- EAN13
- 9780889208247
- Éditeur
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Date de publication
- 2006
- Langue
- anglais
- Langue d'origine
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Thinking the Unthinkable
Civilization and Rapid Climate Change
Lydia Dotto
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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An overwhelming majority of climatologists believe there will be significant
changes in climate during the next century. Although the rate and magnitude of
this change are uncertain, it could happen very rapidly.
In August 1987, a working group of fifty scientists and humanists from Russia,
Eastern and Western Europe, the United States, and Canada gathered in Calgary
to focus their attention on the impact upon civilization of sudden climate
change. One of the more revealing aspects of climate change discussed in
Thinking the Unthinkable: Civilization and Rapid Climate Change is that
contrary to the popular viewpoint complex societies are more vulnerable to
environmental and climate disruption than less “advanced” societies. This work
was written to emphasize the gravity of the situation we now face. It should
serve to inform not only those concerned with our global environment, but more
importantly the policy makers who will be responsible for setting new
guidelines and policies aimed at safeguarding our fragile environment.
changes in climate during the next century. Although the rate and magnitude of
this change are uncertain, it could happen very rapidly.
In August 1987, a working group of fifty scientists and humanists from Russia,
Eastern and Western Europe, the United States, and Canada gathered in Calgary
to focus their attention on the impact upon civilization of sudden climate
change. One of the more revealing aspects of climate change discussed in
Thinking the Unthinkable: Civilization and Rapid Climate Change is that
contrary to the popular viewpoint complex societies are more vulnerable to
environmental and climate disruption than less “advanced” societies. This work
was written to emphasize the gravity of the situation we now face. It should
serve to inform not only those concerned with our global environment, but more
importantly the policy makers who will be responsible for setting new
guidelines and policies aimed at safeguarding our fragile environment.
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