Understanding the earth system : compartments, processes, and interactions /
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| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2001. |
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| Description: | xvi, 290 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4508044 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Panorama: The Earth System: Analysis from Science and the Humanities
- Ch. 1. Understanding the Earth System - From Global Change Research to Earth System Science / E. Ehlers and T. Krafft
- Ch. 2. Earth System Analysis and Management / H.-J. Schellnhuber
- Ch. 3. The Earth System: A Physiological Perspective / P. Liss
- Ch. 4. The Earth System: An Anthropogenic Perspective / R. Wolfrum
- Ch. 5. Man's Place in Nature - Past and Future / H. Markl
- Pt. II. Focus: Water in the Earth System: Availability, Quality and Allocation in Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
- Ch. 6. Global Alteration of Riverine Geochemistry under Human Pressure / M.-H. Meybeck
- Ch. 7. Integrated Management of Water Resources / J. Dooge
- Ch. 8. The Challenge of Global Water Management / C. Jaeger
- Pt. III. Perspective: Advancing our Understanding: Reductionist and/or Integrationist Approaches to Earth System Analysis
- Ch. 9. Understanding Climate Variability: A Prerequisite for Predictions and Climate Change Detection / H. Grassl
- Ch. 10. Earth System Models / M. Claussen
- Ch. 11. Climate System and Carbon Cycle Feedback / P. Friedlingstein
- Ch. 12. Global Climate Change and Economic Analysis / G. Klepper
- Ch. 13. From Nature-Dominated to Human-Dominated Environmental Changes / B. Messerli, M. Grosjean and Th. Hofer / [et al.]
- Pt. IV. Appendix: Working Group Reports
- Ch. 14. Water Quality and Health Risks / T. Kistemann and M. Exner
- Ch. 15. Urban Thirst for Water and Priorities for Action / S. Aggarwal
- Ch. 16. Modeling Water Availability: Scaling Issues / N. Van de Giesen, L. J. Mata and P. Doll / [et al.]
- Ch. 17. Precipitation Variability & Food Security / T. Downing, F. Karanja and S. Karrouk / [et al.]
- Ch. 18. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Freshwater: Availability, Quality, and Allocation / A. M. Ernst, W. Mauser and S. Kempe
- Ch. 19. Water Deficiency and Desertification / P. L. G. Vlek, D. Hillel and J. C. Katyal / [et al.].