Perspectives on Global Change The TARGETS Approach

About this book

Describes the structure, assumptions, philosophy and innovative results of an advanced global integrated assessment model, TARGETS, which brings together a wide range of disciplines in science and social science.

Contents

1. Global change and sustainable development Rotmans, van Asselt, de Vries; 2. Concepts Rotmans, van Asselt, de Vries; 3. The TARGETS model Rotmans et al.; 4. The population and health submodel Niessen and Hilderink; 5. The energy submodel: TIME de Vries and Janssen; 6. The water submodel: AQUA Hoekstra; 7. The land and food submodel: TERRA Strengers, den Elzen and Koster; 8. The biogeochemical submodel: CYCLES den Elzen et al.; 9. Indicators for sustainable development Rotmans; 10. Uncertainties in perspective van Asselt and Rotmans; 11. Towards an integrated assessment of global change Rotmans et al.; 12. Population and health in perspective Hilderink and van Asselt; 13. Energy systems in transition de Vries, Beusen and Janssen; 14. Water in crisis Hoekstra et al.; 15. Food for the future Strengers et al.; 16. Human disturbance of the global biogeochemical cycles den Elzen; 17. The larger picture: Utopian futures de Vries; 18. Uncertainty and risk: Dystopian futures de Vries; 19. Global change: fresh insights, no simple answers de Vries et al.; References; Index.

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