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- This book shows how vital an understanding of nitrogen is for its role in climate change and its affects on humankind
- Paints an accessible yet comprehensive picture of nitrogen, including history, society and environment
- Combines peer-reviewed literature, expert author knowledge and accessible analysis in one book
- Relevant for scholars, students and policy-makers studying/working on environmental, climate change and health issues
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
- Climate change
- Famine
- Toxic Algae
- Fertiliser
- Eutrophication
- Algal Blooms
- Nitrous oxide
- Global warming
- Carbon sinks
- Agriculture
- Pollution
- nitrate
- ammonia
- NOx
- nitrification
- denitrification
- nitrogen deposition
- leaching
- legumes
- nitrogen fixation
- adaptation
- agriculture
- carbon sink
- climate change
- climate change mitigation
- environment
- food
- global warming
- pollution
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Edinburgh, UK
Dave Reay
About the author
Dave Reay is Professor of Carbon Management at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He has worked on nitrogen and climate change for over 20 years. His research has taken him from stormy seas in the Southern Ocean to evil-smelling Scottish ditches. He has written several popular books on climate change and directs the award-winning Masters in Carbon Management at Edinburgh.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nitrogen and Climate Change
Book Subtitle: An Explosive Story
Authors: Dave Reay
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137286963
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-28694-9Published: 16 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-28695-6Published: 16 June 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-28696-3Published: 31 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 220
Topics: Environmental Sociology, Environmental Economics, Sustainable Development, Environmental Politics, Geology, Climate Change