Climate and History: Studies in Interdisciplinary History, Rotberg Robert I., Rabb Theodore K.
Автор: By Nico Stehr and Hans von Storch Название: CLIMATE AND SOCIETYClimate as Resource, Climate as Risk ISBN: 9814280534 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814280532 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 77090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Presents from a transdisciplinary view, climate and its changes, impact and perception. This book provides an account of the cultural history of climate and relates it to contemporary scientific knowledge about climate, climate change and its impact.
Автор: TONY BENNETT Название: Material powers: cultural studies, history and the material turn ISBN: 0415603145 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415603140 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 51030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book explores and develops new understandings of how power is made up and exercised by examining the role of material infrastructures in the organization of state power and the role of material cultural practices in the organization of colonial forms of governance.
A hard look at the twin challenges of climate change and energy scarcity that examines historical precedents and allows no room for complacency.
The future is not what it used to be because we can no longer rely on the comforting assumption that it will resemble the past. Past abundance of fuel, for example, does not imply unending abundance. Infinite growth on a finite planet is not possible.
In this book, Jorg Friedrichs argues that industrial society itself is transitory, and he examines the prospects for our civilization's coming to terms with its two most imminent choke points: climate change and energy scarcity. He offers a thorough and accessible account of these two challenges as well as the linkages between them.
Friedrichs contends that industrial civilization cannot outlast our ability to burn fossil fuels and that the demise of industrial society would entail cataclysmic change, including population decreases. To understand the social and political implications, he examines historical cases of climate stress and energy scarcity: devastating droughts in the ancient Near East; the Little Ice Age in the medieval Far North; the Japanese struggle to prevent "fuel starvation" from 1918 to 1945; the "totalitarian retrenchment" of the North Korean governing class after the end of Soviet oil deliveries; and Cuba's socioeconomic adaptation to fuel scarcity in the 1990s. He draws important lessons about the likely effects of climate and energy disruptions on different kinds of societies.
The warnings of climate scientists are met by denial and inaction, while energy experts offer little guidance on the effects of future scarcity. Friedrichs suggests that to confront our predicament we must affirm our core values and take action to transform our way of life. Whether we are private citizens or public officials, complacency is not an option: climate change and energy scarcity are emerging facts of life.
Название: Slope Safety Preparedness for Impact of Climate Change ISBN: 1138032301 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138032309 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 193950.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Many countries are increasingly threatened by major landslide disasters and fatalities due to extreme weather events which have major implications for public safety and the sustainability of infrastructure and the built environment. A further increase in such a trend could come from climate change. This book helps to fill in the gap due to the fact that landslide hazards are commonly not covered under the policy debate on climate change. The book highlights the importance of raising awareness to the challenges of landslide hazards due to climate impact. It provides a holistic frame for understanding the key issues and new tools that could be used to assess and manage the landslide risks. The book gathers contributions from 21 countries and regions in the form of national reports or summaries with respect to four key aspects: a) the methods used for evaluating changing weather and changing landslide patterns; b) the changing weather patterns; c) the changing landslide patterns and hazard scenarios; d) the applications to risk management and the formulation of adaptation measures. Recommendations are made for enhanced preparedness and resilience. Improved crisis management and areas for future work are suggested.
Автор: Peter E Hodgson Название: Energy, the Environment and Climate Change ISBN: 1848164157 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781848164154 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 91870.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Presents an account of significant energy sources, evaluated according to their capacity, reliability, cost, safety and effects on the environment. This book considers non-renewable sources (for example, coal, oil, gas and nuclear fuel) together with renewable sources like wood, hydro, biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean thermal, and tidal.
Автор: Dryzek, John S.; Norgaard, Richard B.; Schlosberg, Название: The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society ISBN: 0199566607 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199566600 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 142560.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: A systematic examination by the best writers in a variety of fields working on issues of how climate change affects society, and how social, economic, and political systems can, do, and should respond.
Автор: Dryzek David Название: The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society ISBN: 0199683425 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199683420 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 34310.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A systematic examination by the best writers in a variety of fields working on issues of how climate change affects society, and how social, economic, and political systems can, do, and should respond.
Автор: Harris, Paul G Название: What`s wrong with climate politics and how to fix it ISBN: 0745652514 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780745652511 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 21110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Governments have failed to stem global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases causing climate change. Indeed, climate-changing pollution is increasing globally, and will do so for decades to come without far more aggressive action.
Автор: Maslin Mark Название: Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction ISBN: 0198719043 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198719045 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5270.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: In the new edition of Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction (previously titled Global Warming), Mark Maslin explores all of the key debates. Examining the most recent scientific research, he looks what climate change is, its impact on our planet, and why it`s such a complex problem to solve.
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