Climate change and global sustainability:
Climate change and global sustainability: a holistic approach /
edited by Akimasa Sumi
- Tokyo : UN Uni. Press , 2011.
- xx, 316 p.
- Sustainability science series. .
1.Introduction : From climate change to global sustainability / Akimasa Sumi and Nobuo Mimura --
2.Structuring knowledge of climate change / Ai Hiramatsu --
3.Climate change risk communication / Seita Emori --
4.Overview of climate change impacts / Nobuo Mimura --
5.Climate change impacts in Japan / Yasuaki Hijioka --
6.Water resource problems due to climate change / So Kazama --
7.Climate change and world food production in the twenty-first century / Hiroyuki Kawashima --
8.Effects of climate change and global warming on marine ecosystems and fishery resources / Yasuhiro Yamanaka and Masahiko Fujii --
9.Vulnerability of coastal zones in the twenty-first century / Hisamichi Nobuoka and Satoshi Murakami --
10.Adaptation and mitigation strategies in response to climate change / Makoto Tamura and Nobuo Mimura --
11.New international framework beyond the Kyoto Protocol / Hiroshi Hamasaki and Tatsuyoshi Saijo --
12.Emission reductions policy mix : industrial sector greenhouse gas emission reductions / Seiji Ikkatai --
13.Shell energy scenarios to 2050 / Shell International BV --
14.Climate policy and international development cooperation / Shunji Matsuoka --
15.Induction to a low-carbon city --
16.innovation of urban form and human activities / Keisuke Hanaki --
17.The process of political decision-making on climate change and journalism in Japan / Tokuhisa Yoshida --
18.The conceptions of "environment" and eco-philosophy / Hideo Kawamoto --
19.Integration of a low-carbon society with a resource-circulating and nature-harmonious society / Toshihiko Masui --
20.Future vision towards a sustainable society / Akimasa Sumi.
Climate change owing to global warming is a paramount concern for society in the twenty-first century, and it is not an issue that can be solved by individual academic or scientific disciplines working in isolation. Because climate change involves a wide range of interlinked problems, solutions must be pursued in an interdisciplinary manner. This book adopts a holistic approach in examining various aspects of global warming, and offers readers a comprehensive overview.--Publisher's description.
9789280811810
Climatic changes
363.738746 / CLI
1.Introduction : From climate change to global sustainability / Akimasa Sumi and Nobuo Mimura --
2.Structuring knowledge of climate change / Ai Hiramatsu --
3.Climate change risk communication / Seita Emori --
4.Overview of climate change impacts / Nobuo Mimura --
5.Climate change impacts in Japan / Yasuaki Hijioka --
6.Water resource problems due to climate change / So Kazama --
7.Climate change and world food production in the twenty-first century / Hiroyuki Kawashima --
8.Effects of climate change and global warming on marine ecosystems and fishery resources / Yasuhiro Yamanaka and Masahiko Fujii --
9.Vulnerability of coastal zones in the twenty-first century / Hisamichi Nobuoka and Satoshi Murakami --
10.Adaptation and mitigation strategies in response to climate change / Makoto Tamura and Nobuo Mimura --
11.New international framework beyond the Kyoto Protocol / Hiroshi Hamasaki and Tatsuyoshi Saijo --
12.Emission reductions policy mix : industrial sector greenhouse gas emission reductions / Seiji Ikkatai --
13.Shell energy scenarios to 2050 / Shell International BV --
14.Climate policy and international development cooperation / Shunji Matsuoka --
15.Induction to a low-carbon city --
16.innovation of urban form and human activities / Keisuke Hanaki --
17.The process of political decision-making on climate change and journalism in Japan / Tokuhisa Yoshida --
18.The conceptions of "environment" and eco-philosophy / Hideo Kawamoto --
19.Integration of a low-carbon society with a resource-circulating and nature-harmonious society / Toshihiko Masui --
20.Future vision towards a sustainable society / Akimasa Sumi.
Climate change owing to global warming is a paramount concern for society in the twenty-first century, and it is not an issue that can be solved by individual academic or scientific disciplines working in isolation. Because climate change involves a wide range of interlinked problems, solutions must be pursued in an interdisciplinary manner. This book adopts a holistic approach in examining various aspects of global warming, and offers readers a comprehensive overview.--Publisher's description.
9789280811810
Climatic changes
363.738746 / CLI