Global Warming

1. Front Matter

   Pages ii-xiv

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2. Climate Change Projections

   • Shinji Nakagawa, Masato Sugi, Tatsuo Motoi, Seiji Yukimoto

   Pages 1-33

3. Impacts on Natural Ecosystems

   • Masahiko Ohsawa, Takashi Eguchi, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Hiroaki Ikeda, Masayuki Nemoto, Yoshio Hada

   Pages 35-99

4. Impacts on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

   • Hiroshi Seino, Masahiro Amano, Katsuyuki Sasaki

   Pages 101-129

5. Impacts on Hydrology/Water Resources and Water Environment

   • Keisuke Hanaki, Kaoru Takara, Takayuki Hanazato, Hiromaru Hirakuchi, Hajime Kayanne

   Pages 131-163

6. Impacts on Infrastructure and Socio-economic System

   • Nobuo Mimura, Junichi Tsutsui, Toshiaki Ichinose, Hirokazu Kato, Keiji Sakaki

   Pages 165-201

7. Impacts on Human Health

   • Mitsuru Ando, Iwao Uchiyama, Masaji Ono

   Pages 203-213

8. Vulnerability of Japan to Climate Change

   • Hideo Harasawa, Mariko Fujimori, Kazuhito Yamada, Akira Ogihara

   Pages 215-237

9. Back Matter

   Pages 239-244

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Global warming poses a serious threat to the quality of life in the 21st century. Taking Japan as an example, this book explains the anticipated impact of global warming on modern society-natural ecosystems; agriculture, forestry, and fisheries; water resources and environments; the infrastructure and socioeconomic system; and human health. The most recent scientific and technical information is presented by more than 30 prominent researchers who are assessing the potential impact of global warming on nature and society. The results of their research provide dramatic evidence of the urgency of the task faced by policy makers in responding to climate change. For scientists and government officials alike, this volume may be considered required reading.

• biodiversity
• climate
• climate change
• ecosystem
• environment
• environmental pollution
• global warming
• health
• nature conservation
• pollution
• temperature

• Global Environment Research Group, National Institute for Environmental Studies Environment Agency of Japan, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

  Shuzo Nishioka

• Environmental Planning Section Social and Environmental Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies Environment Agency of Japan, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

  Hideo Harasawa

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