Climate and Environmental Change in China: 1951–2012 [electronic resource] / edited by Dahe Qin, Yongjian Ding, Mu Mu.

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Series: Springer Environmental Science and EngineeringPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016Edition: 1st ed. 2016Description: IX, 152 p. 29 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9783662484821

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:

577.27 23

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QC902.8-903.2

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Contents:

Climate, Environmental, and Socio-economic Characteristics of China -- Climatic and Environmental Changes in China -- The Attribution of Climate Change and its Uncertainty -- Impacts of ClimateChange on the Environment, Economy, and Society of China -- Projections of Climate Change and its Impacts -- Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Technology and Policy Options -- Strategic Options to Address Climate Change -- Concluding Remarks.

In: Springer eBooksSummary: Through numerous color figures and tables, this book presents the most up-to-date knowledge on climate and environmental change in China. It documents the evidence and attribution of climate and environmental changes in the past few decades and discusses the impacts of climate change on environments, economy, and society. The book further provides projections of climate change and its impacts in the future. Finally, it offers the climate change mitigation and adaption technologies with strategic options which will be of interest for policy makers, researchers and the general public as well.

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Through numerous color figures and tables, this book presents the most up-to-date knowledge on climate and environmental change in China. It documents the evidence and attribution of climate and environmental changes in the past few decades and discusses the impacts of climate change on environments, economy, and society. The book further provides projections of climate change and its impacts in the future. Finally, it offers the climate change mitigation and adaption technologies with strategic options which will be of interest for policy makers, researchers and the general public as well.