Eduard Bruckner

Eduard Bruckner - The Sources and Consequences of Climate Change and Climate Variability in Historical Times 2000 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Table of Contents: About the Editors. Acknowledgements. Eduard Bruckner's Ideas - Relevant in His Time and Today; N. Stehr, H. von Storch. 1. Groundwater and Typhus. 2. Fluctuations of Water Levels in the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and Baltic Sea Relative to Weather. 3. How Constant is Today's Climate. 4. Climate Change since 1700. 5. About the Influence of Snow Cover on the Climate of the Alps. 6. Influence of Climate Variability on Harvest and Grain Prices in Europe. 7. Weather Prophets. 8. An Inquiry about the 35-Year-Period Climatic Variations." Review Citations:

Scitech Book News 06/01/2000 pg. 46 (EAN 9780792361282, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Stehr, Nico Nico Stehr is Karl Mannheim Professor of Cultural Studies at the Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany. During the academic year 2002/2003 he was Paul F. Lazarsfeld Professor at the University of Vienna. Among his recent book publications are Knowledge and Economic Conduct: The Social Foundations of the Modern Economy (University of Toronto Press, 2002).