Communicating global change science to society an assessment and case studies

National governments and research scientists may be equally concerned with issues of global environmental change, but their interests-and their timelines-are not the same. Governments are often focused on short-term effects and local impacts of global phenomena. Scientists, on the other hand, are lo...

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Otros Autores: Holm Tiessen
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English
Publicado: Washington [DC] Island Press 2007
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Sumario:National governments and research scientists may be equally concerned with issues of global environmental change, but their interests-and their timelines-are not the same. Governments are often focused on short-term effects and local impacts of global phenomena. Scientists, on the other hand, are loath to engage in speculation about the specific consequences of large-scale environmental trends
Descripción Física:xvii, 217 p.
ill.
23 cm
ISBN:1597261777
9781597261777