Global Change and Future Earth: The Geoscience Perspective (Special Publications of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Series Number 3) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107171598 ISBN 13: 9781107171596

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Global Change and Future Earth is derived from the work of several programs of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). It demonstrates how multi- and inter-disciplinary research outputs from the geoscience community can be applied to tackle the physical and societal impacts of climate change and contribute to the Future Earth programme of the International Council for Science. The volume brings together an international team of eminent researchers to provide authoritative reviews on the wide-ranging ramifications of climate change spanning eight key themes: planetary issues; geodetic issues; the Earth's fluid environment; regions of the Earth; urban environments; food security; and risk, safety and security; and climate change and global change. Covering the challenges faced by urban and rural areas, and in both developed and developing counties, this volume provides an important resource for a global audience of graduate students and researchers from a broad range of disciplines, as well as policy advisors and practitioners.

About this title

Book Description:

The volume brings together an international team of eminent researchers to provide authoritative reviews on the wide-ranging ramifications of climate change spanning eight key themes, including: planetary issues; geodetic issues; the Earth's fluid environment; regions of the Earth; urban environments; food security; and risk, safety and security.

About the Author:

Tom Beer is the Chair of the IUGG Commission on Climatic and Environmental Change (CCEC). He is an expert on environmental risk management, including greenhouse gas and air quality issues and their application to transport and health. Past positions include being President of the Australia-New Zealand chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis and President of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). He was part of the team that won the CSIRO chairman's medal in 2000. Having been a panel member and lead author he was sent a certificate of appreciation by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) when they were awarded half the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1107171598
• ISBN 13: 9781107171596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 430
• Editor: Beer Tom, Li Jianping, Alverson Keith