Book contents
- Global Change and Future Earth
- Special Publications of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics Series
- Global Change and Future Earth: The Geoscience Perspective
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Future Earth and Planetary Issues
- 1 International Drivers to Study Climatic and Environmental Change: A Challenge to Scientific Unions
- 2 Future Earth and Expected Mega Changes
- 3 Global Change, Space Weather, and Climate
- 4 Climate Issues from the Planetary Perspective and Insights for the Earth
- Part II Future Earth and Geodetic Issues
- Part III Future Earth and the Earth’s Fluid Environment
- Part IV Future Earth and Regions
- Part V Future Earth and Urban Environments
- Part VI Future Earth and Food Security
- Part VII Future Earth and Risk, Safety and Security
- Part VIII Climate Change and Global Change
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
1 - International Drivers to Study Climatic and Environmental Change: A Challenge to Scientific Unions
from Part I - Future Earth and Planetary Issues
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Book contents
- Global Change and Future Earth
- Special Publications of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics Series
- Global Change and Future Earth: The Geoscience Perspective
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I Future Earth and Planetary Issues
- 1 International Drivers to Study Climatic and Environmental Change: A Challenge to Scientific Unions
- 2 Future Earth and Expected Mega Changes
- 3 Global Change, Space Weather, and Climate
- 4 Climate Issues from the Planetary Perspective and Insights for the Earth
- Part II Future Earth and Geodetic Issues
- Part III Future Earth and the Earth’s Fluid Environment
- Part IV Future Earth and Regions
- Part V Future Earth and Urban Environments
- Part VI Future Earth and Food Security
- Part VII Future Earth and Risk, Safety and Security
- Part VIII Climate Change and Global Change
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- References
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