Goldstein N. Global warming / foreword by K.H.Cook. - New York: Facts On File, 2009. - xi, 340 p. - (Global issues). - Incl. bibl. ref. - Ind.: p.327-340. - ISBN 978-0-8160-6769-5  Место хранения:   03 | Центральная библиотека Иркутского научного центра СО РАН | Иркутск

Оглавление / Contents

Foreword by Kerry Harrison Cook ................................. v List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................. ix PART I At issue Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................... 3 Historical Background ........................................ 3 The Science of Climate Change ................................ 6 Present and Future Climate Change ........................... 34 Adaptation and Mitigation ................................... 54 Chapter 2 Focus on the United States .......................... 66 Historical Background ....................................... 66 Climate Change and the United States ........................ 85 Adaptation and Mitigation ................................... 91 Chapter 3 Global Perspectives ................................ 102 Brazil: Fuel v. Forests .................................... 102 Australia: High and Dry .................................... 109 Germany: Leader of the Pack ................................ 116 China: The Development Dilemma ............................. 122 PART II Primary Sources Chapter 4 United States Documents ............................ 139 Chapter 5 International Documents ............................ 194 PART III Research Tools Chapter 6 How to Research Global Warming ..................... 221 Using This Book's Resources ................................ 221 Finding Information Independently .......................... 222 Accessing the Library's Information Online ................. 223 Using the Internet to Find Information ..................... 224 Finding Reliable Information ............................... 225 Chapter 7 Facts and Figures .................................. 232 Science and Global Climate Change .......................... 232 United States .............................................. 246 Chapter 8 Key Players A to Z ................................. 252 Chapter 9 Organizations and Agencies ......................... 261 Chapter 10 Annotated Bibliography ............................. 275 Science .................................................... 276 Policy, Impacts, and Mitigation ............................ 288 Nonprint Resources ......................................... 300 Web Sites and Documents .................................... 304 Chronology .................................................... 311 Glossary ...................................................... 320 Index ......................................................... 327