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Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Conference on Fiscal Analysis for Local Government Decision-making, Asilomar, November, 1976
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Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Category : Local finance
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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National Union Catalog
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Subject Catalog of the Institute of Governmental Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Author: University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Governmental Studies. Library
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 794
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Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 794
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Economic Impact Studies
Author: Emy M. Peterson
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Selected Water Resources Abstracts
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Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Climate Intervention
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309314852
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions, and the fundamental solution is curbing those emissions. Climate geoengineering has often been considered to be a "last-ditch" response to climate change, to be used only if climate change damage should produce extreme hardship. Although the likelihood of eventually needing to resort to these efforts grows with every year of inaction on emissions control, there is a lack of information on these ways of potentially intervening in the climate system. As one of a two-book report, this volume of Climate Intervention discusses albedo modification - changing the fraction of incoming solar radiation that reaches the surface. This approach would deliberately modify the energy budget of Earth to produce a cooling designed to compensate for some of the effects of warming associated with greenhouse gas increases. The prospect of large-scale albedo modification raises political and governance issues at national and global levels, as well as ethical concerns. Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth discusses some of the social, political, and legal issues surrounding these proposed techniques. It is far easier to modify Earth's albedo than to determine whether it should be done or what the consequences might be of such an action. One serious concern is that such an action could be unilaterally undertaken by a small nation or smaller entity for its own benefit without international sanction and regardless of international consequences. Transparency in discussing this subject is critical. In the spirit of that transparency, Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth was based on peer-reviewed literature and the judgments of the authoring committee; no new research was done as part of this study and all data and information used are from entirely open sources. By helping to bring light to this topic area, this book will help leaders to be far more knowledgeable about the consequences of albedo modification approaches before they face a decision whether or not to use them.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309314852
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions, and the fundamental solution is curbing those emissions. Climate geoengineering has often been considered to be a "last-ditch" response to climate change, to be used only if climate change damage should produce extreme hardship. Although the likelihood of eventually needing to resort to these efforts grows with every year of inaction on emissions control, there is a lack of information on these ways of potentially intervening in the climate system. As one of a two-book report, this volume of Climate Intervention discusses albedo modification - changing the fraction of incoming solar radiation that reaches the surface. This approach would deliberately modify the energy budget of Earth to produce a cooling designed to compensate for some of the effects of warming associated with greenhouse gas increases. The prospect of large-scale albedo modification raises political and governance issues at national and global levels, as well as ethical concerns. Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth discusses some of the social, political, and legal issues surrounding these proposed techniques. It is far easier to modify Earth's albedo than to determine whether it should be done or what the consequences might be of such an action. One serious concern is that such an action could be unilaterally undertaken by a small nation or smaller entity for its own benefit without international sanction and regardless of international consequences. Transparency in discussing this subject is critical. In the spirit of that transparency, Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth was based on peer-reviewed literature and the judgments of the authoring committee; no new research was done as part of this study and all data and information used are from entirely open sources. By helping to bring light to this topic area, this book will help leaders to be far more knowledgeable about the consequences of albedo modification approaches before they face a decision whether or not to use them.
Acceptable Risk
Author: Baruch Fischhoff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521278928
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A framework for making decisions about risks, with recommendations for research, public policy, and practice.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521278928
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A framework for making decisions about risks, with recommendations for research, public policy, and practice.
Subject Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 994
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 994
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Thinking Ahead
Author: Unesco
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
UNESCO pub. Monograph on the medium term role and activities of UNESCO for 1977 to 1982 - discusses possible spheres of interest, such as the universal affirmation of human rights, peace research, economic and social development, science policy, educational policy, literacy and social participation, the environment, population problems, communication, information services, etc.
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
UNESCO pub. Monograph on the medium term role and activities of UNESCO for 1977 to 1982 - discusses possible spheres of interest, such as the universal affirmation of human rights, peace research, economic and social development, science policy, educational policy, literacy and social participation, the environment, population problems, communication, information services, etc.
Government Reports Announcements & Index
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1124
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