Climate Change: A Wicked Problem
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Climate Change: A Wicked Problem

Complexity and Uncertainty at the Intersection of Science, Economics, Politics, and Human Behavior

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Climate Change: A Wicked Problem

Complexity and Uncertainty at the Intersection of Science, Economics, Politics, and Human Behavior

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Under one cover, Frank P. Incropera provides a comprehensive, objective and critical assessment of all issues germane to the climate change debate: science, technology options, economic ramifications, cultural and behavioural issues, the influence of special interests and public policy, geopolitics and ethical dimensions. The underlying science is treated in depth, but in an approachable and accessible manner. A strong case is made for the reality of anthropogenic climate change, while confronting the range of issues that remain uncertain and deconstructing opposing views. Incropera assesses the strengths and weaknesses of technology options for mitigating the effects of climate change, analyzes nontechnical factors - economic, cultural and political - and provides an in-depth treatment of ethical implications. This book is intended for those wishing to become fully informed about climate change and is designed to provide the reader with a firm foundation for drawing his or her own conclusions.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781316420072
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Meteorology & Climatology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of contents
  7. Foreword by Anthony F. Earley Jr.
  8. Foreword by G.P. “Bud” Peterson
  9. Foreword by Arun Majumdar
  10. Preface
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. List of abbreviations
  13. 1 Energy, economics, and climate change
  14. 2 The Earth’s climate system
  15. 3 Greenhouse gases
  16. 4 Global warming
  17. 5 Consequences of global warming
  18. 6 Mitigation, adaptation, and geoengineering
  19. 7 Public policy options
  20. 8 The politics of global warming: a history lesson and future prospects
  21. 9 Dissenting opinions: the great hoax
  22. 10 The ethics of climate change
  23. 11 A way forward
  24. Appendix A Units and conversion factors
  25. Appendix B Fossil fuels
  26. Appendix C Anthropogenic sources of natural gas and methane
  27. Appendix D Environmental time scales and inertia
  28. Appendix E Coal-fired power plants: operating conditions and costs of carbon capture and sequestration
  29. Notes
  30. References
  31. Index
  32. Plate