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Air pollution and climate change : the basics / John Pearson, Richard Derwent.

By: Pearson, John K [author]Contributor(s): Derwent, R. G [author]Material type: Text

TextSeries: The basicsPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, c2022Edition: First editionDescription: xx, 164 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN: 978-1-032-27518-5Subject(s): AIR -- POLLUTION | CLIMATE CHANGES | CLIMATE CHANGES MITIGATIONLOC classification: TD 883 P43 2022

Contents:

1. Air pollutants and their sources 2. Historical context 3. Indoor air pollution 4. Urban air quality 5. Regional air quality 6. Global air quality and climate change

Summary: "This book identifies four key forms of air pollution: indoor, urban, regional and global. It discusses how these four types of pollution are manifest in today's society and examines the scientific and policy challenges that stand in the way of progress. Written in a style that balances scientific underpinnings with accessible language, Pearson and Derwent examine the sources and historical context of air pollutants, before dedicating a chapter to each of the key forms. Armed with these basics, they begin to address the challenges faced by improving indoor, urban and regional air quality, whilst reducing global warming in the years ahead. This leads to a greater understanding of the challenges of global climate change, with new proposals for reducing global warming. However, the authors conclude that it is only when we have a scenario of reforestation combined with reductions in emissions of all greenhouse gases, that real progress will be made in the fight against climate change. Then, air pollution will also be consigned to history. With a foreword written by Professor James Lovelock, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change and environmental policy, as well as air quality professionals working in this important field"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	School of Arts and Sciences	General Circulation	GC TD 883 P43 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000004818

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Air pollutants and their sources
2. Historical context
3. Indoor air pollution
4. Urban air quality
5. Regional air quality
6. Global air quality and climate change

"This book identifies four key forms of air pollution: indoor, urban, regional and global. It discusses how these four types of pollution are manifest in today's society and examines the scientific and policy challenges that stand in the way of progress. Written in a style that balances scientific underpinnings with accessible language, Pearson and Derwent examine the sources and historical context of air pollutants, before dedicating a chapter to each of the key forms. Armed with these basics, they begin to address the challenges faced by improving indoor, urban and regional air quality, whilst reducing global warming in the years ahead. This leads to a greater understanding of the challenges of global climate change, with new proposals for reducing global warming. However, the authors conclude that it is only when we have a scenario of reforestation combined with reductions in emissions of all greenhouse gases, that real progress will be made in the fight against climate change. Then, air pollution will also be consigned to history. With a foreword written by Professor James Lovelock, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change and environmental policy, as well as air quality professionals working in this important field"-- Provided by publisher.

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