FACING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE by Hans Gunter Brauch (Editor), Ursula Oswald Spring (Editor), John Grin (Editor) ( 9783540684879 )

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Title:

FACING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL, HUMAN, ENERGY, FOOD, HEALTH AND WATER SECURITY CONCEPTS

By:

Hans Gunter Brauch (Editor), Ursula Oswald Spring (Editor), John Grin (Editor)

Format:

Hardback

List price:	£279.99
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ISBN 10:

3540684875

ISBN 13:

9783540684879

Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG

Pub. date:

15 May, 2009

Edition:

2009 ed.

Series:

Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace 4

Pages:

1544

Description:

This policy-focused, global and multidisciplinary security handbook on Facing Global Environmental Change addresses new security threats of the 21st century posed by climate change, desertification, water stress, population growth and urbanization.

Synopsis:

The year 2007 could perhaps accurately be described as the year when climate change finally received the attention that this challenge deserves globally. Much of the information and knowledge that was created in this field during the year was the result of the findings of the Fourth - sessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which were disseminated on a large scale and reported extensively by the media. This was the result not only of a heightened interest on the part of the public on various aspects of climate change, but also because the IPCC itself proactively attempted to spread the findings of its AR4 to the public at large. The interest generated on the scientific realities of climate change was further enhanced by the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC and former Vice President of the US, Al Gore. By taking this decision in favour of a leader who has done a great deal to create awareness on c- mate change, and a body that assesses all scientific aspects of climate change and disseminates the result of its findings, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has clearly drawn the link between climate change and peace in the world.

Illustrations:

135 Tables, black and white; XCVI, 1544 p. With 27 Boxes. In 2 volumes, not

Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

Returns:

Returnable

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