Global Warming

The Complete Briefing

John Houghton

352 pages, parution le 06/08/2004

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… a widely praised book on global warming and its consequences.' The Economist 'Sir John Houghton is one of the few people who can legitimately use the phrase 'the complete briefing' as a subtitle for a book on global warming … Sir John has done us all a great favour in presenting such a wealth of material so clearly and accessibly and in drawing attention to the ethical underpinnings of our interpretation of this area of environmental science.

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Global warming and the resulting climate change is one of the most serious environmental problems facing the world community. Global Warming: the Complete Briefing is the most comprehensive guide available to the subject. A world-renowned expert, Sir John Houghton explores the scientific basis of global warming and the likely impacts of climate change on human society, before addressing the action that could be taken by governments, by industry and by individuals to mitigate the effects. The first two editions received excellent reviews, and this completely updated new edition will prove to be the best briefing the student or interested general reader could wish for.

L'auteur - John Houghton

John Houghton a présidé et co-présidé les évaluations scientifiques du Groupe d'experts Intergouvernemental sur l'Évolution du Climat (GIEC) depuis ses débuts, en 1988, et jusqu'en 2002.

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Sommaire

Global warming and climate change
The greenhouse effect
The greenhouse gases
Climates of the past
Modelling the climate
Climate change in the twenty-first century and beyond
The impacts of climate change
Why should we be concerned?
Weighing the uncertainty
A strategy for action to slow and stabilise climate change
Energy and transport for the future
The global village

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	John Houghton
Parution	06/08/2004
Nb. de pages	352
Format	17,5 x 25
Couverture	Broché
Poids	785g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521528740
ISBN13	978-0-521-52874-0