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Oxford handbook of climate change and society /John S Dryzek

By: John S Dryzek ; Richard B Norgaard ; David SchlosbergContributor(s): Richard B Norgaard | ; David SchlosbergMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. | ;7/22,Ansari Road,Darya Ganj,New Delhi-110002Series: Oxford handbooksPublication details: Oxford, U.K. ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2011Description: xiv, 727 pages ; 26 cmISBN: 9780199683420Subject(s): Climatic changesGenre/Form: Climatic changes -- Social aspects.DDC classification: 363.73874 DRY

Contents:

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. The challenge and its history -- pt. 3. Science, society, and public opinion -- pt. 4. Social impacts -- pt. 5. Security -- pt. 6. Justice -- pt. 7. Publics and movements -- pt. 8. Government responses -- pt. 9. Policy instruments -- pt. 10. Producers and consumers -- pt. 11. Global governance -- pt. 12. Reconstruction.

Summary: Climate change presents perhaps the most profound challenge ever confronted by human society. This volume is a definitive analysis drawing on the best thinking on questions of how climate change affects human systems, and how societies can, do, and should respond. Key topics covered include the history of the issues, social and political reception of climate science, the denial of that science by individuals and organized interests, the nature of the social disruptions caused by climate change, the economics of those disruptions and possible responses to them, questions of human security and social justice, obligations to future generations, policy instruments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and governance at local, regional, national, international, and global levels

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pt. 1. Introduction --
pt. 2. The challenge and its history --
pt. 3. Science, society, and public opinion --
pt. 4. Social impacts --
pt. 5. Security --
pt. 6. Justice --
pt. 7. Publics and movements --
pt. 8. Government responses --
pt. 9. Policy instruments --
pt. 10. Producers and consumers --
pt. 11. Global governance --
pt. 12. Reconstruction.

Climate change presents perhaps the most profound challenge ever confronted by human society. This volume is a definitive analysis drawing on the best thinking on questions of how climate change affects human systems, and how societies can, do, and should respond. Key topics covered include the history of the issues, social and political reception of climate science, the denial of that science by individuals and organized interests, the nature of the social disruptions caused by climate change, the economics of those disruptions and possible responses to them, questions of human security and social justice, obligations to future generations, policy instruments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and governance at local, regional, national, international, and global levels

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