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Title Climate change in the Great Lakes region : navigating an uncertain future / edited by Thomas Dietz and David Bidwell
Published East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (269 pages) : illustrations
Series JSTOR EBA
Contents pt. 1. Effects of climate change in the Great Lakes region -- pt. 2. Decision making and climate change -- pt. 3. Adaptation tools and case studies
Summary People living in the Great Lakes region are already feeling the effects of a changing climate. Shifts in seasonal temperatures and precipitation patterns could have dramatic impacts on the economy, ecology, and quality of life. In this illuminating and thorough volume, leading scholars address the challenge of preparing for climate change in the region, where decision makers from various sectors-government, agriculture, recreation, and tourism-must increasingly be aware of the need to incorporate climate change into their short- and long-term planning. The chapters in this revealing book, w
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Climatic changes -- Great Lakes Region (North America)
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
Climatic changes
Ecology
SUBJECT Great Lakes Region (North America) -- Environmental conditions
Subject Great Lakes Region
Form Electronic book
Author Dietz, Thomas
Bidwell, David, 1969-
LC no. 2011008830
ISBN 9781609172367
1609172361
1611860121
9781611860122