دانلود کتاب Darkening Peaks: Glacier Retreat, Science, and Society

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Contents\nAcknowledgments\nOverview. Glaciers in Science and Society\n1 THE PLACE OF GLACIERS IN NATURAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPES\nPart 1 Societal Perceptions: Cultures and Institutions\n2 CHANGING VIEWS OF CHANGING GLACIERS\n3 Challenges of Living with Glaciers in the Swiss Alps, Past and Present\n4 Environment, History, and Culture as Infl uences on Perceptions of Glacier Dynamics: THE CASE OF MT. SHASTA\n5 GLACIAL HAZARDS: PERCEIVING AND RESPONDING TO THREATS IN FOUR WORLD REGIONS\nPart 2 Scientific Observations: Measurement, Monitoring, and Modeling\n6 TWO ALPINE GLACIERS OVER THE PAST TWO CENTURIES: A SCIENTIFIC VIEW BASED ON PICTORIAL SOURCES\n7 LONG-TERM OBSERVATIONS OF GLACIERS IN NORWAY\n8 ALPINEWIDE DISTRIBUTED GLACIER MASS BALANCE MODELING: A TOOL FOR ASSESSING FUTURE GLACIER CHANGE?\n9 MODELING CLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTS ON MOUNTAIN GLACIERS AND WATER RESOURCES IN THE CENTRAL DRY ANDES\nPart 3 Trends in Natural Landscapes: Climate Change\n10 GLACIER MASS BALANCE IN THE NORTHERN U.S. AND CANADIAN ROCKIES: PALEO-PERSPECTIVES AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHANGE\n11 GLACIER FLUCTUATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN ALPS, 1850–2000: AN OVERVIEW AND A SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE DATA\n12 TROPICAL GLACIERS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SOCIETY: FOCUS ON KILIMANJARO (EAST AFRICA)\nPart 4 Impacts on Human Landscapes: Resources, Hazards, and Cultural Landscapes\n13 NEW ZEALAND’S GLACIERS: KEY NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ASSETS FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY\n14 THE IMPACT OF MINING ON ROCK GLACIERS AND GLACIERS: EXAMPLES FROM CENTRAL CHILE\n15 GLACIER CHANGES AND THEIR IMPACTS ON MOUNTAIN TOURISM: TWO CASE STUDIES FROM THE ITALIAN ALPS\n16 MAMA COTACACHI: HISTORY, LOCAL PERCEPTIONS, AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLACIER RETREAT IN THE ECUADORIAN ANDES\nPart 5 Responses: Adaptation and Accommodation\n17 THE POLITICS OF PLACE: INHABITING AND DEFENDING GLACIER HAZARD ZONES IN PERU’S CORDILLERA BLANCA\n18 RESPONSES TO GLACIER RETREAT IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN NEPAL\n19 GLACIERS AND EFFICIENT WATER USE IN CENTRAL ASIA\n20 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MOUNTAIN GLACIERS: AN OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS\nNotes\nIndex