Climate Change 1995: Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change: Scientific-Technical Analyses
Contribution of Working Group II to the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Published on 31. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
889 pages
978-0-521-56437-3 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive volume provides a roadmap for disentangling the sometimes divisive public debate about the consequences of climate change. It reviews what is known, unknown, uncertain and controversial about the potential impacts of climate change. The conclusions of the report include that some regions, especially in the tropics and subtropics, may suffer significant adverse consequences for food security, even though the effects of climate change on global food production may prove small to moderate; there could be an increase in a wide range of human diseases, including mortality; some countries will face threats to sustainable development from losses of human habitat; and although technological advances have increased the range of adaptation and mitigation options, they are not currently available in all regions of the world. This comprehensive volume will be of great value to decision-makers and the scientific community concerned with the impacts of climate change and society's response. Students across a broad range of the environmental sciences will find this to be the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on these topics.
Reviews / Votes
'Climate Change 1995 represents a tremendous achievement of coordinating the contributons of well over a thousand individuals to produce an authoritative, state-of-the-art review which will be of great value to decision-makers and the scientific community at large ... an indispensable reference.' Allen Perry, International Journal of Climatology 'This volume will be of great value to decision-makers and the scientific commmunity, and forms an excellent introduction to this complex multidisciplinary area.' Bulletin of the International Society of Soil Science 'The lack of emotive language and the scientific candour of the reports makes the information useful (especially the excellent summaries) for those keen to get behind the public rhetoric.' TEG News '... a wealth of clear, well-organized information that is all in one place ... there is much to applaud.' A. Alan Moghissi, Environment InternationalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
128 Tables, unspecified; 126 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 50 mm
Weight
2260 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-56437-3 (9780521564373)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Summary for policymakers; Technical summary; Part I. Introductory Materials: A. Ecophysiology, ecological, and soil processes in terrestrial ecosystems: a primer on general concepts and relationships; B. Energy primer; Part II. Assessment of Impacts and Adaptation Options: 1. Climate change impacts on forests; 2. Rangelands in a changing climate: impacts, adaptations, and mitigation; 3. Deserts in a changing climate: impacts; 4. Land degradation and desertification; 5. Impacts of climate change on mountain regions; 6. Non-tidal wetlands; 7. The cryosphere: changes and their impacts; 8. Oceans; 9. Coastal zones and small islands; 10. Hydrology and freshwater ecology; 11. Industry, energy, and transportation: impacts and adaptation; 12. Human settlements in a changing climate: impacts and adaptation; 13. Agriculture in a changing climate: impacts and adaptation; 14. Water resources management; 15. Wood production under changing climate and land use; 16. Fisheries; 17. Financial services; 18. Human population health; Part III. Assessment of Mitigation Options: 19. Energy supply mitigation options; 20. Industry; 21. Mitigation options in the transportation sector; 22. Mitigation options for human settlements; 23. Agricultural options for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions; 24. Management of forests for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions; 25. Mitigation: cross-sectoral and other issues; Part IV. Technical Appendices: 26. Technical guidelines for assessing climate change impacts and adaptations; 27. Methods for assessment of mitigation options; 28. Inventory of technologies, methods, and practices; Appendices A - E.