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Adaptation and climate change / Sarah Flint Erdreich, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009. - 112 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Environment . - At issue. Environment. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106) and index.

Climate change could be devastating and people must adapt to survive / The negative impact of climate change is overstated / Climate change will force the relocation of communities / Climate change affects the natural world / Indigenous arctic cultures struggle to adapt to climate change / Climate change must be addressed in developing countries / Developing countries have more pressing concerns than climate change / Laws are needed to force humans to adapt / Laws curbing emissions are necessary and can encourage profitability / Policies curbing emissions are unnecessary and hinder profitability / Air travel contributes to climate change / The benefits of air travel outweigh the modest impact on the climate / Green consumerism won't benefit the environment / Margareta Wahlstrom -- Olaf Stampf (Translated from German by Christopher Sultan) -- Marwaan Macan-Markar -- Ker Than -- Alex Shoumatoff -- Science Daily -- Siddhartha Shome -- Mike Tidwell -- Fred Krupp -- James M. Inhofe -- Gregory M. Lamb -- Kendra Okonski -- Monica Hesse.

ISBN: 9780737742763 (hardcover) 0737742763 (hardcover) 9780737742756 (pbk.) 0737742755 (pbk.)

Source: 1292689 QBI

LCCN: 2008053996

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human beings--Effect of climate on.
Adaptation (Biology)
Global environmental change.
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects.

LC Class. No.: GF71 / A37 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 304.2/5