Contemporary climate change debates: (Record no. 6139)
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| fixed length control field | 03590nam a22002057a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781138333024 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Ref 363.738 C76c 2020 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Contemporary climate change debates: |
| Remainder of title | a student primer / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | edited by Mike Hulme. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Name of publisher | Routledge, |
| Year of publication | c2020. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxvii, 251 pages : |
| Other physical details | b&w figs. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents: <br/>Introduction: Why and how to debate climate change. -- <br/>1. Is climate change the most important challenge of our times?. -- <br/>PART I: What do we need to know?. -- <br/>2. Is the concept of ‘tipping point’ helpful for describing and communicating possible climate futures?. -- <br/>3. Should individual extreme weather events be attributed to human agency?. -- <br/>4. Does climate change drive violence, conflict and human migration?. -- <br/>5. Can the social cost of carbon be calculated?. -- <br/>PART II: What should we do?. -- <br/>6. Are carbon markets the best way to address climate change?. -- <br/>7. Should future investments in energy technology be limited exclusively to renewables?. -- <br/>8. Is it necessary to research solar climate engineering as a possible backstop technology?. -- <br/>PART III: On what grounds should we base our actions?. -- <br/>9. Is emphasising consensus in climate science helpful for policymaking?. -- <br/>10. Do rich people rather than rich countries bear the greatest responsibility for climate change?. -- <br/>11. Is climate change a human rights violation?. -- <br/>PART IV: Who should be the agents of change?. -- <br/>12. Does successful emissions reduction lie in the hands of non-state rather than state actors?. -- <br/>13. Is legal adjudication essential for enforcing ambitious climate change policies?. -- <br/>14. Does the ‘Chinese model’ of environmental governance demonstrate to the world how to govern the climate?. -- <br/>15. Are social media making constructive climate policymaking harder?. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Contemporary Climate Change Debates is an innovative new textbook which tackles some of the difficult questions raised by climate change.<br/><br/>For the complex policy challenges surrounding climate migration, adaptation and resilience, structured debates become effective learning devices for students. This book is organised around 15 important questions, and is split into four parts:<br/>1. What do we need to know?<br/>2. What should we do?<br/>3. On what grounds should we base our actions?<br/>4. Who should be the agents of change?<br/><br/>Each debate is addressed by pairs of one or two leading or emerging academics who present opposing viewpoints. Through this format the book is designed to introduce students of climate change to different arguments prompted by these questions, and also provides a unique opportunity for them to engage in critical thinking and debate amongst themselves. Each chapter concludes with suggestions for further reading and with discussion questions for use in student classes.<br/><br/>Drawing upon the sciences, social sciences and humanities to debate these ethical, cultural, legal, social, economic, technological and political roadblocks, Contemporary Debates on Climate Change is essential reading for all students of climate change, as well as those studying environmental policy and politics and sustainable development more broadly."-- Provided by publisher. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Climatic changes. |
| General subdivision | Government policy. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Climatic changes. |
| General subdivision | Social aspects. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Environmental policy. |
| General subdivision | Debates and issues. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Relator code | editor. |
| Personal name | Hulme, Mike. |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus | ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus | Reference | 04/09/2026 | Regular Fund | Ref 363.738 C76c 2020 | Ref3637305062 | Books |