Climate Affairs: A Primer

By Mickey Glantz

Climate Affairs sets forth in a concise primer the base of knowledge needed to begin to address questions surrounding the unknown impacts of climate change. In so doing, it outlines a new approach to understanding the interactions among climate, society, and the environment. Chapters consider: - the key concepts and terms in climate affairs
- the effects of climate around the world
- important but overlooked aspects of climate-society-environment interactions
- examples of societal uses, misuses, and potential uses of climate-related information such as forecasts
- a research agenda, challenges, and methodologies for future climate research.Climate Affairs draws on a range of study areas--including climate science, impacts on ecosystems and society, politics, policy and law, economics, and ethics--to address the complexity and gravity of impacts that our increasing vulnerability to climate portends. It is the first book to consider the full range of climate-related topics and the interactions among them, and will be a key resource for decision makers, as well as for students and scholars working in climate and related fields.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559639199
• ISBN13: 9781559639194
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.2"