&i;`If your are looking for a state-of-the-art appreciation of the links between society and the global environment, there is no better place to start.'&o; Jim Skea, UK Global Change Programme
&i;`Volumes 1-3...provide a state-of-the-art compendium of relevant social science. Volume 4 is invaluable as a readable summary for non-professionals.'&o; Stephen H Schneider, Stanford University
&i;`The discussions of each recommendation are extraordinarily insightful. They have powerful implications beyond their relevance to climate change.'&o; Tom Malone, Chief Scientist of Sigma Xi