Isbn: 9780792338727 - policy making in an era of global environmental change (environment & policy, band 6) (4 Ergebnisse)

Cloth/Laminated Boards. Zustand: Like New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No d/j as Published. Type: Book This text gives an overview of ongoing relevant research in global environmental policy-making, focusing on the two major international programmes - the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme and the World Climate Research Programme. These are described in terms understandable to the interested lay reader. The results of the latest review of the Intrgovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are included. This is followed by an analysis of the response process that is in progress with respect to governments - singly and multilaterally - by business and industry and by public interest groups. This process is leading to interactive structures, assessment procedures and legislation, nationally and internationally. Business and industry are changing from mere watchfulness to recognition of new opportunities for products and processes. Six interviews with prominent figures from business and government circles in the Netherlands provide a vivid illustration of the questions at issue. 225pp.N.B.Base of spine slightly faded.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Gives an overview of the relevant research focusing on the two major international programmes, the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme and the World Climate Research Programme. This book includes results of the review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are included. Editor(s): Munn, Robert Edward; Riviere, J. W. M. la; Campagne, N. van Lookeren. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520. . 1996. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Major international, interdisciplinary research programmes are now underway to increase our understanding of how the Earth System operates and how it is changing through the effects of human activities. Although understanding and predictive capacity are .