Climate change:a reference handbook
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Group Author: | ; |
Published: |
ABC-CLIO,
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Publisher Address: | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Contemporary world issues |
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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. |