Climate and society : climate as resource, climate as risk /

Climate and society : climate as resource, climate as risk /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stehr, Nico.
Imprint:	Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (vii, 141 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Climatic changes -- Social aspects. Climatic changes -- Economic aspects. Human beings -- Effect of climate on. Climatic changes -- Economic aspects. Climatic changes -- Social aspects. Human beings -- Effect of climate on. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11285015

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Other authors / contributors:	Storch, H. v. (Hans von), 1949-
ISBN:	9789814280549 9814280542 9789814280532 9814280534
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Climate and Society presents from a transdisciplinary view, climate and its changes, impact and perception. The history of climate and its different approaches over time - which are anthropocentric and more system-oriented, academic and application-driven - are reviewed, as are the possibilities of managing climate, in particular by steering the greenhouse gas emissions. Most importantly, the concepts of climate as a resource for societies are discussed and the emergence of climate non-constancy and its impact, studied. In essence, this book provides an absorbing account of the cultural history of climate and relates it to contemporary scientific knowledge about climate, climate change and its impact."--Back cover.
Other form:	Print version: Stehr, Nico. Climate and society. Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010 9789814280532

Table of Contents:

Overview
A historical overview of thinking about climate
Climate as limiting condition and resource
Climate as risk and hazard
Zeppelin manifesto on climate protection
Summary and prospects.