Academic: Meteorology. Climatology Ebooks

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Wasser und Wasserdampf im Anlagenbauby Walter Wagner
Vogel Buchverlag 2011; US$ 22.64
Hauptbeschreibung Wie man Probleme im Anlagenbau f�r Wasser- und Wasserdampf-systeme�behebt, wird anschaulich beschrieben. Studenten an Universit�ten�und Fachhochschulen, Projektierungs-, Konstruktions-und Betriebsingenieure sowie Techniker, die im Beruf mit der Planung, Auslegung und Beurteilung von Wasser- und Wasser-dampfsystemen zu�tun haben,... more...
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Sekund�rer maritimer Klimaschutz: Das Beispiel der Ozeand�ngung.by Kerstin G�ssow
Duncker & Humblot 2012; US$ 96.95
Hauptbeschreibung Kerstin G�ssow setzt sich mit dem Climate Engineering als Ma�nahme des sekund�ren Klimaschutzes auseinander und analysiert am Beispiel der Ozeand�ngung v�lkerrechtliche Normen auf ihre Anwendbarkeit und Eignung zur Bewertung dieser Methode. Der erste Teil umrei�t die naturwissenschaftlichen Hintergr�nde der Ozeand�ngung. Es zeigt... more...
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The Agile Cityby James S. Russell
Springer 2012; US$ 35.00
In a very short time America has realized that global warming poses real challenges to the nation's future. The Agile City engages the fundamental question: what to do about it? Journalist and urban analyst James S. Russell argues that we'll more quickly slow global-warming -and blunt its effects- by retrofitting cities, suburbs, and towns.The... more...
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Saving a Million Speciesby Lee Hannah
Springer 2012; US$ 35.00
The research paper 'Extinction Risk from Climate Change' published in the journal Nature in January 2004 created front-page headlines around the world. The notion that climate change could drive more than a million species to extinction captured both the popular imagination and the attention of policy-makers, and provoked an unprecedented round... more...
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Local Climate Action Planningby Michael R. Boswell; Adrienne I. Greve; Tammy L. Seale
Springer 2012; US$ 37.50
This is the first book designed to help planners, municipal staff and officials, citizens and others working at local levels to develop Climate Action Plans. CAPs are strategic plans that establish policies and programs for mitigating a community's greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. They typically focus on transportation, energy use, and solid waste.... more...
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The Governance of Climate Changeby David Held; Marika Theros; Angus Fane-Hervey
Wiley 2013; US$ 24.95
Climate change poses one of the greatest challenges for human society in the twenty-first century, yet there is a major disconnect between our actions to deal with it and the gravity of the threat it implies. In a world where the fate of countries is increasingly intertwined, how should we think about and, accordingly, how should we manage the types... more...
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Russian Climate Politicsby Elana Wilson Rowe
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 45.00
Scholarly work in many fields has shown the important and changing role played by experts in international and national policymaking. Historical studies have revealed how Soviet scientists figured in politics in unexpected ways. However, no comprehensive study of the interplay between scientific expert knowledge and contemporary Russian policymaking... more...
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Human Securityby Mary Kaldor
Wiley 2013; US$ 69.95
There is a real security gap in the world today. Millions of people in regions like the Middle East or East and Central Africa or Central Asia where new wars are taking place live in daily fear of violence. Moreover new wars are increasingly intertwined with other global risks the spread of disease, vulnerability to natural disasters, poverty and homelessness.... more...
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Rainfallby Firat Y. Testik; Mekonnen Gebremichael
Wiley 2013; US$ 130.00
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series . Rainfall: State of the Science offers the most up-to-date knowledge on the fundamental and practical aspects of rainfall. Each chapter, self-contained and written by prominent scientists in their respective fields, provides three forms of information: fundamental... more...
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The Stratosphereby L. M. Polvani; A. H. Sobel; D. W. Waugh
Wiley 2013; US$ 120.00
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series . The Stratosphere: Dynamics, Transport, and Chemistry is the first volume in 20 years that offers a comprehensive review of the Earth's stratosphere, increasingly recognized as an important component of the climate system. The volume addresses key advances... more...
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