Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World

ISBN-13: 9780415824583 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 270 str.

Peter Christoff

Opis

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Part 1: Climate Science and Four Degrees  2. Australia's Climate at Four Degrees  3. Extreme Events  Part 2: Ecological Impacts  4. Terrestrial Species and Ecosystems  5. Marine Species and Ecosystems  6. Agricultural Systems  7. Compounding Problems  Part 3: Social and Economic Impacts  8. Compounding Social and Economic Impacts  9. Human Health  10. Cities  11. Regional Security  Part 4: Adaptation  12. Regional Adaptation Challenges  13. Adaptation - Can We?  14. Conclusion

O autorze

Peter Christoff is a political scientist and Associate Professor who teaches Climate Change Politics and Policy and Environmental Policy at the University of Melbourne. From 2005 to 2013 he was also the Vice President of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Australia’s largest national environmental NGO.