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CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENT: STUDIES OF THE INTERACTION OF CLIMATE AND SOCIETY (SCOPE 27)

by Robert W. Kates; Jesse H. Ausubel; Mimi Berberian

Published by John Wiley & Sons. 1986

Very good condition. A comprehensive handbook of climate impact assessment, addressing the important issues of how to identify, study and respond to such impacts i.e. adjusting to changing climate, coping with extremes and matching human needs to climate endowment. Edited by Robert W. Kates, Jesse H. Ausubel and Mimi Berberian. Glazed boards. B/w graphs and charts. xxiv and 625 pages including index.

Tape marks to endpapers. Front pastedown has been placed at a slight angle so there is an overlap towards the top of the front board (binding error). Small initials in biro to front endpaper. Pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Light beverage stain to lower vertical edge of text block and tip of margins. Else contents are clean. Rear board is a little browned.

ISBN: 0471906344
Stock no. 1710901

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Contents

  • PART I OVERVIEWS
  • 1. The Interaction of Climate and Society
  • 2. Climatic Variability and Change
  • 3. Research in Climate-Society Interaction
  • 4. Identifying Climate Sensitivity
  • PART II BIOPHYSICAL IMPACTS
  • 5. Agriculture
  • 6. Fisheries
  • 7. Pastoralism
  • 8. Water Resources
  • 9. Energy Resources
  • PART III SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND ADJUSTMENTS
  • 10. Health, Nutrition, and Human Development
  • 11. Analysis of Historical Climate-Society Interaction
  • 12. Microeconomic Analysis
  • 13. Social Analysis
  • 14. The Impact of Climatic Variations on Agricultural Margins
  • 15. Extreme Event Analysis
  • 16. Perception
  • 17. Adjustment in Self-provisioning Societies
  • PART IV INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
  • 18. Global Modeling Simulations
  • 19. Biosphere Models
  • 20. Scenario Analysis
  • 21. Historical Climate Impact Assessments
  • 22. Recent Assessments

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