In the Shadow of Melting Glaciers: Climate Change and Andean Society

by Mark Carey

Book Overview

Climate change is producing profound changes globally. Yet we still know little about how it affects real people in real places on a daily basis because most of our knowledge comes from scientific studies that try to estimate impacts and project future climate scenarios. This book is different, illustrating in vivid detail how people in the Andes have grappled with the effects of climate change and ensuing natural disasters for more than half a century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195396073
• ISBN13: 9780195396072
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"