Effects of Climate Change on Birds (Dunn Peter O.)(Paperback)

Effects of Climate Change on Birds (Dunn Peter O.)(Paperback)

Climate change issues are attracting rapidly increasing interest from a wide range of biologists due to their unprecedented effects on global biodiversity, although there remains a lack of general knowledge as to the environmental consequences of such rapid change. Compared with any other class of

Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change: A Clinician's Guide (Davenport Leslie)(Paperback)

Although the environmental and physical effects of climate change have long been recognised, little attention has been given to the profound negative impact on mental health. Leslie Davenport presents comprehensive theory, strategies and resources for addressing key clinical themes specific to the

Chill: A Reassessment of Global Warming Theory (Taylor Peter)(Paperback)

Although the world's climate has undergone many cyclical changes, the term 'climate change' has assumed a sinister meaning, implying catastrophe for humanity, ecology, and the environment. We have been told that we are responsible for the threat and that we should take immediate action to prevent

Adapting to Climate Change (Huddleston Emma)(Paperback)

Even if all greenhouse gas emissions stopped today, Earth would continue to feel the effects of climate change for a long time. This is why it is important to learn how to adapt to these changes. Adapting to Climate Change examines the things people can do to cope with a changing climate

Fire, Storm & Flood:: The Violence of Climate Change (Dyke James)(Pevná vazba)

An unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present.Violent geologic events have ravaged the Earth since time began, spanning the vast eons of our planet's existence. These seismic phenomena have scored their marks in rock

Landfill Mountains (Ferguson Rab)(Paperback)

In a world ravaged by the effects of climate change, sixteen-year-old Joe has been left with nothing but mountains full of junk. When Joe and his friends are caught in an avalanche of waste, a six-year-old girl named Lily is left deathly ill. Joe travels to the city to seek out help for her

The Effects of Climate Change (London Martha)(Paperback)

Ice is melting, causing polar bears' hunting grounds to shrink. Storms are growing more severe, putting human life at risk. The Effects of Climate Change examines the many ways climate change is affecting the entire planet and making life more challenging for all living things. Easy-to-read text,

What Is Climate Change? (Spilsbury Louise A.)(Pevná vazba)

Everything you need to know about climate change from the causes to the evidence to the effects and what you can do to help combat

Mindfully Facing Climate Change (Analayo Bhikkhu)(Paperback)

In Mindfully Facing Climate Change, Bhikkhu Analayo offers a response to the challenges of climate change that is grounded in the teachings of early Buddhism and mindfulness meditation. Based on employing the teaching of the four noble truths as its main framework, it places facing climate change

The Politics of Climate Change (Giddens Anthony)(Paperback)

'A landmark study in the struggle to contain climate change, the greatest challenge of our era. I urge everyone to read it.'--Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America Since it first appeared, this book has achieved a classic status. Reprinted many times since its publication, it

Thinking Like a Climate: Governing a City in Times of Environmental Change (Knox Hannah)(Paperback)

In Thinking Like a Climate Hannah Knox confronts the challenges that climate change poses to knowledge production and modern politics. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among policy makers, politicians, activists, scholars, and the public in Manchester, England--birthplace of the Industrial

Climate Change Biology (Hannah Lee)(Paperback)

Climate Change Biology, Third Edition addresses how climate change may affect life on the planet, particularly its impact on biology. Presented in three parts, it deals extensively with the physical evidence of climate change and modeling efforts to predict its future. Biological responses are then

Climate (Words of Change Series): Powerful Voices, Inspiring Ideas (Limpert Christina)(Pevná vazba)

With climate change at the forefront of current discussion, Words of Change: CLIMATE offers a curated collection of thought-provoking quotes and passages from the writings and speeches of activists in the environmental community, with a focus on diverse and previously unheard voices. Compiled by

Birds of Botswana (Hancock Peter)(Paperback)

The Psychology of Climate Change (Beattie Geoffrey)(Paperback)

What explains our attitudes towards the environment? Why do so many climate change initiatives fail? How can we do more to prevent humans damaging the environment? The Psychology of Climate Change explores the evidence for our changing environment, and suggests that there are significant cognitive

Glacier: Nature and Culture (Knight Peter G.)(Paperback)

As major actors in the unfolding drama of climate change, glaciers feature prominently in Earth's past and its future. Wherever on the planet we live, glaciers affect each of us directly. They control the atmospheric and ocean circulations that drive the weather; they supply drinking and irrigation

Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change (Calthorpe Peter)(Paperback)

'Cities are green' is becoming a common refrain. But Calthorpe argues that a more comprehensive understanding of urbanism at the regional scale provides a better platform to address climate change. In this groundbreaking new work, he shows how such regionally scaled urbanism can be combined with

Contemporary Climate Change Debates: A Student Primer (Hulme Mike)(Paperback)

Contemporary Climate Change Debates is an innovative new textbook which tackles some of the difficult questions raised by climate change. For the complex policy challenges surrounding climate migration, adaptation and resilience, structured debates become effective learning devices for students

Climate Change and Society: Sociological Perspectives (Dunlap Riley E.)(Paperback)

Climate change is one of the most critical issues of the twenty-first century, presenting a major intellectual challenge to both the natural and social sciences. While there has been significant progress in natural science understanding of climate change, social science analyses have not been as

What We Know about Climate Change, Updated Edition (Emanuel Kerry)(Paperback)

An updated edition of a guide to the basic science of climate change, and a call to action.The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere--most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed

Climate Change and You - How Climate Change Affects Your Life (Raij Emily)(Paperback / softback)

Penguin Readers Level 3: Climate Change (ELT Graded Reader) (The Prince of Wales HRH)(Paperback / softback)

Why is the Earth's climate changing? And how will this change our lives? HRH The Prince of Wales is worried about climate change. In this book, he explains why it is so important for us to stop climate change now, and he shows how we can do it.Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics,

Statistical Analysis of Climate Extremes (Mudelsee Manfred)(Paperback)

The risks posed by climate change and its effect on climate extremes are an increasingly pressing societal problem. This book provides an accessible overview of the statistical analysis methods which can be used to investigate climate extremes and analyse potential risk. The statistical analysis

Climate Change (Hulme Mike)(Paperback)

Written by a leading geographer of climate, this book offers a unique guide to students and general readers alike for making sense of this profound, far-reaching, and contested idea. It presents climate change as an idea with a past, a present, and a future. In ten carefully crafted chapters,