Global Change: Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
Contents
Note: Authors' names link to professional titles and information dating from 1994, when this book was published in print.
Preface
Part I: Ecological Dimensions of Global Change
- Introduction to Part I
- The Carbon Cycle and the Role of the Ocean in Climate
- Jorge L. Sarmiento
- Changes in Ocean Productivity Resulting from Global Change
- John A. McGowan
- Changes in Terrestrial Carbon Storage and Interactions between the Global Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
- William H. Schlesinger
- Terrestrial Vegetation: Its Role in Regulating the Physical Climate System
- Christopher B. Field
Part II: Social Dimensions of Global Change
- Introduction to Part II
- Human Population Growth and Global Change
- Paul R. Ehrlich
- Rice-Based Farming Systems in Asia: Driving Forces and Implications for Global Change
- Rosamond Naylor
- Commentary: Impacts of Rice Production on Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases
- Jeff Romm
- Terra Incognita: Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- B. L. Turner II
- Commentary: Causes of Land Cover Change from a Legal Perspective
- Joseph L. Sax
- Interactions of Land Use and Ecosystem Structure and Function: A Case Study in the Central Great Plains
- Ingrid C. Burke et al.
- Environmentally Driven Conflict
- Thomas Homer-Dixon
Part III: Policy and Legal Responses
- Introduction to Part III
- The Economic Impact of Preventing Global Change
- Lawrence H. Goulder
- International Law and Policy-Making about Global Change
- Joan Donoghue
- Global Warming: The Role of International Law
- Daniel Bodansky
- Developing a Policy Structure to Respond to Global Change
- Lee A. Kimball
Conclusion
Glossary
Notes on Contributors
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