Climate Change and Policy The Calculability of Climate Change and the Challenge of Uncertainty

Name: Climate Change and Policy The Calculability of Climate Change and the Challenge of Uncertainty
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ISBN: 9783642176999

ISBN-10: 3642176992

ISBN-13: 9783642176999

Edition: 2011

Authors: Gabriele Gramelsberger, Johann Feichter

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The uncertainty of predictability of climate effects is still a contentious issue in science and society. On the one hand decision-makers require certainty about future consequences of today's behaviour. On the other hand the complexity of the climate system, of human behaviour and global interactions defeats the desire for certainty. Although it has turned out that the world isn't predictable in a Laplaceian manner, advanced strategies of calculability have been developed to measuring and dealing with uncertainty. The contributions in this book give a first hand insight into climatologists' strategies in dealing with uncertainty by using simulation models and into social, political and…

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List price: $119.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
Publication date: 3/31/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 241
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English




Introduction to the Volume




Modelling the Climate System: An Overview




Climate Simulation, Uncertainty, and Policy Advice - The Case of the IPCC




Dealing with Uncertainty - From Climate Research to Integrated Assessment of Policy Options




Uncertainty in Climate Policy - Impacts on Market Mechanisms




Insuring Climate Change - Managing Political and Economic Uncertainties in Flood Management




Climate Science, Weather and Climate Engineering, and Scientific Objectivity




Utilizing Participatory Scenario-Based Approaches to Design Proactive Responses to Climate Change in the Face of Uncertainties




Image Politics: Picturing Uncertainty. The Role of Images in Climatology and Climate Policy



About the Authors


Abbreviations and Glossary


Index