Climate change:a reference handbook

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Downie David Leonard
Group Author: Vaughan Catherine; Brash Kate
Published: ABC-CLIO,
Publisher Address: Santa Barbara, Calif.
Publication Dates: c2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Contemporary world issues
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xvii, 337 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9781598841527 (hard copy : alk. paper)
1598841521 (hard copy : alk. paper)
9781598841534 (ebook)
159884153X (ebook)
Index Number: X22
CLC: X22
P461
Call Number: P461/D751
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p.273-311) and index.
Background and history -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Worldwide perspective -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches -- Data and documents -- Directory of organizations -- Resources -- Glossary.
An accessible introduction to climate change that outlines key scientific, economic, and political issues, reviews how the global community has addressed the issue to date, and discusses the options being explored for further action.