Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society (Routledge International Handbooks)

As the time-scales of natural change accelerate and converge with those of society, Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society takes the reader into largely uncharted territory in its exploration of anthropogenic climate change. Current material is used to highlight the global impact of this issue, and the necessity for multidisciplinary and global social science research and teaching to address the problem. The book is multidisciplinary and worldwide in scope, with contributors spanning specialisms including agro-forestry, economics, environmentalism, ethics, human geography, international relations, law, politics, psychology, sociology and theology. Their global knowledge is reflected in the content of the text, which encompasses chapters on American, European and Chinese policies, case studies of responses to disasters and of the new technological and lifestyle alternatives that are being adopted, and the negotiations leading up to the Copenhagen conference alongside a preface assessing its outcomes. Starting with an initial analysis by a leading climatologist, key issues discussed in the text include recent findings of natural scientists, social causation and vulnerability, media and public recognition or scepticism, and the merits and difficulties of actions seeking to mitigate and adapt. This accessible volume utilizes a wealth of case studies, explains technical terms and minimises the use of acronyms associated with the subject, making it an essential text for advanced undergraduates, postgraduate students and researchers in the social sciences. Book Cover Title Copyright Contents Illustrations Contributors Acknowledgements Acronyms Preface: Copenhagen and after Climate change and society: an introduction Part 1 Understanding climate change 1 The science of climate change: knowledge, uncertainty and risk 2 Climate change: complexity and collaboration between the sciences Part II Social impacts on Nature 3 Organisations and global warming 4 Capitalism versus Nature: eco-socialist approaches to the climate crisis 5 Ecological economics: the impact of unsustainable growth 6 Ecological economics: consumption drivers and impacts Part III Natural impacts on society 7 Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change 8 Ecological rationality, disaster, and the environmental education of leaders 9 Case study: floods in Mumbai Part IV Social recognition of climate change 10 Public opinion: a cross-national view 11 Media presentations of climate change 12 Case study: climate change reporting in Time magazine 13 Religion, worldview and climate change 14 Climate change denial: sources, actors and strategies Part V Reducing emissions 15 Crises and opportunities 16 Alternative scenarios: varieties of capitalism 17 Alternative scenarios: technological optimism or low energy futures 18 Bio-fuels 19 The nuclear option 20 Case study: agro-forestry in the Philippines 21 Public opposition to renewable energy 22 Behavioural insights: motivating individual emissions cuts through communication Part VI National and global policies 23 Climate change and energy security in the European Union: from rhetoric to practice? 24 Case study: wind energy regulation in Germany and the UK 25 Tipping point: crossroads for US climate policy 26 China’s emissions: dangers and responses 27 Justice and the politics of climate change 28 International law responses to climate change 29 Pushing past neo-liberalism: rethinking global climate change negotiations Index

as The Time-scales Of Natural Change Accelerate And Converge With Those Of Society, routledge Handbook Of Climate Change And Society Takes The Reader Into Largely Uncharted Territory In Its Exploration Of Anthropogenic Climate Change. Current Material Is Used To Highlight The Global Impact Of This Issue, And The Necessity For Multidisciplinary And Global Social Science Research And Teaching To Address The Problem.

the Book Is Multidisciplinary And Worldwide In Scope, With Contributors Spanning Specialisms Including Agro-forestry, Economics, Environmentalism, Ethics, Human Geography, International Relations, Law, Politics, Psychology, Sociology And Theology. Their Global Knowledge Is Reflected In The Content Of The Text, Which Encompasses Chapters On American, European And Chinese Policies, Case Studies Of Responses To Disasters And Of The New Technological And Lifestyle Alternatives That Are Being Adopted, And The Negotiations Leading Up To The Copenhagen Conference Alongside A Preface Assessing Its Outcomes. Starting With An Initial Analysis By A Leading Climatologist, Key Issues Discussed In The Text Include Recent Findings Of Natural Scientists, Social Causation And Vulnerability, Media And Public Recognition Or Scepticism, And The Merits And Difficulties Of Actions Seeking To Mitigate And Adapt.

this Accessible Volume Utilizes A Wealth Of Case Studies, Explains Technical Terms And Minimises The Use Of Acronyms Associated With The Subject, Making It An Essential Text For Advanced Undergraduates, Postgraduate Students And Researchers In The Social Sciences.

As the time-scales of natural change accelerate and converge with those of society, __Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society__ takes the reader into largely uncharted territory in its exploration of anthropogenic climate change. Current material is used to highlight the global impact of this issue, and the necessity for multidisciplinary and global social science research and teaching to address the problem. This accessible volume utilizes a wealth of case studies, explains technical terms and minimises the use of acronyms associated with the subject, making it an essential text for advanced undergraduates, postgraduate students and researchers in the social sciences.

This handbook will bring together the latest research on climate change from the social sciences. It will comprehensively cover social causes, impacts, recognition and responses to climate change and will feature cutting edge research by leading scholars from Australia, Canada, Europe, UK and USA, and new material on China, India and South East Asia.

Takes readers into largely uncharted territory in its exploration of anthropogenic climate change. This book highlights the global impact of this issue, and the necessity for multidisciplinary and global social science research and teaching to address the problem. It is suitable for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students