Climate Management Issues

Climate Management Issues

by Julie K. Gines
Released December 2011
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781439861516

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Book description

Despite all the controversy and hype that climate change has generated, there now exists an overwhelming body of scientific evidence that the problem is real and that its effects are already being felt on a global scale. Part of what makes this a volatile and controversial issue is that it is not just confined to the realms of the scientific community, nor does it have just one simple, predefined solution—it has multifaceted dimensions involving economic, sociological, political, psychological, and personal issues, making this a topic that affects every person on earth now and in the future.

Connecting the dots, Climate Management Issues: Economics, Sociology, and Politics is the first book to propose a truly comprehensive solution to effectively deal with climate change in both the short and long term. It reaches across diverse sectors of society to link issues in climate change management and offer new insights into the complex interrelationships. As the author emphasizes, climate change extends far beyond the physical sciences to affect lifestyles, cultural values, political systems, economics, and health.

An overview of the physical science of climate change gives readers a firm understanding of the concepts they need for policy and decision making, sociological applications, and community leadership. The book then focuses on multifaceted aspects such as international cooperation, journalistic balance, human psychology, international policy, national security, socioeconomic impacts, agricultural conservation, healthcare, the economics of mitigation, climate modeling, and error amplification.

This timely volume puts on center stage those crucial ideas that are usually overlooked, misunderstood, or lost in media sensationalism. Enlightening and empowering readers, it looks at the decisions that must be made to mitigate climate change problems before irreversible damage is done.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/2)
  2. Front Cover (2/2)
  3. Contents (1/2)
  4. Contents (2/2)
  5. Author
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: The Earth’s Climate System (1/8)
  8. Chapter 1: The Earth’s Climate System (2/8)
  9. Chapter 1: The Earth’s Climate System (3/8)
  10. Chapter 1: The Earth’s Climate System (4/8)
  11. Chapter 1: The Earth’s Climate System (5/8)
  12. Chapter 1: The Earth’s Climate System (6/8)
  13. Chapter 1: The Earth’s Climate System (7/8)
  14. Chapter 1: The Earth’s Climate System (8/8)
  15. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (1/10)
  16. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (2/10)
  17. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (3/10)
  18. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (4/10)
  19. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (5/10)
  20. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (6/10)
  21. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (7/10)
  22. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (8/10)
  23. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (9/10)
  24. Chapter 2: The Role of Greenhouse Gases (10/10)
  25. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (1/10)
  26. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (2/10)
  27. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (3/10)
  28. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (4/10)
  29. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (5/10)
  30. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (6/10)
  31. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (7/10)
  32. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (8/10)
  33. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (9/10)
  34. Chapter 3: Climate Change and Its Effect on Ecosystems (10/10)
  35. Chapter 4: The Inception of Climate Change Management (1/8)
  36. Chapter 4: The Inception of Climate Change Management (2/8)
  37. Chapter 4: The Inception of Climate Change Management (3/8)
  38. Chapter 4: The Inception of Climate Change Management (4/8)
  39. Chapter 4: The Inception of Climate Change Management (5/8)
  40. Chapter 4: The Inception of Climate Change Management (6/8)
  41. Chapter 4: The Inception of Climate Change Management (7/8)
  42. Chapter 4: The Inception of Climate Change Management (8/8)
  43. Chapter 5: Sociological Connections to Climate Change (1/6)
  44. Chapter 5: Sociological Connections to Climate Change (2/6)
  45. Chapter 5: Sociological Connections to Climate Change (3/6)
  46. Chapter 5: Sociological Connections to Climate Change (4/6)
  47. Chapter 5: Sociological Connections to Climate Change (5/6)
  48. Chapter 5: Sociological Connections to Climate Change (6/6)
  49. Chapter 6: Human Psychology and the Media (1/4)
  50. Chapter 6: Human Psychology and the Media (2/4)
  51. Chapter 6: Human Psychology and the Media (3/4)
  52. Chapter 6: Human Psychology and the Media (4/4)
  53. Chapter 7: The Role of International Organizations (1/4)
  54. Chapter 7: The Role of International Organizations (2/4)
  55. Chapter 7: The Role of International Organizations (3/4)
  56. Chapter 7: The Role of International Organizations (4/4)
  57. Chapter 8: The Political Arena (1/7)
  58. Chapter 8: The Political Arena (2/7)
  59. Chapter 8: The Political Arena (3/7)
  60. Chapter 8: The Political Arena (4/7)
  61. Chapter 8: The Political Arena (5/7)
  62. Chapter 8: The Political Arena (6/7)
  63. Chapter 8: The Political Arena (7/7)
  64. Chapter 9: Sociopolitical Impacts of Climate Change (1/4)
  65. Chapter 9: Sociopolitical Impacts of Climate Change (2/4)
  66. Chapter 9: Sociopolitical Impacts of Climate Change (3/4)
  67. Chapter 9: Sociopolitical Impacts of Climate Change (4/4)
  68. Chapter 10: Military Issues and Climate Change (1/3)
  69. Chapter 10: Military Issues and Climate Change (2/3)
  70. Chapter 10: Military Issues and Climate Change (3/3)
  71. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (1/10)
  72. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (2/10)
  73. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (3/10)
  74. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (4/10)
  75. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (5/10)
  76. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (6/10)
  77. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (7/10)
  78. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (8/10)
  79. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (9/10)
  80. Chapter 11: Economics of Climate Change and Socioeconomic Implications (10/10)
  81. Chapter 12: The Economics of Mitigation Options (1/6)
  82. Chapter 12: The Economics of Mitigation Options (2/6)
  83. Chapter 12: The Economics of Mitigation Options (3/6)
  84. Chapter 12: The Economics of Mitigation Options (4/6)
  85. Chapter 12: The Economics of Mitigation Options (5/6)
  86. Chapter 12: The Economics of Mitigation Options (6/6)
  87. Chapter 13: Professional Guidance: Climate Research, Modeling, and Data Analysis (1/7)
  88. Chapter 13: Professional Guidance: Climate Research, Modeling, and Data Analysis (2/7)
  89. Chapter 13: Professional Guidance: Climate Research, Modeling, and Data Analysis (3/7)
  90. Chapter 13: Professional Guidance: Climate Research, Modeling, and Data Analysis (4/7)
  91. Chapter 13: Professional Guidance: Climate Research, Modeling, and Data Analysis (5/7)
  92. Chapter 13: Professional Guidance: Climate Research, Modeling, and Data Analysis (6/7)
  93. Chapter 13: Professional Guidance: Climate Research, Modeling, and Data Analysis (7/7)
  94. Chapter 14: The Clock Is Ticking: Changing for the Benefit of Future Generations (1/3)
  95. Chapter 14: The Clock Is Ticking: Changing for the Benefit of Future Generations (2/3)
  96. Chapter 14: The Clock Is Ticking: Changing for the Benefit of Future Generations (3/3)
  97. Appendix (1/2)
  98. Appendix (2/2)
  99. Glossary (1/5)
  100. Glossary (2/5)
  101. Glossary (3/5)
  102. Glossary (4/5)
  103. Glossary (5/5)
  104. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Climate Management Issues
  • Author(s): Julie K. Gines
  • Release date: December 2011
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781439861516