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Complete, authoritative coverage of the science, policy, and social issues surrounding global warming and climate change.
The Encyclopedia of Global Warming
provides comprehensive coverage of the questions of global warming and
climate change, including scientific descriptions and explanations of
all factors, from carbon dioxide to sunspots, that might contribute to
climate change.
SCOPE AND COVERAGE
Designed to provide students at the high school and undergraduate
levels with a convenient source of information on fundamental science
and sociopolitical issues, including the debates and controversies,
surrounding climate change. The study of climate change involves not
only scientists but also politicians, policy makers, businesses,
government and nongovernment agencies, and the general public. A
student attempting to understand both the environmental science and
social issues and controversies will encounter not just scientific
terms and concepts but political organizations, geographic areas,
social concepts, persons, countries, organizations, and laws as well.
Each essay in the set falls into one or more of the following broad
categories: animals; Arctic and Antarctic; astronomy; chemistry and
geochemistry; climatic events and epochs; conferences and meetings;
cryology and glaciology; diseases and health effects; economics,
industries, and products; energy; environmentalism, conservation, and
ecosystems; ethics, human rights, and social justice; fossil fuels;
geology and geography; laws, treaties, and protocols; meteorology and
atmospheric sciences; nations and peoples; oceanography; organizations
and agencies; physics and geophysics; plants and vegetation; pollution
and waste; popular culture and society; science and technology;
transportation; and water resources.
ORGANIZATION AND FORMAT
The essays in this set range from 400 to 2,000 words in length. They
are arranged in one of six types of essay format: "Term" essays
describe a concept and explain its significance for climate change;
"Overview" essays provide broad overviews of a scientific, policy, or
social phenomenon or debate; "Organization" essays provide the date of
establishment of an organization and discuss its mission and
significance for climate change; "Biographical" essays provide
biographical information on people, followed by descriptions of their
life and climate work; "Top-Twenty Emitter" essays provide information
on each of the twenty nations with the highest annual emissions of
greenhouse gases; they also provide discussions of the historical and
political context of the nation's climatic impact. "Law and Treaty"
essays provide the date of passage or ratification of the law and
protocol, as well as lists of all participating nations, and continue
with discussions of background, summary of provisions, and significance
for climate change.
SPECIAL FEATURES
The front matter of each volume includes an Alphabetical List of
Contents, a Categorized List of Contents, a list of Abbreviations and
Acronyms, and a Unit Conversion Table. Several helpful appendixes,
including a Time Line, a General Bibliography, a Biographical Directory
of Key Figures, and a Complete Subject Index, can be found at the end
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