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Climate change : a wicked problem : complexity and uncertainty at the intersection of science, economics, politics, and human behavior / Frank P. Incropera, University of Notre Dame.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Incropera, Frank P., author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes.
- Climatic changes--Social aspects.
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
- Energy consumption--Environmental aspects.
- Energy consumption.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxii, 337 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Under one cover, Frank Incropera provides a comprehensive, objective and critical assessment of all issues germane to the climate change debate: science, technology options, economic ramifications, cultural and behavioural issues, the influence of special interests and public policy, geopolitics and ethical dimensions. The underlying science is treated in depth, but in an approachable and accessible manner. A strong case is made for the reality of anthropogenic climate change, while confronting the range of issues that remain uncertain and deconstructing opposing views. Incropera assesses the strengths and weaknesses of technology options for mitigating the effects of climate change, analyzes nontechnical factors - economic, cultural and political - and provides an in-depth treatment of ethical implications. This book is intended for those wishing to become fully informed about climate change and is designed to provide the reader with a firm foundation for drawing his or her own conclusions.
- Contents:
- 1. Energy, economics, and climate change
- 2. The Earth's climate system
- 3. Greenhouse gases
- 4. Global warming
- 5. Consequences of global warming
- 6. Mitigation, adaptation, and geoengineering
- 7. Public policy options
- 8. The politics of global warming : a history lesson and future prospects
- 9. Dissenting opinions : the great hoax
- 10. The ethics of climate change
- 11. A way forward.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781316418468
- 1316418464
- 9781316419847
- 1316419843
- 9781316420072
- 1316420078
- 9781316420300
- 1316420302
- 9781316266274
- 1316266273
- 9781316421451
- 1316421457
- 9781316420539
- 1316420531
- OCLC:
- 940931922
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