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The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change
Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 38.00Combining their expertise in atmospheric science and public policy, the authors present an accessible description of the scientific and political issues involved in the climate-change debate. This introductory primer will help students and the general public to sort through the conflicting claims made by scientists, politicians and the media. more...
Climate Variability, Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the Semi-arid Tropics
Cambridge University Press 1996; US$ 39.00Global warming is the ultimate climate change; this book displays climate variability through past experiences. more...
Die Klimaprioritäten
Campus Verlag 2008; US$ 20.48Hauptbeschreibung Die Politik versagt, die Klimadebatte wird noch scheinheilig geführt. Die Buhmann-Rollen sind klar verteilt: Industrie- und Energiekonzerne gelten als Klimakiller, die Chinesen sowieso. Die Gesamtrechnung wird nicht aufgemacht. Der Klimawandel ist Folge unseres heutigen Wohlstands und andere Länder wollen ebenfalls an diesem Wohlstand... more...
Umweltkatastrophen und Klimawandel: Kalkulierbarkeit der Versicherung von Umweltrisiken
Diplomica Verlag 2012; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung Die Zahl der Naturkatastrophen ist innerhalb der letzten 20 Jahre enorm gestiegen. Allein im Laufe des Jahres 2010 ereigneten sich eine Vielzahl von Naturereignissen. Dabei ist deren Schadensausmaß häufig von immenser Größe. Die Häufung und zunehmende Intensität dieser Ereignisse lässt immer wieder die Diskussion nach den Ursachen... more...
Climate Change and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
World Health Organization 2000; US$ 31.50A balanced assessment, based on currently available scientific knowledge, of the effects that climate change may have on the environment in Europe and the health of its populations. Written in non-technical language, the book responds to growing public and political concern about the consequences of such widely publicized phenomena as global warming... more...
Energy Security and Climate Policy - Assessing Interactions
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2007; US$ 97.00World energy demand is surging. Oil, coal and natural gas still meet most global energy needs, creating serious implications for the environment. One result is that CO 2 emissions, the principal cause of global warming, are rising. . This new study underlines the close link between efforts to ensure energy security and those to mitigate climate... more...
Beyond Kyoto - A New Global Climate Certificate System
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2005; US$ 129.99In line with the principles of the ecological-social market economy, nations using the most energy and causing the most emissions will be financially sanctioned, but not overburdened - climate friendly behaviour and growth will on the other hand be rewarded worldwide. more...
Increasing Climate Variability and Change
Springer 2005; US$ 129.99This book reviews the latest assessments of climate variability and climate change, and their impacts on agriculture and forestry, and recommends appropriate adaptation strategies for reducing the vulnerability of agriculture and forestry to climate variability and climate change. Among other solutions, the text offers management strategies to mitigate... more...









