| Description |
xvi, 487 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
An introduction to climate change -- Principal indicators of past climates -- Past climate change -- The Oligocene to the Quaternary : climate and biology -- Present climate and biological change -- Current warming and likely future impacts -- Human ecology of climate change -- Sustainability and policy -- Appendix 1. Glossary and abbreviations -- Appendix 2. Bio-geological chronology -- Appendix 3. Calculations of energy demand/supply and orders of magnitude -- Appendix 4. The IPCC 2007 report |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Climatic changes.
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects.
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| LC no. |
2007299660 |
| ISBN |
0521696194 (paperback) |
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0521873991 (cased) |
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9780521696197 (paperback) |
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9780521873994 (cased) |
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