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The Doomsday Book
Vision Paperbacks 2006; US$ 16.99Looking at the threats to civilisation, this book explains the story and the science behind each one, and provides an assessment of how serious they are and what can and is likely to be done about them. Examining the fate of ancient civilsations and explaining the lessons they teach us, it explores the likelihood of survival when disaster hits. more...
Perspectives on Climate Change: Science, Economics, Politics, Ethics
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 105.00Explores the interplay between science, economics, politics, and ethics in relation to climate change and the international community more...
EU Climate Change Policy
Edward Elgar Publishing 2006; US$ 40.00Explores the policy measures adopted by the EU in order to realize its Kyoto Protocol commitment. This book focuses on legal instruments, with emissions trading at the forefront of the policy package, accompanied by directives on energy taxation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. more...
The Impact of Climate Change on Regional Systems
Edward Elgar Publishing 2007; US$ 40.00Climate scientists have determined that global temperature increases are due in large part to increased greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. This book presents a study of California (a region of broad variation and high population), how it will be affected by climate change and how it might best adapt. more...
Global Warming
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 53.00Global Warming: the Complete Briefing is the most comprehensive guide available to the subject. The first two editions received excellent reviews, and this completely updated new edition will prove to be the best briefing the student or interested general reader could wish for. more...
Climate Change and Human Health
World Health Organization 2003; US$ 18.00Over the ages, human societies have altered local ecosystems and modified regional climates. Today, the human influence has attained a global scale. This reflects the recent rapid increase in population size, energy consumption, intensity of land use, international trade and travel, and other human activities. These global changes have heightened awareness... more...
Birds and Climate Change
Elsevier Science 2004; US$ 213.00Temperature and other climate variables are currently changing at a dramatic rate. As observations have shown, these climatic changes have serious consequences for all organisms and their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Birds are excellent model organisms, with a very active metabolism, they are highly sensitive to environmental... more...
Climate Change and Global Crop Productivity
CABI 2000; US$ 155.00Written by international experts, this book is a comprehensive examination of the potential effects climate change, particularly greenhouses gases, will have on agrosystems. It also reviews the effects such systems have on climate change itself. more...
Agroecosystems in a Changing Climate
CRC Press 2006; US$ 139.95Presenting a global perspective of climate change effects on agricultural production, this volume considers the consequences of changes in the atmosphere and climate for the integrity, stability, and productivity of agroecosystems. It melds together theoretical contributions from ecologists and the applied perspective of agriculturalists. This book... more...
Climate Change in Developing Countries
CABI 2006; US$ 120.00This book presents an overview of the studies conducted by the Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance programme. The programme was set up in recognition of the need for developing countries, in particular, to face the challenges confronting all countries under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. more...









