The Oxford Companion to Global Change

Edited by Andrew Goudie and David Cuff

Oxford Companions

• Clear coverage of earth systems, human factors, institutions, case studies, resources, biographies, agreements, policies, associations, and responses to global change
• 300 original articles by leading scholars, supplemented by 150 charts, diagrams, and illustrations
• Balanced treatment of predictions of catastrophe and statements of optimism
• Up-to-date scholarship using the most recent reports of the IPCC

The Oxford Companion to Global Change

Edited by Andrew Goudie and David Cuff

Oxford Companions

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The Oxford Companion to Global Change

Edited by Andrew Goudie and David Cuff

Oxford Companions

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