The Impacts of Climate Change: A Comprehensive Study of Physical, Biophysical, Social, and Political Issues

The Impacts of Climate Change: A Comprehensive Study of Physical, Biophysical, Social, and Political Issues
ISBN-10
012822374X
ISBN-13
9780128223741
Category
Science
Pages
570
Language
English
Published
2021-05-09
Publisher
Elsevier
Author
Trevor Letcher

Description

The Impacts of Climate Change: A Comprehensive Study of Physical, Biophysical, Social and Political Issues presents the very real issues associated with climate change and global warming and how it affects the planet and everyone on it. From a physical perspective, the book covers such topics as population pressures, food issues, rising sea-levels and coastline degradation, and health. It then goes on to present social impacts, such as humanitarian issues, ethics, adaptation, urban issues, local action, and socio-economic issues. Finally, it addresses the political impacts, such as justice issues and politics of climate change in different locations. By offering this holistic review of the latest impacts of climate change, the book helps researchers to better understand what needs to be done in order to move toward renewable energy, change societal habits, and move toward sustainable development. Offers comprehensive coverage of the impacts of climate change from multiple perspectives (physical, social, and political) to develop synergy across disciplines Presents the latest research and developments on the understanding of climate change impacts on a variety of scales and disciplines Includes case studies and extensive references for further exploration

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