Dow & Downing (2006) "The Atlas of Climate Change", Table of contents
- Kirstin Dow & Thomas E. Downing, 2006:
The Atlas of Climate Change
-- Mapping the world's greatest challenge.
Berkeley CA USA: University of California Press;
Brighton UK: Myriad Editions, 112 pp. ISBN 978-0-520-25023-9.
Contents
Foreword /Bo Kjellén
Introduction
Definition of Key Terms
Part 1: Signs of Change
- Warning Signs
- Polar Changes
- Glacial Retreat
- Everyday Extremes
Part 2: Forcing Change
- The Greenhouse Effect
- The Climate System
- Interpreting Past Climates
- Forecasting Future Climates
Part 3: Driving Climate Change
- Emissions Past and Present
- Fossil Fuels
- Methane and Other Gases
- Transportation
- Distupting the Carbon Balance
- Agriculture
Part 4: Expected Consequences
- Distupted Ecosystems
- Threatened Water Supplies
- Food Security
- Threts to Health
- Rising Sea Levels
- Cities at Risk
- Cultural Losses
Part 5: Responding to Change
- International Action
- Meeting Kyoto Targets
- Carbon Trading
- Financing Responses
- Local Commitment
- Carbon Dioxide and Economic Growth
- Renewable Energy
- Adapting to Change
Part 6: Committing to Solutions
- Personal Action
- Public Action
Part 7: Climate Change Data
Sources
Index
2019-04-10
MASUDA Kooiti