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The book covers state-of-the-art considerations on how climate change has and will deliver impacts on major globalised biophysical and societal themes that will affect the way the world functions. Human activity has resulted in changes to atmospheric chemistry and land cover, and caused serious decline in biodiversity. Modifying biogeochemical cycles leads to complex feedbacks. The future climate will have impact on food security and agriculture, water supply and quality, storm and cyclone frequency, shoreline stability, biodiversity and the future of biological resources. Earth scientists might be asked to forecast any potential abrupt or environmental surprises. A sound knowledge of the Earth System will improve the chances of achieving this, by developing climate models that will reduce the degree of uncertainty in regional climate prediction. This volume sets out a framework of research issues that show how the Earth sciences contribute to a better understanding of climate change and suggests where future research will best contribute to the wellbeing of society. The key topics discussed are: - climate change patterns over the last four glacial cycles; - the variability in climate over the last 1000 years; - impact that past climate change has had on societies; - the role of human activities in climate forcing; - the role of models in predicting future climate and how we can assess their merit; - the future and likely future climate trajectories.
Meteorology. Climatology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Physical geography --- atmosfeerchemie --- environment --- atmosfeerfysica --- metrologie --- milieubeheer --- fysische geografie --- atmosfeer --- klimaatverandering --- broeikaseffect --- Climatic changes. --- Climatic changes --- Human ecology --- Global environmental change --- Climat --- Ecologie humaine --- Changement global (Environnement) --- Social aspects --- Effect of human beings on --- Changements --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Aspect social --- Changements, Effets de l'homme sur les --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVECOLO LIVTERRE SPRINGER-B
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Drylands have been cradles to some of the world’s greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions of the world. Deterioration of soil and plant cover has adversely affected 70% of the world’s drylands as a result of extended droughts as well as mismanagement of range and cultivated lands. The situation is likely to worsen with high population growth rates and accompanying land-use conflicts. The contributions to The Future of Drylands – an international scientific conference held under the leadership of UNESCO – address these issues and offer practical solutions for combating desertification along with conserving and sustainably managing dryland ecosystems. Major themes include the conservation of dryland biological and cultural diversity and the human dryland interface. This volume documents how our improved understanding of drylands provides insight into the health and future prospects of these precious ecosystems that should help ensure that dryland communities enjoy a sustainable future.
Environment. --- Environment, general. --- Climate Change. --- Environmental Management. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Biodiversity. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Environmental sciences. --- Landscape ecology. --- Climatic changes. --- Environmental management. --- Environmental pollution. --- Sciences de l'environnement --- Biodiversité --- Ecologie du paysage --- Climat --- Environnement --- Changements --- Gestion --- Arid regions -- Congresses. --- Arid regions -- Research -- Congresses. --- Desertification -- Congresses. --- Desertification -- Control -- Congresses. --- Desertification -- Research -- Congresses. --- Deserts -- Congresses. --- Sustainable development -- Congresses. --- Arid regions --- Desertification --- Deserts --- Sustainable development --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Environmental Sciences --- Physical Geography --- Control --- Research --- Aridization of land --- Desertization --- Arid lands --- Arid zones --- Dry lands --- Dryland regions --- Drylands --- Lands, Arid --- Regions, Arid --- Regions, Semiarid --- Semi-arid regions --- Semi-arid zones --- Semiarid regions --- Sub-humid lands --- Zones, Arid --- Physical geography. --- Climate change. --- Physical Geography. --- Climatology --- Extreme environments --- Landforms --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Ecology --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Environmental science --- Science --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Environmental aspects --- Global environmental change --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Population biology
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