Restructuring federal climate research to meet the challenges of climate change [electronic resource]

With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately, many decision makers are focusing unprecedented attention on the need for strategies to adapt to climate changes that are now unavoidable....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Center for Studies of Behavior and Development (US), National Academies Press (US), National Research Council (US) . Committee on Strategic Advice on the US Climate Change Science Program, National Research Council (US) . Division on Earth and Life Studies
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press , c2009
Subjects:
Online Access:NetLibrary

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 7i4500
001 0000070796
005 20110509.0
008 090928s2009 cau eng
020 |a 0309131731 
020 |a 030913174X (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9780309131735 
020 |a 9780309131742 (electronic bk.) 
090 0 0 |a QC903.2.U6   |b R47 2009 
245 0 0 |a Restructuring federal climate research to meet the challenges of climate change [electronic resource]   |c Committee on Strategic Advice on the US Climate Change Science Program, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences 
260 |a Washington, DC :   |b National Academies Press ,   |c c2009 
300 |a 1 online resource (xii, 254 p.) :   |b ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.) 
500 |a Description based on print version record 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p 123-145) 
505 0 |a 1. Restructuring the climate change science program -- 2. Future priorities -- 3. Appendixes: A. Examples of bills with a significant climate change component considered in the 110th congress -- 4. B.U.S. climate change science program -- 5. C. Process for identifying 
520 |a With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately, many decision makers are focusing unprecedented attention on the need for strategies to adapt to climate changes that are now unavoidable. The effects of climate change will touch every corner of the world's economies and societies; adaptation is inevitable. The remaining question is to what extent humans will anticipate and reduce undesired consequences of climate change, or postpone response until after climate change impacts have altered ecological and socioeconomic systems so significantly that opportunities for adaptation become limited. This book summarizes a National Research Council workshop at which presentations and discussion identified specific needs associated with this gap between the demand and supply of scientific information about climate change adaptation 
530 |a Also available via the World Wide Web 
650 0 |a Climatic changes   |x Research   |z United States 
650 0 |a Climatic changes   |x Risk management   |z United States 
650 0 |a Global warming   |x Research   |z United States 
710 2 |a Center for Studies of Behavior and Development (US) 
710 2 |a National Academies Press (US) 
710 2 |a National Research Council (US) .   |b Committee on Strategic Advice on the US Climate Change Science Program 
710 2 |a National Research Council (US) .   |b Division on Earth and Life Studies 
856 4 0 |3 NetLibrary   |u http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=276663 
999 |a 1000136797   |b Electronic Resource   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Gong Badak Campus