Laboratory Earth: The Planetary Gamble We Can't Afford To Lose (Science Masters Series) - Hardcover

Schneider, Steven H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0465072798 ISBN 13: 9780465072798

Publisher: Basic Books, 1996

Synopsis

Explores the science of global change and the current state of the planet, citing the consequences for environmental irresponsibility and providing a framework for considering global change issues.

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Review:

Stephen H. Schneider is a big player in the study of global warming. As a climatologist at Stanford and as author and editor of several books on the greenhouse effect, including the Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather and Global Warming, his insights into the impact of industrial emissions on climate change influence policy makers and environmental activists alike. In Laboratory Earth, Schneider has digested the complex and quantitative details of global warming into an accessible overview of the scientific situation that never slides into simplification. The details of global warming can at times seem overwhelming, but Schneider's slim volume admirably attempts to tell this story with the sense of importance and immediacy he clearly believes it deserves.

About the Author:

Stephen H. Schneider is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and a Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Studies at Stanford University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0465072798
• ISBN 13: 9780465072798
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192