{"product_id":"9780470853634","title":"Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEncyclopedia of Global Environmental Change\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTolba, Mostafa K.; Munn, Ted\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past three decades, the pace of global environmental change has been increasing, and there are warning signals that this trend may accelerate. This has triggered much reflection (and action) within the environmental policy community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolume Four of the Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change\u003c\/i\u003e provides key information on the progress that has been made during this time in the field of human responses to global environmental change - by institutions, academia, governments, lawyers, economists and the whole array of people around the world involved in this field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe opening essays discuss actions that have been taken, or are contemplated, to deal with global environmental change followed by 100 shorter articles which elaborate on these themes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003estrategies for adapting to global change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etradable emission permits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe Biodiversity Convention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe Montreal Protocol\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003evarious tools that assist in the development of better long-term environmental policies (environmental assessment methods, environmental dispute resolution, the design of early warning monitoring systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eindicators of sustainability, etc.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe precautionary principle and Agenda 21.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume will prove of great interest to the public, governmental and intergovernmental bodies, engineers in search of technological solutions, business and industry, the scientific community and various sectoral interests such as the fishing, forestry and tourist industries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Wiley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2003-08-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780470853634\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 302.50cm x219.00cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 592\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384281854092,"sku":"9780470853634","price":1294.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470853634_1205af04-607c-4405-8aef-4ea821ea597c.jpg?v=1778082928","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470853634","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}