The Big Thaw

Climate change, one of the drivers of global change, is controversial in political circles, but recognized in scientific ones as being of central importance today for the United States and the world. In The Big Thaw, the editors bring together experts, advocates, and academic professionals who addre...

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Main Authors: Zubrow, Ezra B. W., Meidinger, Errol, Connolly, Kim Diana
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: SUNY Press 2019
Subjects:
Environmental Studies
Environmental Politics
Environmental Sociology
Anthropology
Arctic
Climate change
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/7130
https://doi.org/10.1353/book.100021
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Summary:Climate change, one of the drivers of global change, is controversial in political circles, but recognized in scientific ones as being of central importance today for the United States and the world. In The Big Thaw, the editors bring together experts, advocates, and academic professionals who address the serious issue of how climate change in the Circumpolar Arctic is affecting and will continue to affect environments, cultures, societies, and economies throughout the world. The contributors discuss a variety of topics, including anthropology, sociology, human geography, community economics, regional development and planning, and political science, as well as biogeophysical sciences such as ecology, human-environmental interactions, and climatology. Open Access version supported by Knowledge Unlatched. VoR SUNY Press N/A

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