Mountain World in Danger - Climate Change in the Forests and Mountains of Europe

Informationen zum Autor Nilsson, Sten ; Pitt, David Klappentext The changing climate! the warming of the world and acid rain are among the greatest problems facing us at the end of the twentieth century. This book describes the effects of these phenomena on the high mountains and the forests of Europe. It looks at the best possible strategies in response to what is happening and what the next steps should be. Zusammenfassung The changing climate, the warming of the world and acid rain are among the greatest problems facing us at the end of the twentieth century. This book describes the effects of these phenomena on the high mountains and the forests of Europe. It looks at the best possible strategies in response to what is happening and what the next steps should be. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and TablesAbbreviationsPrefaceForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Climate Change: Facts and Theories2. Mountain and Cryosphere Situations3. Climate Change and Mountain Regions4. Climate Change and Mountain Forests5. What Can be Done?6. International ResponsesAppendicesImpacts of Climate Change on Seasonal Snow Cover! Ice and Permafrost and Socioeconomic Consequences - the IPCCConclusions II Second World Climate Conference - Ministerial Declaration III Mountains and the Cryosphere - Proposals for the World Conservation Strategy IV IPCC3: Report of the Response Strategies Working Group V Extract from Second World Climate Conference ? Conference StatementVI Possible Elements for Inclusion in a Framework Convention on Climate Change VII The Bellerive Initiative on Alpine Action Index 188

Product details

• Authors: Sten Nilsson, Sten Pitt Nilsson, Nilsson Sten, David Pitt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2009
• EAN: 9781844079339
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-933-9
• No. of pages: 212
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Sustainable Development Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Climate Change, NATURE / Ecology, environmental science, engineering & technology, Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques, Agricultural science, Development Studies, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Agriculture & Related Industries, Agribusiness and primary industries, Forestry and silviculture