Mohan Munasinghe, Rob Swart

Gebundenes Buch

Primer on Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Facts, Policy Analysis, and Applications

Beschreibung

This book presents a condensed and accessible review of the latest state-of-the-art assessments of the IPCC, within the context of sustainable development. It will be an invaluable textbook for students of environmental science and policy, and researchers and policy makers involved in all aspects of climate change.

Autor

Professor Mohan Munasinghe has post-graduate degrees in engineering, physics and development economics, from Cambridge University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McGill University, and Concordia University. Presently, he is Chairman of the Munasinghe Institute For Development (MIND), Colombo; Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Geneva; and Hon. Chief Energy Advisor to the Government of Sri Lanka, Colombo. From 1974-2002, he worked for the World Bank, Washington DC, in various positions including Director and Senior Advisor. From 1982 to 1987, he was the Senior Energy Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka. During 1990-92, he served as Advisor to the United States President's Council on Environmental Quality. He has implemented international development projects for three decades, and contributed to IPCC work for 15 years. He has won a number of international awards and medals for his research, authored over 80 books and several hundred technical papers, and serves on the editorial boards of a dozen international journals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 458
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 1095g
• ISBN-13: 9780521810661
• ISBN-10: 0521810663
• Artikelnr.: 14775083