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1 - 12 de 12 resultados para “inka weissbecker”
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  • Global Child

    Children and Families Affected by War, Displacement, and Migration

    de Karen Paul, Nagui Demian, Inka Weissbecker, Katie Mullins, Andrew Jones, Sharon Bond, Jaswant Guzder, Neil Bilotta, Maya Fennig, Alusine Bah, Ines Marchand, EJ Milne, Churnjeet Mahn, Mayra Guzman, Farhio Ahmed, Glynis Clacherty, Thea Shahrokh, Warren Linds, Miranda D'Amico, Meaghan Shevell, Fatima Khan, April Mandrona, Michaelina Jakala, Mateja Celestina, Leesa Hamilton ...
    Series series Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights
    Armed conflicts continue to wreak havoc on children and families around the world with profound effects. In 2017, 420 million children—nearly one in five—were living in conflict-affected areas, an increase in 30 million from the previous year. The recent surge in war-induced migration, referred to as a “global refugee crisis” has made migration a highly politicized issue, with refugee populations ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Climate Change and Human Well-Being

    Global Challenges and Opportunities

    Edición de Inka Weissbecker ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Climate change is increasing the severity of disasters and adverse weather conditions worldwide, with particularly devastating effects on developing countries and on individuals with lower resources. Climate change is likely to impact mental health and psychosocial well-being via multiple pathways, leading to new challenges. Direct effects such as gradual environmental changes, higher temperatures ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

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  • Why Does It Happen: Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Natural Disaster Books for Kids

    de Baby Professor ...
    Series Libro 4 - Why Does It Happen
    Tornadoes, typhoons and hurricanes are weather disturbances that your child may be familiar with based on experience. But does your child know the science behind these events? With this picture book, he/she will! Picture books are informative materials that are shouting to be picked up and read. The illustrations are attention-grabbing and the carefully written quick facts break complex concepts ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Experimenting on a Small Planet

    A Scholarly Entertainment

    de William W. Hay ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is a thorough introduction to climate science and global change. The author is a geologist who has spent much of his life investigating the climate of Earth from a time when it was warm and dinosaurs roamed the land, to today's changing climate. Bill Hay takes you on a journey to understand how the climate system works. He explores how humans are unintentionally conducting a grand ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Some Like It Cold

    The Politics of Climate Change in Canada

    de Robert C. Paehlke ...
    Some Like It Cold plunges headlong into the political conundrum of Canada’s climatechange debate. Focusing on the past responses of both Liberal and Conservative governmentsto the looming crisis—ranging from negligence to complicity and connivance—Paehlke illuminatesthe issues surrounding compliance with global regulations such as Kyoto, includingthe dilemma of tar sands development. But he also ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Integrative Approaches to Sustainable Development at University Level

    Making the Links

    Edición de Walter Leal Filho, Luciana Brandli, Olga Kuznetsova, Arminda Maria Finisterra do Paço ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book documents and compares the experiences of a wide range of universities across the five continents with regard to sustainable development, making it of special interest to sustainability researchers and practitioners. By showcasing how integrative approaches to sustainable development at the university level can be successfully employed to bridge the gaps between disciplines, the book ... Leer más

    $143.09 USD

  • Widening the Scope of Environmental Policies in North America

    Towards Blue Approaches

    Edición de Gustavo Sosa-Nunez ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This edited volume provides a variety of insights into the context in which ocean and wetlands policy is placed at the sub-continental level. The governments of Mexico, Canada, and United States of America have recognized the importance of conserving, protecting, and enhancing the environment in their territories. As a result, they have developed an institutional structure aimed at furthering ... Leer más

    $143.99 USD

  • Beyond 2012?

    de Richard Carswell ...
    Let's go beyond 2012! Throughout time, this year 2012 has been shrouded in mystery. Never has a single date, in the history of humanity, held such significance for so many! Today, We are at the crossroad, Alarms Bell is ringing ..Is Mankind on a collision course with an Apocalyptic Environmental Global Catastrophe? or Is Mankind Transitioning into a new Life-Form Science calls the New Humanity ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Climate Change, Air Pollution and Global Challenges

    Understanding and Perspectives from Forest Research

    de Rainer Matyssek, N Clarke, P. Cudlin, T.N. Mikkelsen, J-P. Tuovinen, E. Paoletti, G Wieser ...
    Series Libro 13 - Developments in Environmental Science
    There are significant pressures from climate change and air pollution that forests currently face. This book aims to increase understanding of the state and potential of forest ecosystems to mitigate and adapt to climate change in a polluted environment. It reconciles process-oriented research, long-term monitoring and applied modeling through comprehensive forest ecosystem research. Furthermore, ... Leer más

    $166.99 USD

  • Weather Derivatives

    Modeling and Pricing Weather-Related Risk

    de Achilleas D. Zapranis, Antonis Alexandridis K. ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Weather derivatives are financial instruments that can be used by organizations or individuals as part of a risk management strategy to minimize risk associated with adverse or unexpected weather conditions. Just as traditional contingent claims, a weather derivative has an underlying measure, such as: rainfall, wind, snow or temperature. Nearly $1 trillion of the U.S. economy is directly exposed ... Leer más

    $98.99 USD

  • Transport and Climate Change

    Edición de Tim Ryley, Lee Chapman ...
    Series Libro 2 - Transport and Sustainability
    Transport accounts for 23% of global carbon dioxide emissions and is one of the few industrial sectors where emissions are still growing. There is a pressing need for transport to begin reducing emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The world is already committed to some degree of climate change and there is an additional need to adapt transport networks to cope with the future ... Leer más

    $182.99 USD

  • Climatic Variability in Sixteenth-Century Europe and Its Social Dimension

    Edición de Christian Pfister, Rudolf Brázdil, Rüdiger Glaser ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    A multidecadal cooling is known to have occurred in Europe in the final decades of the sixteenth-century. It is still open to debate as to what might have caused the underlying shifts in atmospheric circulation and how these changes affected societies. This book is the fruit of interdisciplinary cooperation among 37 scientists including climatologists, hydrologists, glaciologists, ... Leer más

    $143.99 USD