Environmental Crisis: Science and Policy

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GKSS School of Environmental Research

ISBN: 354075895X
ISBN 13: 9783540758952
Herausgeber: Richard Tol
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: v, 142 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.11.2007
Auflage: 1/2008
Format: 1.5 x 24 x 16
Gewicht: 447 g
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

Deals with the natural science aspects of environmental crisesExtends the view to public reception, economical implications, and the connection between science and politics

Artikelnummer: 1210696 Kategorie:

Beschreibung

This book studies the art and science of analyzing, assessing and anticipating environmental change. Among the issues considered are the observational evidence, the changing public perception of the environment, functions of the environment and its use. Coverage also reviews a series of four prominent cases, namely climate change, the emissions of gasoline lead into the atmosphere and water bodies, fisheries policies and the management of marine oil pollution.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Climate Change Scenarios - Purpose and Construction.-Economic Scenarios for Global Change.- Climate Change: Regulating the Unknown.- Curbing the Onmipresence of Lead in the European Environment since the 1970s - a Successful Example of Efficient Environmental Policy.- Mission Impossible? Media Coverage of Scientific Findings.- Fishing for Sustainable Policies - Political Causes of Over-fishing and Solutions for Sustainable Fisheries.- Oil Pollution in Marine Ecosystems - Policy, Fate, Effects and Response.

Autorenporträt

InhaltsangabeClimate Change Scenarios - Purpose and Construction.- Economic Scenarios for Global Change.- Climate Change: Regulating the Unknown.- Curbing the Omnipresence of Lead in the European Environment Since the 1970s - a Successful Example of Efficient Environmental Policy.- Mission Impossible? Media Coverage of Scientific Findings.- Fishing for Sustainable Policies - Political Causes of Over-fishing and Solutions for Sustainable Fisheries.- Oil Pollution in Marine Ecosystems - Policy, Fate, Effects and Response.

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