Water, Environment and Society in Times of Climatic Change
. Ed(S): Issar, Arie S.; Brown, N.
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Paperback. Contributions from an International Workshop within the framework of International Hydrological Program (IHP) UNESCO, held at Ben-Gurion University, Sede Boker, Israel from 7-12 July 1996 Editor(s): Issar, Arie S.; Brown, N. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
Since the greenhouse effect emerged as a predictable threat, necessitating the evalu ation of its future impact on the environment in the various parts of the globe, interest in the climate changes during the Holocene has gained momentum. The background can be summarized by the sentence: The past is a key to the future. As a matter of fact, this sentence is in the opposite direction, on the dimension of time, to the principle adopted by the founders of the science of geology. They proposed that geological processes in the present should be used as a key for understanding the ... Read more
Since the greenhouse effect emerged as a predictable threat, necessitating the evalu ation of its future impact on the environment in the various parts of the globe, interest in the climate changes during the Holocene has gained momentum. The background can be summarized by the sentence: The past is a key to the future. As a matter of fact, this sentence is in the opposite direction, on the dimension of time, to the principle adopted by the founders of the science of geology. They proposed that geological processes in the present should be used as a key for understanding the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Series
Water Science and Technology Library
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048151141
SKU
V9789048151141
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