Global Environmental Change (Issues in Environmental Science and Technology)

✍ Scribed by R E Hester, R M Harrison, John T Houghton CBE FRS IPCC WGI, Manuel Barange, Frans Berkhout

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 202
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Few people today are unaware of the far-reaching effects of global environmental change, and it is now generally accepted that human activities are the root cause of the changes in climate. "Global Environmental Change" provides a balanced overview of the problems associated with global warming. Commencing with a chapter on the evidence for global warming presented by Sir John Houghton, the book then goes on to discuss the many problems associated with air pollution. Subsequent chapters cover rising sea levels, the effect of climate change on human health and the role of environmental performance in industry. This readable and factually detailed book will have wide appeal but will be of particular interest to environmental scientists, industrial managers, policy-makers and students.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 5
An Overview of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Its Process of Science Assessment......Page 8
A Perspective on Global Air Pollution Problems......Page 28
Influence of Climate Variability and Change on the Structure, Dynamicsand Exploitation of Marine Ecosystems......Page 64
Rising Sea Levels: Potential Impacts and Responses......Page 90
Climate Change, Global Food Supply and Risk of Hunger......Page 115
Global Environmental Changesan d Human Health......Page 144
Corporate Environmental Performance......Page 166
Subject Index......Page 190