Title: Glossary
Course: HUM 299 Environmental Humanities > Section: HUM 299 Environmental Humanities

Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Anthropogenic climate change | Including but not limited to the familiar notion of global warming, anthropogenic climate change refers to a wide range of climatological changes precipitated by human activities. The significant ...
Heat island | Refers to an urban geographic location particularly susceptible to the environmental and health risks of rising average temperatures. Heat islands may or may not be particularly intensive sources ...
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | An international organization surveying the work of climate scientists worldwide, the IPCC releases regular reports of the state of contemporary knowledge of global climate change. Its scientific, ...
Kyoto Protocol | An international agreement on climate change and greenhouse gas production articulated and adopted by many (but not all) nations at the end of the 20^th Century. The different standards and require ...
Prevention, Mitigation, and Adaptation | Once the reality of anthropogenic climate change becomes relatively clear, international attention turns to appropriate, effective, fair responses. Such responses are three-pronged in their approa ...