Abstract: Takes readers into largely uncharted territory in its exploration of anthropogenic climate change. This book highlights the global impact of this issue, and the necessity for multidisciplinary and global social science research and teaching to address the problem. It is suitable for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students.
Inhaltsverzeichnis :
Preface : Copenhagen and after / Raymond Cle´menc¸on and Marcus Carson Climate change and society : an introduction / Constance Lever-Tracy and Barrie Pittock The science of climate change : knowledge, uncertainty and risk / Barrie Pittock Climate change : complexity and collaboration between the science / Ian Welsh Organisations and global warming / Charles Perrow Capitalism versus nature : eco-socialist approaches to the climate crisis / Dennis Soron Ecological economics : the impact of unsustainable growth / Philip Lawn Ecological economics : consumption drivers and impacts / Inge Røpke Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change / Robin Leichenko, Adelle Thomas and Mark Barnes Ecological rationality, disaster, and the environmental education of leaders / Raymond Murphy Case study : floods in Mumbai / Monalisa Chatterjee Public opinion : a cross-national view / Steven R. Brechin Media presentations of climate change / Maxwell T. Boykoff and Joe Smith Case study : climate change reporting in Time magazine / Ray Loi Postscript / Constance Lever-Tracy Religion, worldview and climate change / Lee Levett-Olson Climate change denial : sources, actors and strategies / Riley E. Dunlap and Aaron M. McCright Crises and opportunities / Noel Tracy Alternative scenarios : varieties of capitalism / Constance Lever-Tracy Alternative scenarios : technological optimism or low energy futures / Terry Leahy Bio-fuels / Stephen Clarke, Dan Graiver and Sudirman Habibie The nuclear option / Lee Clarke Case study : agro-forestry in the Philippines / Lutgarda L. Tolentino [and others] Public opposition to renewable energy / Claire Haggett Behavioural insights : motivating individual emissions cuts through communication / David Ockwell, Saffron O'Neill and Lorraine Whitmarsh Climate change and energy security in the European Union : from rhetoric to practice? / Karin Bäckstrand Case study : wind energy regulation in Germany and the UK / Shiufai Wong Tipping point : crossroads for US climate policy / Marcus Carson and Mikael Román China's emissions : dangers and responses / Bo Miao and Graeme Lang Justice and the politics of climate change / Derek Bell International law responses to climate change / Hossein Esmaeili Pushing past neo-liberalism : rethinking global climate change negotiations / Raymond Clémencon.
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