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Climate Change and Society Norman Law

Climate Change and Society von Norman Law

Climate Change and Society Norman Law


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Zusammenfassung

The EPICS series brings a fresh approach to current topics, allowing students to acquire an in-depth understanding of geographical issues. Each topic provides a wide range of detailed case studies and offers an integrated approach to all aspects of geographical study.

Climate Change and Society Zusammenfassung

Climate Change and Society Norman Law

Students are helped to progress from GCSE and Standard Grade within each title, through regular questions and inquiry activities. The topic books are ideal for individual usage as the content is detailed and concise. This title offers valuable study for students with exam practice, as well as practice with the decision-making/inquiry approaches in the context of real places. Question banks focus on the development of core skills and will help students construct quality extended essays. Interest and motivation will be increased by the variety of approaches adopted by the various authors, all of whom are experienced educationalists.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Setting the scene: changing climates; about this book. Part 2 Global climate: building a picture of climate; the global climate system; feedbacks in the system; the Earth's energy balance. Part 3 Evidence of climatic change: climatic change during the Quaternary period; evidence from the oceans and lakes; evidence-rich ice cores; some other sources. Part 4 Natural causes of climatic change: important forcing factors on geological time-scales; the Milankovich hypothesis; other possible causes; internal variations; summing up. Part 5 Human influences on climate: the rising tide of pollution; the record of atmospheric carbon dioxide; the record of global temperature; climate in the near future; sea-level changes; chlorofluorocarbons and the ozone hole. Part 6 Environmental effects of climatic change: unusual and extreme weather events; melting ice and sea-level change; forest fires and changes in wildlife distribution; flooding and desertification. Part 7 Impacts on people and human responses: responding to sea-level rise; changes in the tundra and northern forests; coping with changing water resources; responses in agriculture and other activities; some other consequences. Part 8 Planning for change: the planning context; doing nothing; doing something; acting comprehensively; conclusion; further reading and resources.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR004617248
9780748758234
0748758232
Climate Change and Society Norman Law
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Oxford University Press
2001-06-01
104
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