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Understanding climate change : science, policy, and practice / Sarah L. Burch and Sara E. Harris.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burch, Sarah L., 1980- author.
- Harris, Sara E., 1969- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Textbooks.
- Climatic changes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 267 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
- Contents:
- Climate change in the public sphere
- Basic system dynamics
- Climate controls : energy from the sun
- Climate controls : Earth's reflectivity
- Climate controls : the greenhouse effect
- Climate change mitigation : reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transforming the energy system
- Climate models
- Future climate : emissions, climatic shifts, and what to do about them
- Impacts of climate change on natural systems
- Climate change impacts and adaptation in human systemts
- Climate change policy and governance
- Understanding climate change : pathways forward.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-257) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Burch, Sarah L., 1980- Understanding climate change.
- ISBN:
- 9781487518387 (electronic bk.)
- 1487518382 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99993753716
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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