Climatic cataclysm : the foreign policy and national security implications of climate change / Kurt M. Campbell, editor.

Contributor(s):

Campbell, Kurt M., 1957-, 1957-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.Description: viii, 237 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 24 cmISBN:

9780815713326 (hbk : alk. paper)
0815713320 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.73874526 22

LOC classification:

QC 981.8 C639 2008

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

National security and climate change in perspective / Kurt M. Campbell, Christine Parthemore -- Can history help with global warming? / J.R. McNeill -- Three plausible scenarios of future climate change / Jay Gulledge -- Security implications of climate scenario 1: expected climate change over the next thirty years / John Podesta, Peter Ogden -- Security implications of climate scenario 2: severe climate change over the next thirty years / Leon Fuerth -- Security implications of climate scenario 3: catastrophic climate change over the next one hundred years / Sharon Burke -- A partnership deal: malevolent and malignant threats / R. James Woolsey -- Setting the negotiating table: the race to replace Kyoto by 2012 / Julianne Smith, Alexander T.J. Lennon -- Conclusion: The clear implications of global climate change / Kurt M. Campbell, Richard Weitz.

Summary: "Presents three scenarios of what the future may hold: expected, severe, and catastrophic and analyzes the security implications of each. Considers what can be learned from early civilizations confronted with natural disaster and asks what the largest emitters of greenhouse gases can do to reduce and manage future risks"--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	QC 981.8 C639 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000124378

Includes bibliographical references and index.

National security and climate change in perspective / Kurt M. Campbell, Christine Parthemore --
Can history help with global warming? / J.R. McNeill --
Three plausible scenarios of future climate change / Jay Gulledge --
Security implications of climate scenario 1: expected climate change over the next thirty years / John Podesta, Peter Ogden --
Security implications of climate scenario 2: severe climate change over the next thirty years / Leon Fuerth --
Security implications of climate scenario 3: catastrophic climate change over the next one hundred years / Sharon Burke --
A partnership deal: malevolent and malignant threats / R. James Woolsey --
Setting the negotiating table: the race to replace Kyoto by 2012 / Julianne Smith, Alexander T.J. Lennon --
Conclusion: The clear implications of global climate change / Kurt M. Campbell, Richard Weitz.

"Presents three scenarios of what the future may hold: expected, severe, and catastrophic and analyzes the security implications of each. Considers what can be learned from early civilizations confronted with natural disaster and asks what the largest emitters of greenhouse gases can do to reduce and manage future risks"--Provided by publisher.

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