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The issue of 'sustainability' in the developed world is nowhere more critical than in the field of personal travel, which in many countries has become the fastest-growing contributor to global warming. Unless the use of cars can be brought under control, there is little chance of meeting government targets for reducing greenhouse emissions. Personal Transport and the Greenhouse Effect sets out the steps that could be taken to lessen the conflict between personal mobility and long-term environmental security. It provides a detailed analysis of the policy options available for limiting carbon di

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- 65 roses -- A Promise -- Astronauts and Spaceships -- Horizons and Habits -- Hospital and Hustling -- Dragons and Strap Hooks -- Self and Others -- Guilt and Forgiveness -- Pregnancy and Productivity -- Cash and Copies -- Courts and Losses -- Toys and Toddlers -- A Ride on a Trunki -- Author's Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Picture Acknowledgments -- Index -- EULA.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Of Elephants, Definitions, and Models: The Context of Media Research -- 1.1 Definitions -- 1.2 Models -- 1.3 Ethics -- 1.4 Conclusion -- 2 Getting Started -- 2.1 Choosing and Refining a Topic -- 2.2 Using Print and Electronic Resources -- 2.3 Managing Information -- 2.4 Evaluating Sources and Reading Critically -- 2.5 Two Important Tips -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Part I Research on Audiences -- 3 Researching Audiences -- 3.1 Ratings -- 3.2 Effects Studies -- 3.3 Uses and Gratifications Studies -- 3.4 Literary and Historical Analyses and Reader-Response Studies -- 3.5 Cultural Studies and Reception Studies -- 3.6 The Internet -- 3.7 Conclusion -- 4 Gathering Data on Audiences -- 4.1 The Goals of the Research -- 4.2 Sampling -- 4.3-4.5 Survey Methods -- 4.3 Documents -- 4.4 Questionnaires -- 4.5 Interviewing -- 4.6 Observation -- 4.7 The Internet -- 4.8 Conclusion -- 5 Audience Research - Analysis and Interpretation -- 5.1-5.3 Analysis -- 5.1 Quantitative Analysis -- 5.2 Qualitative Analysis -- 5.3 Meta-Analysis -- 5.4-5.5 Interpretation -- 5.4 Interpretative Frameworks Concerned with How We Know -- 5.5 Interpretive Frameworks Concerned with What We Know -- 5.6 Conclusion -- Part I Exercises - Research on Audiences -- Part II Research on Institutions -- 6 Researching Media Institutions -- 6.1 Historical Studies -- 6.2 Contemporary Studies and Reports -- 6.3 Policy Studies and Policy-Oriented Studies -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7 Gathering Data on Institutions -- 7.1 Records and Documents -- 7.2 Non-written Forms of Material Culture -- 7.3 Oral Sources -- 7.4 Observation and Participant Observation -- 7.5 Conclusion -- 8 Institutional Research - Analysis and Interpretation -- 8.1-8.3 Analysis -- 8.1 Material Culture: Documents and Artefacts -- 8.2 Oral Sources -- 8.3 Fieldwork Data.

1. Introduction: Environmental Physics - Processes and Issues 2. The Human Environment 3. The Built Environment 4. The Urban Environment 5. Energy for Living 6. Revealing the Planet 7. The Sun and the Atmosphere 8. Observing the Earth's Weather and Cloud Physics 9. Global Weather Patterns and Climate 10. Physics and Soils 11. Vegetation Growth and Carbon Balance 12. Environmental Issues for the 21st Century