For Climate's Sake!: A Visual Reader of Climate Change

ISBN-13: 9783037782453 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 576 str.

Rene Schwarzenbach; Klaus Lanz; Christian Rentsch

Opis

For Climate's Sake sets itself the goal of conveying the knowledge revealed by current climate research in a manner that is both concise and appealing. It differs from other books on climate change principally in the way it is conceived as a visual reader that diliberately uses the effectiveness and power of the image to present the theme in a graphic way. Extensive series of images with large photographs and informative diagrams accompany well-researched essays on and around the themes of climate history, research and policy and thus offer an in-depth examination. The book provides insights into the history of the earth's climate and reveals the factors that are responsible for climate change. It poses questions and provides answers: why is the earth becoming warmer? What are the consequences we must reckon with? What can we do against this? Who determines the future? As both a volue of illustrations and a reader, For Climate's Sake is directed at all those who want to equip themselves with knowledge and understanding to confront what is probably our planet's most pressing concern.

Spis treści

Climate History Between Fireball and Ice DesertClimate System Why the World is Getting WarmerClimate Consequences Risks and "Residual Risks"Pathways into the Future Reality and VisionGlobal Climate Politics Between Power and Powerlessness