Part I
Panorama:
The Earth System: Analysis from Science and the Humanities
Chapter 1
Understanding the Earth System - From Global Change Research
to Earth System Science ......................................... 3
E. Ehlers and T. Krafft
Chapter 2
Earth System Analysis and Management ........................... 17
H.-J. Schellnhuber
Chapter 3
The Earth System: A Physiological Perspective .................. 57
P. Liss
Chapter 4
The Earth System: An Anthropogenic Perspective ................. 71
R. Wolfrum
Chapter 5
Man's Place in Nature - Past and Future ........................ 81
H. Markl
Part II
Focus: Water in the Earth System: Availability, Quality
and Allocation in Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
Chapter 6
Global Alteration of Riverine Geochemistry under
Human Pressure ................................................. 97
M.-H. Meybeck
Chapter 7
Integrated Management of Water Resources ...................... 115
J. Dooge
Chapter 8
The Challenge of Global Water Management ...................... 125
C. Jaeger
Part III
Perspective:
Advancing our Understanding: Reductionist and/or
Integrationist Approaches to Earth System Analysis
Chapter 9
Understanding Climate Variability: A Prerequisite for
Predictions and Climate Change Detection ...................... 139
H. Grassl
Chapter 10
Earth System Models ........................................... 147
M. Claussen
Chapter 11
Climate System and Carbon Cycle Feedback ...................... 163
P. Friedlingstein
Chapter 12
Global Climate Change and Economic Analysis ................... 179
G. Klepper
Chapter 13
From Nature-Dominated to Human-Dominated Environmental
Changes ....................................................... 195
B. Messerli, M. Grosjean, Th. Hofer, L. Núñez,
Ch. Pfister
Part IV
Appendix:
Working Group Reports
Chapter 14
Water Quality and Health Risks ................................ 209
T. Kistemann and M. Exner
Chapter 15
Urban Thirst for Water and Priorities for Action .............. 223
S. Aggarwal
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