Changing the Atmosphere
Subtitle: Expert Knowledge and Environmental Governance (Politics, Science, and the Environment)
Contributors: Clark Miller (Editor); Paul N. Edwards (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: June 18, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9780262632195
Subjects: Environmental Science; Global warming; Political science & theory; Political Science; Environmental Studies; Politics/International Relations; Public Policy - General; Weather; Science / Environmental Science; Biotechnology; Climatic changes; Environmental aspects; Environmental management; Global environmental change; Nature
First sentence: The explosion at 5:30 A.M. on July 16, 1945, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, first hinted at the power of science to reshape world order, challenging us all to assume global responsibilities and become citizens of planet Earth.