Changing by Degrees

The Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the East Midlands
Neuauflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-7546-1140-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 219 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice

It is now accepted that the world’s climate has warmed by about 0.5°C over the past one hundred years and will continue to warm by as much as 6°C by the end of the current century. What, however, do such fundamental changes actually mean for life and the economy at the local and regional scales for the industrialized nations? This extensive study represents a state-of-the-art regional assessment of the impacts of climate change in an industrialized European nation. Providing a comprehensive set of tools, techniques and strategies, it explores the potential impacts of climate change upon key landscapes, economic and social sectors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shackley, Dr Simon

Shackley, Simon

Wilby, Rob

Kersey, Jim

Fleming, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: What is the purpose of the study?; What is the climate change?, Jim Kersey; Characterization of the East Midlands, Jim Kersey; Regional climate change scenarios for the East Midlands, Rob Wilby; Potential impacts of climate change in the East Midlands, Simon Shackley and Dorian Speakman; East Midlands’ stakeholder perceptions of climate change, Simon Shackley, Sarah Mander and Dorian Speakman; Greenhouse gas inventory, Paul Fleming, Peter Webber; Helen Chadwick and Patrick Devine-Wright; Responding to climate change and conclusions, Simon Shackley and Jim Kersey; Appendices.

Über Autor(innen)

Simon Shackley, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Manchester, UK Jim Kersey, Entec Ltd., UK, Rob Wilby, University of Derby, UK Paul Fleming, DeMontfort University, UK