{"product_id":"accomplishments-of-the-u-s-global-change-research-program-9780309455015","title":"Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): National Academies of Sciences Engineeri | Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc | Division on Earth and Life Studies\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Human Geography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program, established by the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990, mandated by Congress to \"assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change\". Since the USGCRP began, scientific understanding of global change has increased and the information needs of the nation have changed dramatically.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA better understanding of what is changing and why can help decision makers in the public and private sectors cope with ongoing change. \u003ci\u003eAccomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the growth of global change science in the quarter century that the USGCRP has been in existence, and documents some of its contributions to that growth through its primary functions of interagency planning and coordination, and of synthesis of research and practice to inform decision making.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Academies Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890203803799,"sku":"9780309455015","price":5229.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780309455015.webp?v=1781179100","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/accomplishments-of-the-u-s-global-change-research-program-9780309455015","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}