Environmental Futures - The Practice of Environmental Scenario Analysis

Klappentext As scientists and policymakers try to come to grips with problems such as climate change and risks to biodiversity, they turn more and more frequently to the method of scenario analysis to better understand the future of these problems. Over the last few years scenario analysis has become one of the key tools for bridging environmental science and policy. This is the first book to sum up the current practice of environmental scenario analysis and to propose directions for improving its quality and effectiveness. Chapters are written by an international group of distinguished scenario experts and provide an excellent starting basis for first-time scenario practitioners, as well as a collection of new ideas on improving scenario practice for experienced scenario analysts. "A very good and inspiring contribution; opens up new insights and approaches." -- Dr. Karl-Heinz Simon, CESR Zusammenfassung Offers comprehensive coverage and overview on environmental scenario analysis. This book addresses key contemporary issues involved with environmental scenario analysis. It gives guidelines for best practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. 1.Introduction. 2. Towards Guidelines of Environmental Scenario Analysis. 3. Environmental Scenarios. A Survey. 4. Searching for the Future of Land: Scenarios from the Local to Global Scale. 5. Participation in Building Environmental Scenarios. 6. Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Scenarios of the Environment. 7. Scale Issues in Environmental Scenarios Development. 8. Trend Discontinuities and Surprises in Environmental Scenarios. 9. Closing Chapter.

Product details

• Authors: J. (Centre for Environmental System Resear Alcamo, Joseph Alcamo, Joseph (EDT)/ Jakeman Alcamo, Alcamo Joseph
• Assisted by: J. Alcamo (Editor), Joseph Alcamo (Editor), A. J. Jakeman (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.09.2008
• EAN: 9780444532930
• ISBN: 978-0-444-53293-0
• No. of pages: 212
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Developments in Integrated Environmental Assessment; Developments in Integrated Env; Developments in Integrated Environmental Assessment; Developments in Integrated Env
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; The environment, Science / Environmental Science