Darkening Peaks : Glacier Retreat, Science, and Society / Orlove/Wiegandt; ed. by Ellen Wiegandt, Ben Orlove, Brian H. Luckman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orlove/Wiegandt, Author.

Contributor:

Luckman, Brian H., Editor.

Orlove, Benjamin S., Editor.

Wiegandt, Ellen, Editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.) : 51 b/w photographs, 39 line illustrations, 16 maps, 19 tables

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2008]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Looking up at mountains, people now see bare, dark rock where white snow and ice once stood-dramatic evidence of the accelerating pace of glacier retreat due to climate change. This groundbreaking work is the first to provide an integrated, multidisciplinary, global exploration of the scientific, social, and economic dimensions of this phenomenon. Bringing together contributors from five continents, Darkening Peaks discusses the ways that scientists have observed and modeled glaciers, tells how climate change is altering their size and distribution, and looks closely at their effect on human life.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Overview. Glaciers in Science and Society

1 THE PLACE OF GLACIERS IN NATURAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES

Part 1 Societal Perceptions: Cultures and Institutions

2 CHANGING VIEWS OF CHANGING GLACIERS

3 Challenges of Living with Glaciers in the Swiss Alps, Past and Present

4 Environment, History, and Culture as Infl uences on Perceptions of Glacier Dynamics: THE CASE OF MT. SHASTA

5 GLACIAL HAZARDS: PERCEIVING AND RESPONDING TO THREATS IN FOUR WORLD REGIONS

Part 2 Scientific Observations: Measurement, Monitoring, and Modeling

6 TWO ALPINE GLACIERS OVER THE PAST TWO CENTURIES: A SCIENTIFIC VIEW BASED ON PICTORIAL SOURCES

7 LONG-TERM OBSERVATIONS OF GLACIERS IN NORWAY

8 ALPINEWIDE DISTRIBUTED GLACIER MASS BALANCE MODELING: A TOOL FOR ASSESSING FUTURE GLACIER CHANGE?

9 MODELING CLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTS ON MOUNTAIN GLACIERS AND WATER RESOURCES IN THE CENTRAL DRY ANDES

Part 3 Trends in Natural Landscapes: Climate Change

10 GLACIER MASS BALANCE IN THE NORTHERN U. S. AND CANADIAN ROCKIES: PALEO-PERSPECTIVES AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHANGE

11 GLACIER FLUCTUATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN ALPS, 18502000: AN OVERVIEW AND A SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE DATA

12 TROPICAL GLACIERS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SOCIETY: FOCUS ON KILIMANJARO (EAST AFRICA)

Part 4 Impacts on Human Landscapes: Resources, Hazards, and Cultural Landscapes

13 NEW ZEALANDS GLACIERS: KEY NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ASSETS FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

14 THE IMPACT OF MINING ON ROCK GLACIERS AND GLACIERS: EXAMPLES FROM CENTRAL CHILE

15 GLACIER CHANGES AND THEIR IMPACTS ON MOUNTAIN TOURISM: TWO CASE STUDIES FROM THE ITALIAN ALPS

16 MAMA COTACACHI: HISTORY, LOCAL PERCEPTIONS, AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLACIER RETREAT IN THE ECUADORIAN ANDES

Part 5 Responses: Adaptation and Accommodation

17 THE POLITICS OF PLACE: INHABITING AND DEFENDING GLACIER HAZARD ZONES IN PERUS CORDILLERA BLANCA

18 RESPONSES TO GLACIER RETREAT IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN NEPAL

19 GLACIERS AND EFFICIENT WATER USE IN CENTRAL ASIA

20 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MOUNTAIN GLACIERS: AN OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)

ISBN:

0-520-93424-5

OCLC:

1408681287