Climate Change: An Integrated Perspective

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Martens, Pim. (Editor), Rotmans, Jan. (Editor), Jansen, Darco. (Editor), Vrieze, Koos. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1999.
• Series: Advances in Global Change Research, 1
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Atmospheric sciences.; Climate change.; Environmental management.; Ecotoxicology.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Climate Change.; Environmental Management.
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Global climate change - rapid, substantial and human induced - may have radical consequences for life on earth. The problem is a complex one, however, demanding a multi-disciplinary approach. A simple cost-benefit analysis cannot capture the essentials, nor can the issue be reduced to an emissions r...

Table of Contents:

• Climate Change: An Integrated Perspective
• The Climate System
• Modelling of the Climate System
• Global Biogeochemical Cycles
• Causes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Impact Assessment of Climate Change
• Integrated Assessment Modelling
• Perspectives and the Subjective Dimension in Modelling
• Global Decision Making: Climate Change Politics
• Epilogue: Scientific Advice in the World of Power Politics.