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Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change
S George Philander
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Description for Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change
Hardcover. This Second Edition of an academic yet non-technical resource examines the effects, history and ongoing research in the important field of global warming and climate change. Editor(s): Philander, George. Num Pages: 1720 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: GBC; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 241 x 141. Weight in Grams: 5670.
The First Edition of the Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change provided a multi-authored, academic yet non-technical resource for students and teachers to understand the importance of global warming, to appreciate the effects of human activity and greenhouse gases around the world, and to learn the history of climate change and the research enterprise examining it. This edition was well received, with notable reviews. Since its publication, the debate over the advent of global warming at least partially brought on by human enterprise has continued to ebb and flow, depending literally on the weather, politics, and media coverage of ... Read more
The First Edition of the Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change provided a multi-authored, academic yet non-technical resource for students and teachers to understand the importance of global warming, to appreciate the effects of human activity and greenhouse gases around the world, and to learn the history of climate change and the research enterprise examining it. This edition was well received, with notable reviews. Since its publication, the debate over the advent of global warming at least partially brought on by human enterprise has continued to ebb and flow, depending literally on the weather, politics, and media coverage of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
1720
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1720
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412992619
SKU
V9781412992619
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About S George Philander
S. George Philander, Knox Taylor Professor of Geosciences at Princeton University and Research Director of ACCESS (African Centre for Climate and Earth System Science) in Cape Town, South Africa, has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Cape Town and a Ph.D. (Applied Mathematics) from Harvard University. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and ... Read more
Reviews for Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change
"A solid, comprehensive resource for high school and undergraduate students or those who want more information on climate change."
Susanne Caro
Library Journal
"Climate change and global warming is covered well....The editors here have compiled entries that leave no doubts about [the] validity [of climate change]. The coverage of each topic is neither overly specific nor too ... Read more
Susanne Caro
Library Journal
"Climate change and global warming is covered well....The editors here have compiled entries that leave no doubts about [the] validity [of climate change]. The coverage of each topic is neither overly specific nor too ... Read more