Exploring The Concept Of Climate Surprises A Review Of The Literature On The Concept Of Surprise And How It Is Related To Climate Change

Examines the concept of climate surprise & its implications for environmental policymaking. This report examines the literature of surprise in many aspects of human society: psychology military, medicine, humor, agriculture, etc. Draws together various ways to consider the concept of surprise & examines different taxonomies of surprise that have been proposed. Surprise is a subject concept, triggered by such factors as prior experience, belief system, & level of education. How policymakers have reacted to specific instance of climate change or climate surprise in the past is considered. Discusses techniques used in current assessment models & how climate surprise might be included in future models.Glantz, M. H. is the author of 'Exploring The Concept Of Climate Surprises A Review Of The Literature On The Concept Of Surprise And How It Is Related To Climate Change', published 1998 under ISBN 9780756701208 and ISBN 0756701201.