Main Title |
Protecting the ozone layer : science and strategy / |
Author |
Parson, Edward.
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Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Year Published |
2003 |
OCLC Number |
49558964 |
ISBN |
0195155491; 9780195155495 |
Subjects |
Ozone layer depletion--Prevention--History--20th century
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAM |
QC879.7.P37 2003 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
11/01/2010 |
EKBM |
QC879.7.P37 2003 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
06/05/2018 |
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Collation |
xvii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-367) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Stratospheric ozone and its protection: introduction and background -- Early stratospheric science, chlorofluorocarbons, and the emergence of environmental concern -- Setting the stage: national action and early international efforts, 1970-1980 -- The search for knowledge-based resolution: science and scientific assessment, 1976-1985 -- Negotiations and strategy, 1980-1987 -- Eliminating chlorofluorocarbons: science, assessment, and responses, 1986-1988 -- Industry strategy and technical innovation, 1987-1992 -- Building an adaptive regime: the protocol evolving, 1989-1999 -- The theoretical and practical significance of the ozone regime. The first comprehensive history of international efforts to protect the ozone layer, this book chronicles the greatest success yet achieved in managing human impacts on the global environment. It examines the parallel developments of politics and negotiations, scientific understanding and controversy, technological progress, and industry strategy, from the 1970's to the present. |
Place Published |
Oxford ; New York |
PUB Date Free Form |
2003 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2002066256 |
Merged OCLC records |
52078351; 52449730; 718347575; 889315379 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20180604065413 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03377cam 22006254a 45010 |