Bøker av Nico (Zeppelin University Stehr

Climate has for a long time been a taken-for-granted background against which social, political and economic interactions have taken place. But this taken-for-granted background is cleaving. It is becoming hard to ignore the potential repercussions of a changing climate, and the uneven impact of certain forms of human society and energy cultures that risk undermining their own environmental conditions.In a comprehensive and accessible way, this book:Provides a broad account of the various conceptions and constructions of climate and its shifting interconnections with society, science and politicsIncorporates both natural and social scientific perspectivesSituates contemporary climate change research in an historical contextDrawing on the insights of various disciplines and citing numerous examples, Society and Climate probes the interplay between society, science and climate, and warns against making any easy assumptions.

Explores the linkages between the extension of knowledge and the law. This work anticipates that the legal system is not only called upon to adjudicate in matters of creative minds, but also expected to do so to an ever increasing degree.

Presents from a transdisciplinary view, climate and its changes, impact and perception. This book provides an account of the cultural history of climate and relates it to contemporary scientific knowledge about climate, climate change and its impact.