From 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world's population now live in cities. Yet despite a wealth of literature on green archite ...
Grade 10 Up—A useful reader's guide and a colorful 16-page introduction precede this encyclopedia's 750 articles. Volume 1 also offers a chronology th ...
When the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize went to former Vice President Al Gore and an international scientific body that warned of serious consequences if Eart ...
This volume is a compilation of studies on interactions of land-cover/land-use change with climate in a region where the climate warming is most prono ...
This Atlas presents records of climatic variability and change in Europe starting before 1901 and focuses especially on trends of extreme temperatures ...
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Runner-up of 2007 Sprout Award given by the International Studies Association As a global society, we need to take action not only to prevent the pote ...
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face - both in terms of its potential impact on our societies and the earth, and the scale of inte ...
В этой книге многие ведущие мировые ученые обсуждают взаимодействия между геосферой, биосферой и климатом. Главы книги представляют современное понима ...
The exclusive role of natural ecosystems is a key factor in the maintenance of the biospheric equilibrium. The current global crisis is largely caused ...
The exclusive role of natural ecosystems is a key factor in the maintenance of the biospheric equilibrium. The current global crisis is largely caused ...
The amount of material published on environmental issues continues to grow, comprised of broad generalizations aimed at non-specialists in the field. ...
How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth? William Cline asserts that deve ...
How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth? William Cline asserts that deve ...
Global warming has become established as the major environmental issue on the international political agenda. It is also commonly understood to be the ...
Envisions a climate neutral society--one where the output of polluting gases is minimized by social innovations set up in households, by local authori ...
Nine specialists contribute to this text examining the possible impact of climate change on seven regions of the U.S. The major points of inquiry incl ...
In 2006, a team led by the English economist Sir Nicholas Stern issued a striking report that analyzed the economic dimensions of global climate chang ...
Frontline Advice for Increasing Defenses and Reducing Impacts of Global Warming Scientists predict the earth is facing 40-to-60 years of climate chang ...
