中文名: 全球暖化與氣候變遷百科全書
原名: Encyclopedia Of Global Warming And Climate Change
作者: S. George Philander
資源格式: PDF
版本: 英文版
出版社: SAGE Publications, Inc
書號: 9781412958783
發行時間: 2008年
地區: 美國
語言: 英文
簡介:

全球暖化的衝擊正快速地舖天蓋地而來.這本深具價值的資源提供了一個卓越的歷史概述與有關這個主題的架構,可作為地理學,海洋學,生態學,氣象學,歷史及許多其它的學科所參考的一般資料.
The impact of global warming is rapidly evolving. This valuable resource provides an excellent historical overview and framework of this topic and serves as a general resource for geography, oceanography, biology, climatology, history, and many other subjects. A useful reference for a wide audience of business professionals and government officials as well as for the general public; essential for both academic and public libraries.
-Library Journal
This is a useful set because of the individual country entries as well as the general-audience language . . .
- Booklist (Starred Review)
The Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change helps readers learn about the astonishingly intricate processes that make ours the only planet known to be habitable. These three volumes include more than 750 articles that explore major topics related to global warming and climate change-ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes.
Key Features
* Contains a 4-color, 16-page insert that is a comprehensive introduction to the complexities of global warming
* Includes coverage of the science and history of climate change, the polarizing controversies over climate-change theories, the role of societies, the industrial and economic factors, and the sociological aspects of climate change
* Emphasizes the importance of the effects, responsibilities, and ethics of climate change
* Presents contributions from leading scholars and institutional experts in the geosciences
* Serves as a general resource for geography, oceanography, biology, climatology, history, and many other subjects
The Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change provides a primarily nonscientific resource to understanding the complexities of climate change for academic and public libraries.
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目錄:
Preface vii
Reader’s Guide ix
Introduction xvii
List of Articles xxxiii
List of Contributors xliii
Chronology xlvii
Articles A to Z 1–1120
Resource Guide 1121
Glossary 1127