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Climatic cataclysm : the foreign policy and national security implications of climate change /

"Presents three scenarios of what the future may hold: expected, severe, and catastrophic and analyzes the security implications of each. Considers what can be learned from early civilizations confronted with natural disaster and asks what the largest emitters of greenhouse gases can do to redu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Campbell, Kurt M., 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Government policy.
Climatic changes > Forecasting.
Climatic changes > Social aspects.
International relations > Forecasting.
National security.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"Presents three scenarios of what the future may hold: expected, severe, and catastrophic and analyzes the security implications of each. Considers what can be learned from early civilizations confronted with natural disaster and asks what the largest emitters of greenhouse gases can do to reduce and manage future risks"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:viii, 237 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815713326 (hbk : alk. paper)
0815713320 (hbk. : alk. paper)