Climate impacts on the Baltic Sea : from science to policy: school of environmental research - organized by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht

The Baltic Sea area is an old cultural landscape with a well developed international framework for monitoring, assessing and managing its marine ecosystems. It provides a good case study for other regions where such management is being set up. The chapters in this book are based on lectures given at a summer school on the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm in the summer of 2009. They cover arange of topics, spanning from detailed descriptions of political agreements that protect the marine environment, to basic modelling instructions, to an assessment of the possible impacts of climate change on the marine ecosystem, toa reflection on the role of climate scientists and their responsibility in society. This interdisciplinary book is primarily directed at students and lecturers of the environmental disciplines to provide an overview of the possible impacts of climate change on the Baltic Sea. It is also intended to serve as a background reference for scientists and policy makers, both for the Baltic Seaarea and more generally. The book is a contribution to the BALTEX programme and to the BONUS+ projects ECOSUPPORT and Baltic-C. Interdisciplinary view on climate change impacts on the (Baltic) sea. Bridges the gap to policy making and sustainable environmental management. Good case study for other regions in the process of setting up similar management INDICE: Preface. 1 International agreements and Baltic Sea environmental management. 2 HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan: An ecosystem approach to the management of human activities. 3 Some aspects of the Baltic Sea marine system. 4 Abasic introduction to climate modeling and its uncertainties. 5 Impacts of climate change, including acidification, on marine ecosystems and fisheries. 6 Towards Integrated Ecosystem Assessments (IEAs) of the Baltic Sea - Investigating ecosystem state and historical development. 7 Sustainable climate science.

• ISBN: 978-3-642-25727-8
• Editorial: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 260
• Fecha Publicación: 29/02/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés