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  • The Securitization of Climate Change: Australian and United States' Military Responses (2003 - 2013)

    by Michael Durant Thomas ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book examines how the armed forces of the United States and Australia have responded to the threat posed by climate change to national security. Drawing on established securitisation frameworks (‘Copenhagen’ and ‘Paris’ Schools), the author uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques to systematically examine more than 3,500 speeches, policies and doctrinal articles since ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • The Madhouse Effect

    How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy

    by Michael Mann, Tom Toles ...
    The award-winning climate scientist Michael E. Mann and the Pulitzer Prize–winning political cartoonist Tom Toles have been on the front lines of the fight against climate denialism for most of their careers. They have witnessed the manipulation of the media by business and political interests and the unconscionable play to partisanship on issues that affect the well-being of billions. The lessons ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A Short Introduction to Climate Change

    by Tony Eggleton ...
    A Short Introduction to Climate Change provides a clear, balanced and well documented account of one of the most important issues of our time. It covers developments in climate science over the past 250 years and shows that recent climate change is more than the result of natural variability. It explains the difference between weather and climate by examining changes in temperature, rainfall, ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • The Carbon Cycle

    Crossing the Great Divide

    by Kate Rawles ...
    In 2006 “outdoor philosopher” Kate Rawles cycled 4553 miles from Texas to Alaska, following the spine of the Rocky Mountains as closely as possible. Cycling across unforgiving but starkly beautiful landscapes in both the United States and Canada – deserts, high mountain passes, glaciers and eventually down to the sea – she encountered bears, wolves, moose, cliff-swallows, aspens and a single, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Complex Systems

    Society, Ecology, and Nonlinear Dynamics

    by Paul Fieguth ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This undergraduate text explores a variety of large-scale phenomena - global warming, ice ages, water, poverty - and uses these case studies as a motivation to explore nonlinear dynamics, power-law statistics, and complex systems. Although the detailed mathematical descriptions of these topics can be challenging, the consequences of a system being nonlinear, power-law, or complex are in fact quite ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Applied Drought Modeling, Prediction, and Mitigation

    by Zekâi Şen ...
    Applied Drought Modelling, Prediction, and Mitigation provides a practical guide to new and recent methodologies for drought characterizations, change modeling, down-scaling, and future predictions. The modeling procedures covered by the book include recent advancements in regional drought extent, coverage, intensity, and water deficit predictions, which are increasingly significant given current ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • International Perspectives on Climate Change

    Latin America and Beyond

    Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Sandra Caeiro, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Fátima Alves ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries. Presenting a variety of adaptation strategies and projects currently being undertaken and implemented, the book showcases how Latin American nations are struggling to meet the challenges of climate change. Latin America as a ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Sustainable Forest Management in a Changing World: a European Perspective

    Edited by Peter Spathelf ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Yet another book on the topic of ‘Sustainable Forest Management’ can only be justified by new information that is of direct relevance. The contents of this volume concentrate on the very latest factors and developments, thus, hopefully, contributing both to the book’s attractiveness and to closing gaps in the discipline’s database. This book is written for researchers in the field of forest ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • The Global Greenhouse Regime

    Who Pays?

    by Kirk R. Smith ...
    Effective policies to prevent global warming and climatic change are urgently required by the world community. However, international negotiations on this issue repeatedly come up against the problems of allocating responsibility for the greenhouse effect, and bearing the costs of remedying the situation.;This volume offers a multidisciplinary response to the challenge. It presents the scientific, ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Light-Induced Processes in Optically-Tweezed Aerosol Droplets

    by Kerry J. Knox ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Aerosols play a critical role in a broad range of scientific disciplines, such as atmospheric chemistry and physics, combustion science, drug delivery and human health. This thesis explores the fundamentals of a new technique for capturing single or multiple particles using light, and for characterising these particles by Raman or fluorescence spectroscopy. The outcome of this research represents ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Climate Bonus

    Co-benefits of Climate Policy

    by Alison Smith ...
    We urgently need to transform to a low carbon society, yet our progress is painfully slow, in part because there is widespread public concern that this will require sacrifice and high costs. But this need not be the case. Many carbon reduction policies provide a range of additional benefits, from reduced air pollution and increased energy security to financial savings and healthier lifestyles, ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Climate Literacy and Innovations in Climate Change Education

    Distance Learning for Sustainable Development

    Edited by Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Walter Leal Filho, Luísa Aires ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book addresses the links between climate change and the threats it poses to sustainable development, from a distance education perspective. Discussing current trends and challenges in sustainable development education, climate literacy and innovations in climate change education, it contributes to the global debate on the implementation of education for sustainability. It also assesses the ... Read more

    $134.09 USD