TY - BOOK AU - Hardy,John T. TI - Climate change: causes, effects, and solutions SN - 0-470-85019-1 U1 - 551.609/H22 21 PY - 2003/// CY - New York: PB - Wiley KW - CLIMATOLOGÍA KW - CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO KW - METEOROLOGÍA KW - EFECTOS EN EL MEDIO AMBIENTE N1 - Incluye índice temático: páginas 241-247; Incluye referencias bibliográficas al final de cada capítulo; Section I. Climate Change - Past, Present, and Future. 1. Earth and the Greenhouse Effect -- 2. Past Climate Change: Lessons from History -- 3. Recent Climate Change: The Earth Responds -- 4. Future Climate Change: The Twenty-First Century and Beyond -- Section II. Ecological Effects of Climate Change. 5. Effects on Freshwater Systems -- 6. Effects on Terrestrial Ecosystems -- 7. Climate Change and Agriculture -- 8. Climate Change and the Marine Environment. Section III. Human Dimensions of Climate Change. 9. Impacts on Human Settlement and Infrastructure -- 10. Effects of Climate Change on Human Health -- 11. Mitigation: Reducing the Impacts -- 12. Policy, Politics and Economics of Climate Change -- Appendixes ER -