Climate change and global sustainability: a holistic approach / edited by Akimasa Sumi

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Sustainability science seriesPublication details: UN Uni. Press , 2011. Tokyo :Description: xx, 316 pISBN:

9789280811810

Subject(s):

Climatic changes

DDC classification:

363.738746 CLI

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB F-2	Non Fiction	363.738746 CLI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006331

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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.

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