Earth's reflectivity 5. Climate controls: the greenhouse effect 6. Climate change mitigation: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transforming the energy system 7. Climate models 8. Future climate: emissions, climatic shifts, and what to do about them 9. Impacts of climate change on natural systems 10. Climate change impacts on human systems 11. Understanding climate change: pathways forward.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-297) and index.

Contents
1. Climate change in the public sphere
2. Basic system dynamics
3. Climate controls: energy from the sun
4. Climate controls: Earth's reflectivity
5. Climate controls: the greenhouse effect
6. Climate change mitigation: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transforming the energy system
7. Climate models
8. Future climate: emissions, climatic shifts, and what to do about them
9. Impacts of climate change on natural systems
10. Climate change impacts on human systems
11. Understanding climate change: pathways forward.

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