Climate change and cultural heritage a race against time / [electronic resource] :
Peter F. Smith, with a foreword by Lord Rogers of Riverside.
- New York : Routledge, 2014.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 195 p.) : ill., maps.
- Routledge explorations in environmental studies ; 10 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The Goldilocks planet -- 2. The evolution of civilisation -- 3. The dynamics of climate change -- 4. Climate and the price of progress -- 5. Predictions for the UK -- 6. The race against time -- 7. From climate to civilisation and the principle of harmony -- 8. Beyond the maths -- 9. The energy dilemma -- 10. Green technologies : a sample -- 11. Access to clean energy -- 12. Carbon dioxide uncertainties -- 13. Nuclear developments and complementary technologies -- 14. Essential services provided by nature -- 15. China, on the ascent -- 16. The four degrees scenario.
9780203074398 (ebook : PDF)
Architecture--Environmental aspects. Climatic changes. Cultural property--Environmental aspects.