Usable thoughts : (Record no. 23524)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789280811865 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UNU Library |
| Transcribing agency | UNU Library |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Glantz, Michael H. |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Usable thoughts : |
| Remainder of title | climate, water and weather in the twenty-first century |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Tokyo |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | United Nations University Press |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv, 246 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | UNU B33937
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | ENV B33936
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| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | Introduction Rates and processes of a changing climate: The year 2020 is the new 2050... 1 Our Perceptions of Climate ... A century of discovery What is climate?.. The challenge of measuring global climate.. Climate patterns... Implications of variability ... Where people live ... viii CONTENTS What people think about their climate... The possible impact of human activities ... Our increasing vulnerability.... Changing sensitivity to climate... Climate from historical accounts.... Twentieth century climate change.... 2 The Climate System... Our knowledge of climate .... Which events matter? ... Learning by experience; exploiting new technologies... Northern middle latitude winter storms .... Drought and dust ... Understanding tropical cyclones.... Trends in tropical cyclone numbers..... El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ... Drought in Africa ... Human effects on climate: Urbanization .... Human effects on climate: Greenhouse gases ... Human effects on climate: Atmospheric particulates .. Human effects on climate: Deforestation and desertification... Human effects on climate: Ozone layer depletion..... CONTENTS ix 3 Impacts of a Varying Climate .... Suffering and costs ... The impacts of climate fluctuations.. Learning from experience ..... Climate and biodiversity.... Weather, climate and warfare .... Major temperate zone droughts ... Storm surges ... Tropical storms... Sahel – the nature of desertification .... Floods around the world .... ENSO – impact on agriculture ..... Other ENSO impacts ... Heatwaves .... Exceptional weather and climate events.... Freshwater: Life’s precious resource... 4 Climate for a Better Society .... The rise of technology ... Climate knows no boundaries... Serving society’s needs ... x CONTENTS Tracking climate .... Predicting the seasons..... Food and fibre production ..... Energy and society .... The earth’s freshwater resources ..... Seeking answers on climate change.... 5 The Century Ahead..... Immediate challenges... Adapting to future change.. Protecting the planet and its people.... Future surprises?.... Concluding Thoughts The Limits to Growth and The Kyoto Protocol: The need for “tipping point” assessments . |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY |
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| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | LIFE |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | WATER |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | METEOROLOGY |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | PLANETS |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | CLIMATE CHANGE |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ye, Quian |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:2542/ebrary9789280811865.pdf |
| Link text | Free access |
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| Koha item type | Book |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Use restrictions | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Environment | United Nations University Library | United Nations University Library | General Stacks | 2009-12-01 | 2 | ENV B33936 | B33936 | 2022-01-19 | 2012-11-21 | Book | ||||||
| UNU Publications | United Nations University Library | United Nations University Library | General Stacks | 2009-12-01 | 1 | UNU 2010 B33937 | B33937 | 2022-03-25 | 2012-11-21 | Book | ||||||
| Environment | United Nations University Library | United Nations University Library | 2016-10-06 | ENV B33936 c.2 | B34881 | 2022-01-19 | 2016-10-06 | Book |