Climate change Books
Communalism Press Toward Climate Justice: Perspectives on the
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£12.34
BIS Publishers B.V. The Time is Now: Toolkit for Change: Challenge,
Book SynopsisClimate change is real. Time to spring into action. Introducing: The Time is Now, a toolkit for serious change. Use this timely card game to challenge, inspire, pitch and get serious results for positive impact. The kit consists of 60 tool cards that trigger questions and inspire possible solutions by fellow players. Questions like: what can you do to stay out of a polluting hospital? What would your holiday look like with zero CO2 emissions? How do you co-travel to the office? With whom would you work together for a healthier living and working environment? Invite your colleagues, friends and family and move to a more sustainable planet one step at a time. In three rounds you'll discover new options, practical solutions, and put these in the simplest plan of approach, you have ever seen. Share your plans, stick them to the wall or on your companies' message board and create real change. With the workshop version the game ends in making a canvas with things you can start doing tomorrow, next week and this year. Use the The Time is Now toolkit to grow ideas and start changing the world around you and inspire to make changes. Make a difference, one step at a time. The Time really is Now! * From the authors of The Startup Game * Challenge, inspire, pitch and get serious results for positive impact. * Translate complex and scientific models and tools into everyday professional and private life. * Inspired by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). * Generate more effective ideas than any other toolbox in just 45 minutes.
£17.62
£13.49
The University of Chicago Press Wildlife Conservation in a Changing Climate
Book SynopsisBringing together leaders in the fields of climate change ecology, wildlife population dynamics, and environmental policy, this title examines the impacts of climate change on populations of terrestrial vertebrates. It also includes chapters that assess the details of climate change ecology.Trade Review"Wildlife Conservation in a Changing Climate provides an important, cutting-edge, and forward-looking contribution toward our understanding of climate effects on wildlife species. The strength of the book is that it is a compendium of work by both academic scientists and front-line conservation practitioners who are wrestling with ideas and practical ways to conserve wildlife in the face of changing climate. These essays set the standard for providing scientific insights for the practice of wildlife conservation in an era of changing climate." (Oswald Schmitz, Yale University)"
£42.75
The University of Chicago Press Fatal Isolation The Devastating Paris Heat Wave
Book SynopsisIn a cemetery on the southern outskirts of Paris lie the bodies of nearly a hundred of what some have called the first casualties of global climate change. This book tells the stories of these victims and the catastrophe that took their lives. It explores the multiple narratives of disaster-the official story of the crisis and its aftermath.Trade Review"Fatal Isolation is a riveting account of the social, cultural, and political forces that made France so vulnerable during the historic 2003 heat wave and a cautionary tale about the dangers of urban life on an overheated planet. Along the way, Keller takes up deep and unsettling questions about what we can and cannot know about the recent past. It's a memorable, haunting book." (Eric Klinenberg, author of Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago)
£31.00
The University of Chicago Press Uncertain Climes
Book SynopsisUncertain Climeslooks to the late nineteenth century to reveal how climate anxiety was a crucial element in the emergence of American modernity. Even people who still refuse to accept the reality of human-induced climate change would have to agree that the topic has become inescapable in the United States in recent decades. But as Joseph Giacomelli shows in Uncertain Climes, this is actually nothing new: as far back as Gilded Age America, climate uncertainty has infused major debates on economic growth and national development. In this ambitious examination of late-nineteenth-century understandings of climate, Giacomelli draws on the work of scientists, foresters, surveyors, and settlers to demonstrate how central the subject was to the emergence of American modernity. Amid constant concerns about volatile weather patterns and the use of natural resources, nineteenth-century Americans developed a multilayered discourse on climate and what it might mean for the nation's future. Although climate science was still in its nascent stages during the Gilded Age, fears and hopes about climate change animated the overarching political struggles of the time, including expansion into the American West. Giacomelli makes clear that uncertainty was the common theme linking concerns about human-induced climate change with cultural worries about the sustainability of capitalist expansionism in an era remarkably similar to the United States' unsettled present. Trade Review"Giacomelli lucidly presents climate change as a topic that was actively discussed in the US in the second half of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century . . . Readers learn that climate change has been a polarizing topic in the US for several generations. Recommended." * Choice *“What did nineteenth-century Americans mean when they insisted that planting farms would bring more rain? How do we make sense of the heated but head-spinning debates over all the things that human beings might do to alter their climate? Clamorous but conflicting assertions insisted that Plains tribes or industrious Mormons, artificial canals or the advance of western settlement might change temperature, weather patterns, and nature itself. In this deeply-researched book, Giacomelli demonstrates that substantial public conversation in the Gilded Age was devoted to human role in climate change. He also shows the central presence of uncertainty in those debates. Probabilistic thinking, statistics, maps, data: all were part of climatic contention by elite thinkers and small-town boosters. Our modern worries over climate are crucial in our present crisis, but not unique. Uncertainty and public debate, Giacomelli shows us, have long been how Americans have grappled with the challenges of human influence on the natural world.” * Conevery Bolton Valencius, author of The Health of the Country: How American Settlers Understood Themselves and Their Land *"Uncertain Climes offers a necessary corrective and a significant historiographical contribution that will change how we think about Gilded Age science and environmental history. The genius of Giacomelli’s book is that it embraces the complexity and messiness of the past, challenging the conventional stories historians tell about late-nineteenth-century environmental thought and science.” * Adam Wesley Dean, author of An Agrarian Republic: Farming, Antislavery Politics, and Nature Parks in the Civil War Era *“Here is a history of climate, science, and culture that is fully a study of morality, caution, and uncertainty. Giacomelli does readers a great service by disrupting our twenty-first-century perception that ‘questions of irreducible uncertainty’ are new. Uncertain Climes is big history, making the past feel closer all the time.” * Benjamin Cohen, author of Pure Adulteration: Cheating on Nature in the Age of Manufactured Food *"As a blend of a history of science, intellectual history, and environmental history, Giacomelli provides historians with a text to explore the many angles of climate history. As such, this is an important text to consider the long history of climate-theory and its place in American society. In doing so, the author offers readers a better grasp on the present and maybe, some paths for the future." * History: Reviews of New Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Questions “Forever Remain”1 A Climate Fit for Civilization2 Climate and Capitalism in the Great West and Beyond3 In the Middle Border: Gustavus Hinrichs and His Network of Volunteer Observers4 Fluid Geographies: Mapping Climate ChangeInterlude: Rainmakers and Other “Paradoxers”5 Mysterious Ecologies6 Technocracy and the Mastery of UncertaintyConclusion: The Meanings of UncertaintyAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press A Sense of Urgency
Book SynopsisA study of how the climate crisis is changing human communication from a celebrated rhetorician. Why is it difficult to talk about climate change? Debra Hawhee argues that contemporary rhetoric relies on classical assumptions about humanity and history that cannot conceive of the present crisis. How do we talk about an unprecedented future or represent planetary interests without privileging our own species? A Sense of Urgency explores four emerging answers, their sheer novelty a record of both the devastation and possible futures of climate change. In developing the arts of magnitude, presence, witness, and feeling, A Sense of Urgency invites us to imagine new ways of thinking with our imperiled planet.Trade Review“A Sense of Urgency presents four detailed analyses of emerging rhetorical responses to the impact of climate change. . . . But the introduction and conclusion go beyond the case studies by arguing that contemporary environmental concerns now exert pressure on rhetorical scholarship itself.” * Inside Higher Ed *“With inimitable creativity, Hawhee shows that climate change is not immune to comprehension but rather open to wildly curious rhetorical fashioning. She provides a fully embodied account of rhetoric and climate, time and temperature, showing that such supposed abstractions are actually glimmering sensations that blend feeling and knowing in the most intimate ways. This book is a gift.” -- John Durham Peters, Yale University“The unfolding climate crisis poses unprecedented challenges that require not only new scientific diagnostics but also a new social imaginary that reassesses dominant values, ways of knowing, and collective aspirations. One can hope we are all ready to heed this book’s call to reimagine communication—and the world.” -- Phaedra C. Pezzullo, University of Colorado Boulder“A Sense of Urgency compels us to acknowledge that the magnitude of climate change courses through everything—including facts and feelings, information and sensations. Hawhee demonstrates just how intense rhetoric must become to meet these unprecedented challenges. Working with an extinct glacier, youth activists, a multisensory art installation, and more, Hawhee helps us once again consider an approach to rhetoric that we could not before fathom, but now must.” -- Casey Boyle, University of Texas at AustinTable of ContentsList of Figures 1. Introduction: Intensifications 2. Glacial Death: Making Future Memory Present 3. “In a World Full of ‘Ifs’”: The Felt Time of Youth Climate Rhetors 4. Learning Curves: COVID-19, Climate Change, and Mathematical Magnitude 5. Presence and Placement in Maya Lin’s Ghost Forest 6. Epilogue: Fathoming Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press A Sense of Urgency
Book SynopsisA study of how the climate crisis is changing human communication from a celebrated rhetorician. Why is it difficult to talk about climate change? Debra Hawhee argues that contemporary rhetoric relies on classical assumptions about humanity and history that cannot conceive of the present crisis. How do we talk about an unprecedented future or represent planetary interests without privileging our own species? A Sense of Urgency explores four emerging answers, their sheer novelty a record of both the devastation and possible futures of climate change. In developing the arts of magnitude, presence, witness, and feeling, A Sense of Urgency invites us to imagine new ways of thinking with our imperiled planet.Trade Review“A Sense of Urgency presents four detailed analyses of emerging rhetorical responses to the impact of climate change. . . . But the introduction and conclusion go beyond the case studies by arguing that contemporary environmental concerns now exert pressure on rhetorical scholarship itself.” * Inside Higher Ed *“With inimitable creativity, Hawhee shows that climate change is not immune to comprehension but rather open to wildly curious rhetorical fashioning. She provides a fully embodied account of rhetoric and climate, time and temperature, showing that such supposed abstractions are actually glimmering sensations that blend feeling and knowing in the most intimate ways. This book is a gift.” -- John Durham Peters, Yale University“The unfolding climate crisis poses unprecedented challenges that require not only new scientific diagnostics but also a new social imaginary that reassesses dominant values, ways of knowing, and collective aspirations. One can hope we are all ready to heed this book’s call to reimagine communication—and the world.” -- Phaedra C. Pezzullo, University of Colorado Boulder“A Sense of Urgency compels us to acknowledge that the magnitude of climate change courses through everything—including facts and feelings, information and sensations. Hawhee demonstrates just how intense rhetoric must become to meet these unprecedented challenges. Working with an extinct glacier, youth activists, a multisensory art installation, and more, Hawhee helps us once again consider an approach to rhetoric that we could not before fathom, but now must.” -- Casey Boyle, University of Texas at AustinTable of ContentsList of Figures 1. Introduction: Intensifications 2. Glacial Death: Making Future Memory Present 3. “In a World Full of ‘Ifs’”: The Felt Time of Youth Climate Rhetors 4. Learning Curves: COVID-19, Climate Change, and Mathematical Magnitude 5. Presence and Placement in Maya Lin’s Ghost Forest 6. Epilogue: Fathoming Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£22.00
The University of Chicago Press American Agriculture Water Resources and Climate
Book SynopsisA collection of the most advanced and authoritative agricultural-economic research in the face of increasing water scarcity. Agriculture has been critical in the development of the American economy. Except in parts of the western United States, water access has not been a critical constraint on agricultural productivity, but with climate change, this may no longer be the case. This volume highlights new research on the interconnections between American agriculture, water resources, and climate change. It examines climatic and geologic factors that affect the agricultural sector and highlights historical and contemporary farmer responses to varying conditions and water availability. It identifies the potential effects of climate change on water supplies, access, agricultural practices, and profitability, and analyzes technological, agronomic, management, and institutional adjustments. Adaptations such as new crops, production practices, irrigation technologies, water conveyance infrastructure, fertilizer application, and increased use of groundwater can generate both social benefits and social costs, which may be internalized with various institutional innovations. Drawing on both historical and present experiences, this volume provides valuable insights into the economics of water supply in American agriculture as climate change unfolds.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Gary D. Libecap and Ariel Dinar 1. The Economics of Climatic Adaptation: Agricultural Drainage in the United States Eric C. Edwards and Walter N. Thurman 2. Estimating the Effect of Easements on Agricultural Production Nicole Karwowski 3. The Cost-Effectiveness of Irrigation Canal Lining and Piping in the Western United States R. Aaron Hrozencik, Nicholas A. Potter, and Steven Wallander 4. Center Pivot Irrigation Systems as a Form of Drought Risk Mitigation in Humid Regions Daniel Cooley and Steven M. Smith 5. Perceived Water Scarcity and Irrigation Technology Adoption Joey Blumberg, Christopher Goemans, and Dale Manning 6. Climate, Drought Exposure, and Technology Adoption: An Application to Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States Jonathan McFadden, David Smith, and Steven Wallander 7. Cover Crops, Drought, Yield, and Risk: An Analysis of US Soybean Production Fengxia Dong 8. Climate Change and Downstream Water Quality in Agricultural Production: The Case of Nutrient Runoff to the Gulf of Mexico Levan Elbakidze, Yuelu Xu, Philip W. Gassman, Jeffrey G. Arnold, and Haw Yen 9. Nutrient Pollution and US Agriculture: Causal Effects, Integrated Assessment, and Implications of Climate Change Konstantinos Metaxoglou and Aaron Smith 10. The Political Economy of Groundwater Management: Descriptive Evidence from California Ellen M. Bruno, Nick Hagerty, and Arthur R. Wardle 11. Estimating the Demand for In Situ Groundwater for Climate Resilience: The Case of the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer in Arkansas Kent F. Kovacs and Shelby Rider Author Index Subject Index
£102.60
McGill-Queen's University Press Just One Rain Away
Book SynopsisRivers are alive and impulsive, shaped by history and geology. Just One Rain Away provides a starting point for cross-cultural discussions about how expert knowledge and practice should inform egalitarian decision-making about flood control and decolonize current ways of thinking, being, and becoming with rivers.Trade Review“A fascinating, lively, and intimate portrait of a complex technical issue, Just One Rain Away evokes the complexity of flood control through a sprawling appreciation of geology, politics, technology, and metrology, as well as ethnography and literature. Ambitious and impressive, both the technical rigour and the imaginative scope of materials and descriptions makes this a major achievement.” Kregg Hetherington, author of The Government of Beans: Regulating Life in the Age of Monocrops“This book provides an apt starting point for those who wish to better understand these pressing issues, and perhaps even move toward the decolonization of flood control itself.” International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
£91.80
McGill-Queen's University Press Just One Rain Away
Book SynopsisRivers are alive and impulsive, shaped by history and geology. Just One Rain Away provides a starting point for cross-cultural discussions about how expert knowledge and practice should inform egalitarian decision-making about flood control and decolonize current ways of thinking, being, and becoming with rivers.Trade Review“A fascinating, lively, and intimate portrait of a complex technical issue, Just One Rain Away evokes the complexity of flood control through a sprawling appreciation of geology, politics, technology, and metrology, as well as ethnography and literature. Ambitious and impressive, both the technical rigour and the imaginative scope of materials and descriptions makes this a major achievement.” Kregg Hetherington, author of The Government of Beans: Regulating Life in the Age of Monocrops“This book provides an apt starting point for those who wish to better understand these pressing issues, and perhaps even move toward the decolonization of flood control itself.” International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
£23.39
Columbia University Press Kicking the Carbon Habit
Book SynopsisExamines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption.Trade ReviewHis lively, clear reporting of both the science and politics of climate change... Make the book a pleasure to read. -- Doug Macdougall The Chronicle Review Sweet knows what he is talking about... Kicking the Carbon Habit is a great place to kick-start the debate and cool down the rhetoric. -- William Tucker Wall Street Journal An important contribution to the debate. Globe and Mail The book is extremely well written... Highly recommended. Choice Clearly written and very well-informed. Future Survey A must-read for anyone who wants a good summary of our current understanding of global warming and the options before us. -- Andrew C. Kadak Physics Today Sweet's book is a readable, compelling and hard-nosed analysis of this vast and complicated subject. The Exeter Bulletin [An] excellent survey perfect for both school and public libraries. The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface 1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Part I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due 2. Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian 3. The Air We Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion 4. From Outer Space: Asia's Brown Cloud, and More Part II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature 5. The Drillers 6. The Modelers 7. The Synthesizers Part III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies We Can Deploy Right Now 8. Breaking the Carbon Habit 9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design 10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy 11. A Second Look at Nuclear Energy Conclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today's Technology Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£79.20
Columbia University Press Kicking the Carbon Habit
Book SynopsisExamines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption.Trade ReviewHis lively, clear reporting of both the science and politics of climate change... Make the book a pleasure to read. -- Doug Macdougall The Chronicle Review Sweet knows what he is talking about... Kicking the Carbon Habit is a great place to kick-start the debate and cool down the rhetoric. -- William Tucker Wall Street Journal An important contribution to the debate. Globe and Mail The book is extremely well written... Highly recommended. Choice Clearly written and very well-informed. Future Survey A must-read for anyone who wants a good summary of our current understanding of global warming and the options before us. -- Andrew C. Kadak Physics Today Sweet's book is a readable, compelling and hard-nosed analysis of this vast and complicated subject. The Exeter Bulletin [An] excellent survey perfect for both school and public libraries. The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface 1. The Case for Sharply Cutting U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Part I. Coal: A Faustian Bargain with Payments Coming Due 2. Basis of It All: Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvanian 3. The Air We Breathe: The Human Costs of Coal Combustion 4. From Outer Space: Asia's Brown Cloud, and More Part II. Climate: The Lockstep Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide and Temperature 5. The Drillers 6. The Modelers 7. The Synthesizers Part III. Choices: The Low-Carbon and Zero-Carbon Technologies We Can Deploy Right Now 8. Breaking the Carbon Habit 9. Going All Out for Renewables, Conservation, and Green Design 10. Natural Gas, Gasoline, and the Vision of a Hydrogen Economy 11. A Second Look at Nuclear Energy Conclusion: How to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Now, Using Today's Technology Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£25.20
Columbia University Press Fixing the Sky
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCurrent hopes for a technological answer to global warming are not an altogether new quest; they echo a rich history of attempts to work upon the weather. James Rodger Fleming explores this history thoroughly, parading a colorful variety of scientists, visionaries, and charlatans who reveal important lessons about our past-and possible future. -- Spencer Weart, author of The Discovery of Global Warming With humanity's planetary impact reaching a Richter scale equivalent, what seem to be quick fixes become exceedingly tempting. Fixing the Sky's historical insights are a revelation--an anchor and essential base from which to consider addressing the greatest challenge in the history of our species. -- Thomas E. Lovejoy, George Mason University and The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment James Rodger Fleming's book is a kind of tour de folie, an authoritative recounting over two centuries of weather changers and climate controllers, rainmakers and rain fakers, and cloud seeders and fog dissolvers. All in all, an engrossing work about vain hopes and technological hubris--as well as a cautionary tale to anyone concerned with attempts to engineer the planet. -- Dan Kevles, Yale University Provides an essential foundation for understanding the long and dubious scientific tradition from which plans for climate control hail. -- W. Patrick McCray Science Fixing the Sky is a very readable, in-depth popular account of the history of weather modification, ranging from myth and movies to experiments, commercial ventures, and proposals for the future control of weather and climate... Recommended.Choice Choice Provides a detailed account of weather modification... The topic is an important one, and the book is relevant for scientists, stakeholders, policy makers, and concerned citizens alike. -- Rasmus E. Benestad American Scientist The topic is an important one, the book is relevant for scientists, stake-holders, policy makers, and concerned citizens alike. Sigma Xi (Reprint of American Scientist Review) I recommend this book to those interested in weather and climate modification and the history of applied meteorology. The Weather Doctor Blog Fleming has provided another valuable contribution to the still tiny but emerging historiography of global warming. -- Sam White Monthly Review An entertaining book about a serious issue. -- Gail Cooper Technology and Culture Fleming is a masterful writer, at the top of his game, and his skill and good humor make this book a blast to read. -- Paul Edwards H-Environment Roundtable Reviews This interesting and original work, building off of Fleming's previous studies of meteorology and climate science history, provides valuable perspective on what may soon become serious policy debates over how to respond to global warming. H-Environment a very useful and entertaining book. -- David Philip Miller Metascience This is a marvellous text for classroom adoption, and will engage undergraduates with its resolute, fairminded and comprehensive approach to a difficult and utterly fascinating subject. -- Mott Greene Ambix Fleming's book should be mandatory reading for each climate engineering enthusiast, as it provides historical precedent to the current debate. Anyone interested in climate change-related issues will benefit from the book because of its easily accessible and jargon-free style. -- Axel Michaelowa Climate Policy ...not just a stellar addition to the history of science, but also a major contribution to the discussion on the role of history in science policy. -- Vladimir Jankovic IsisTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Stories of Control 2. Rain Makers 3. Rain Fakers 4. Foggy Thinking 5. Pathological Science 6. Weather Warriors 7. Fears, Fantasies, and Possibilities of Control 8. The Climate Engineers Notes Bibliography Index
£80.39
Columbia University Press The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this meticulous and engaging brief on climate change research and the political backlash to legitimate scientific work, Penn State professor Mann narrates the fight against misinformation from the inside. Publishers Weekly An important and disturbing account of the fossil-fuel industry's well-funded public-relations campaign to sow doubt about the validity of the science of climate change...This blistering indictment of corporate-funded chicanery demands a wide audience. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) And if you read just one book on climate change, make it Michael E. Mann's riveting expose of disinformation and denial... Irish Times The best part, in my science-geeky opinion, is readers of this book will enjoy a dazzling, informative tour of the science underlying climatology and especially the analysis that went into the diagram that caused all the ruckus. -- DarkSyde Daily Kos A harrowing ride through the politics of truth and denial. -- Shawn Lawrence Otto Huffington Post ...this is a book you should read, because it clearly shows the contrast between how science works and how politics works. The difference is dramatic. And fateful. -- Ben Bova Naples Daily News Vitally important to all citizens of a warming planet Earth. -- James P. Lenfestey Star Tribune A must read for every serious student of climate change science, and gets my highest rating: five stars out of five. -- Jeff Masters Jeff Masters WunderGround Blog I heartily recommend this book for an unusually clear view of the action on the front line of climate science from one of its principle palaeoclimate protagonists. -- Colin Summerhayes Geoscientist Mann deserves our respect and admiration for what he has been through and for his willingness to discuss it. The narrative is a deeply honest scientific coming-of-age story. -- Naomi Oreskes Physics Today This book is well written and tells a remarkable story that is likely to be of interest to a wide range of readers. Australian Book Review Mann's honest and thorough testimony on the attacks against climate science is a critical step toward resolving the climate change debate. Science Mann's account and nontechnical rebuttal of the attacks on climate science provide an excellent primer on contemporary climate science...Highly recommended. Choice One of the most useful books yet in explaining climate science, especially the use of paleoclimate proxy data to assess the history of Earth's climate. -- Rudy M. Baum Chemical & Engineering News Confronting climate change will require clear scientific thinking and courageous actions by many individuals. Dr, Mann's book details the powerful evidence supporting climate change as well as the relentless attempts by climate deniers to distort climate science and attack those who are speaking the truth about it. -- Jerry Brown, governor of California A very entertaining book that winds its way through the thicket of climate science and politics. Natural Hazards Observer must-read -- Jeff Goodell Rolling Stone Mann deserves praise for taking the time to speak to other scientists and citizens about what threatens us all. He is not only a brilliant scientist but an ethical hero, a model for all. -- Kristin Shrader-Frechette Metascience If you read only one book on climate change, this one is hard to beat. Perspectives on Science and Christian FaithTable of ContentsAbbreviations and Acronyms Prologue: What Is the Hockey Stick? 1. Born in a War 2. Climate Science Comes of Age 3. Signals in the Noise 4. The Making of the Hockey Stick 5. The Origins of Denial 6. A Candle in the Dark 7. In the Line of Fire 8. Hockey Stick Goes to Washington 9. When You Get Your Picture on the Cover of... 10. Say it Ain't So (Smokey) Joe! 11. A Tale of Two Reports 12. Heads of the Hydra 13. The Battle of the Bulge 14. Climategate: The Real Story 15. Fighting Back Epilogue Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
£80.39
Columbia University Press The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this meticulous and engaging brief on climate change research and the political backlash to legitimate scientific work, Penn State professor Mann narrates the fight against misinformation from the inside. Publishers Weekly An important and disturbing account of the fossil-fuel industry's well-funded public-relations campaign to sow doubt about the validity of the science of climate change...This blistering indictment of corporate-funded chicanery demands a wide audience. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) And if you read just one book on climate change, make it Michael E. Mann's riveting expose of disinformation and denial... Irish Times The best part, in my science-geeky opinion, is readers of this book will enjoy a dazzling, informative tour of the science underlying climatology and especially the analysis that went into the diagram that caused all the ruckus. -- DarkSyde Daily Kos A harrowing ride through the politics of truth and denial. -- Shawn Lawrence Otto Huffington Post ...this is a book you should read, because it clearly shows the contrast between how science works and how politics works. The difference is dramatic. And fateful. -- Ben Bova Naples Daily News Vitally important to all citizens of a warming planet Earth. -- James P. Lenfestey Star Tribune A must read for every serious student of climate change science, and gets my highest rating: five stars out of five. -- Jeff Masters Jeff Masters WunderGround Blog I heartily recommend this book for an unusually clear view of the action on the front line of climate science from one of its principle palaeoclimate protagonists. -- Colin Summerhayes Geoscientist Mann deserves our respect and admiration for what he has been through and for his willingness to discuss it. The narrative is a deeply honest scientific coming-of-age story. -- Naomi Oreskes Physics Today This book is well written and tells a remarkable story that is likely to be of interest to a wide range of readers. Australian Book Review Mann's honest and thorough testimony on the attacks against climate science is a critical step toward resolving the climate change debate. Science Mann's account and nontechnical rebuttal of the attacks on climate science provide an excellent primer on contemporary climate science...Highly recommended. Choice One of the most useful books yet in explaining climate science, especially the use of paleoclimate proxy data to assess the history of Earth's climate. -- Rudy M. Baum Chemical & Engineering News Confronting climate change will require clear scientific thinking and courageous actions by many individuals. Dr, Mann's book details the powerful evidence supporting climate change as well as the relentless attempts by climate deniers to distort climate science and attack those who are speaking the truth about it. -- Jerry Brown, governor of California A very entertaining book that winds its way through the thicket of climate science and politics. Natural Hazards Observer must-read -- Jeff Goodell Rolling Stone Mann deserves praise for taking the time to speak to other scientists and citizens about what threatens us all. He is not only a brilliant scientist but an ethical hero, a model for all. -- Kristin Shrader-Frechette Metascience If you read only one book on climate change, this one is hard to beat. Perspectives on Science and Christian FaithTable of ContentsAbbreviations and Acronyms Prologue: What Is the Hockey Stick? 1. Born in a War 2. Climate Science Comes of Age 3. Signals in the Noise 4. The Making of the Hockey Stick 5. The Origins of Denial 6. A Candle in the Dark 7. In the Line of Fire 8. Hockey Stick Goes to Washington 9. When You Get Your Picture on the Cover of... 10. Say it Ain't So (Smokey) Joe! 11. A Tale of Two Reports 12. Heads of the Hydra 13. The Battle of the Bulge 14. Climategate: The Real Story 15. Fighting Back Epilogue Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
£20.90
Columbia University Press The Inquisition of Climate Science
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is a winner, written in an easy, logical style with thorough and fascinating discussions of major deniers. -- Orrin Pilkey, Duke University, coauthor of The Rising Sea With the evidence for global warming so strong, why, Powell asks, does half the American public doubt it? His answer is a history of the campaign of denial, the most comprehensive and up-to-date history available. It is well written and well worth reading: this is the most important issue facing our generation. -- Spencer Weart, author of The Discovery of Global Warming This courageous and well-researched book exposes how ideologues and money combined to attack sound climate science. -- Richard Somerville, University of California, San Diego, author of The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change, second edition Powell consistently brings the sharp insight of a knowledgeable insider melded with the skepticism of a critical outsider to the most important issues in science. In his latest book-his best yet-he shows us the path to understanding climate change. -- Peter D. Ward, The University of Washington James Lawrence Powell's must-read book is a welcome addition to the growing literature debunking fossil fuel-funded, anti-science disinformation. As Powell makes clear, it is time for scientists to stand up and be counted. -- Joseph Romm, editor of Climate Progress and senior fellow at American Progress this is a highly authoritative and accessible book that should be read by everyone who has any doubts about the reality of climate change. Irish Times Books like 'The Inquisition' offer a clear antidote to the evolving national viral infection of antiscience. Get it. Read it. Tell others about it. -- John Atcheson 1895 By looking at climate science, business, politics, and media, Powell has taken a comprehensive approach, doing a thorough job of boxing in the deniers' arguments and deflating them while at the same time providing an accessible read for nonprofessionals. Library Journal Xpress Reviews A masterful compilation of nearly all the evidence, not only for the reality of anthropogenic global warming, but especially answering point-by-point the ridiculous attempts by climate deniers to cloud and distort the issues by raising one bogus charge after another. -- Donald R. Prothero Skeptic Blog A rare look at the politicalization of an important science... Recommended. Choice ...succinctly summarizes the entire disinheartening story. -- Naomi Oreskes Physics Today ...a worthwhile read...an invaluable tool for those of us that are committed to fighting against the assault on climate science, be it the writers, the teachers, the activists, the politicians, or the scientists. -- Sarah Kenehan Environmental Philosophy A clear antidote to the evolving national viral infection of antiscience. Get it. Read it. Tell others about it. -- John Atcheson Science Progress The Inquisition of Climate Science is an excellent, well-written book for the general audience which gives readers a broad view of organized attacks on climate science over the last few decades. Reports of the National Center for Science Education The first book to examine the history and milieu of the climate science denial process as a whole... a 'must' for any college-level science collection. Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Not Skeptics, by Deniers 1. Science and Potemkin Science Never a Crisis A Political Movement A Cheap Tuxedo Better Than Scientists 2. Adventures in Denierland Urban Myth? Cave Junction 3. The Evidence for Consensus Spam Filter Newton's Second Law Polling Scientists An Extremely Pernicious Development 4. Discovery of Global Warming One of the Oldest Theories A Large-Scale Geophysical Experiment 5. The Greenhouse Effect: From Curiosity to Threat Models Predict Warming Globetrotters The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6. Global Warming: All You Really Need to Know in One Chart 7. Tobacco Tactics: The Scientist-Deniers All of Those People Are Wrong With All Due Respect, by Dr. Michaels The $45 Million Man If Science Doesn't Have Integrity Blue Marble Nuke Vietnam? Foot Soldier 8. Fear of State: The Nonscientists Aren't You Embarrassed, by Mr. Will? Once Again The Lomborg Deception Bed-Wetting, by Messianic 9. Toxic Tanks Harry and Louise Tale from the Crypt Please Don't Poop in My Salad Embarrassing General Marshall Push Down on the Accelerator 10. An Industry to Trust Most Profitable Company in History An Industry That Cannot Afford Denial 11. Balance as Bias: How the Media Missed "The Story of the Century" The Prestige Press Plumes of Smoke from China Carbongate End of Objectivity? Systemic Failure 12. Science Under Attack It's the Sun, by Ozone Testosterone Watts Up with That? Slap Shot The Medieval Warm Period Do Climate Models Work? Did Global Warming End in 1998? Chicken or Egg? GRACE Tropospheric Cooling? 13. Greatest Hoax in History? Who's to Blame? Liberals, by of Course To Command Spring Funding Research Traitors 14. Climategate: Much Ado About Nothing One Million Words Innocent of All Charges Gates and More Gates 15. Anatomy of Denial To Roll Back Industrial Society 16. Escalating Tactics Monkey Trials Old Virginia Home 17. Earning Trust Appendix Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
£19.80
Columbia University Press The Wrath of Capital Neoliberalism and Climate
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is a welcome addition to the spate of recent books on the ecological and resource calamities currently facing the planet. Unlike so many others - one thinks in this context of authors as disparate as Bill McKibben and Richard Heinberg - Parr analyses the crisis in the context of global inequality and social injustice. -- Allan Stoekl Radical Philosophy an engaging, hard-hitting critique of neoliberalism ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Business as Usual 1. Climate Capitalism 2. Green Angels or Carbon Cowboys? 3. Population 4. To Be or Not to Be Thirsty 5. Sounding the Alarm on Hunger 6. Animal Pharm 7. Modern Feeling and the Green City 8. Spill Afterword: In the Danger Zone Notes Bibliography Index
£72.00
Columbia University Press Foundations of the Earth
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFoundations of the Earth serves as a primer to our planet's natural and anthropological history, prompted by questions raised in the book of Job. With his ingenious use of Job, H. H. Shugart effectively bridges ancient issues and modern ones. -- William P. Brown, Columbia Theological Seminary, author of "The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder" H. H. Shugart compiles a wide knowledge of history and archeology to show how humans have addressed some of the questions first posed by God in the Book of Job-what is the origin of our planet, how does it function, what is the role and impact of humans on the Earth, and what is our likely future? He posits biblical origin for these current questions in earth-system science and global-change biology. -- William H. Schlesinger, president, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies H. H. Shugart provides valuable insights into the foundational ecological issues we are grappling with today, using the 'whirlwind' questions to illustrate his points and including Job's message of 'man in nature' instead of 'master of nature,' a distinction that is particularly relevant in today's world of climate change and species extinctions. It is a beautifully written and compelling overview of how the world works, and I recommend it to all! -- Brian Walker, author of Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World In this engaging and illuminating primer on environmental science, world ecosystems scholar Shugart... demonstrates that science knows a lot about the questions God asked Job, questions pertaining to the birth of the universe, the taming of wild beasts, the course of the stars and heavenly bodies... and more. Library Journal (starred review) Thoroughly documented yet easy to read... Highly recommended. CHOICE Shugart should be congratulated for writing a book which is both intellectually fascinating and easy to read - but also important. It can be recommended as a worthwhile gift for school students or aged acdemics; perhaps it should also be required reading for politicians obsessed with the immediate and short-term. British Ecological Society BulletinTable of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. Laying the Foundation of the Earth 3. Taming the Unicorn, Yoking the Aurochs: Animal and Plant Domestication and the Consequent Alteration of the Surface of the Earth 4. Freeing the Onager: Feral and Introduced Animals 5. Bounding the Seas, Freezing the Face of the Deep: When the Sea Is Loosed from Its Bonds 6. The Ordinances of the Heavens and Their Rule on Earth: Adaptation and the Cycles of Life 7. The Dwelling of the Light and the Paths to Its Home: Winds, Ocean Currents, and the Global Energy Balance 8. Making the Ground Put Forth Grass: The Relationship Between Climate and Vegetation 9. Feeding the Lions: The Conservation of Biological Diversity on a Changing Planet 10. Making Weather and Influencing Climate: Human Engineering of the Earth 11. Conclusion: Comprehending the Earth Notes Index
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Columbia University Press The Five Horsemen of the Modern World
Book SynopsisA leading bioethicist explores the intractable threats to our well-being that persist despite the multigenerational effort to defeat them.Trade ReviewThis book is a wide-ranging, sincere, and syncretic attempt to identify and analyze the greatest threats to the planet today. It is a work of tremendous breadth of vision, with an earnest concern about some of the most serious problems of our time. Callahan is a master of clear communication. -- Donna Dickenson, author of Me Medicine vs. We Medicine: Reclaiming Biotechnology for the Common Good Daniel Callahan's powerful, lucid book offers a sober confrontation with some of the most serious problems facing the world today, asking us to change our ideas of progress to mitigate the catastrophic consequences of how we have come to live. -- Michael Roth, Wesleyan University Callahan, a pioneer in bioethics, has written a thoughtful meditation on our most recalcitrant worldly challenges, from the health of our bodies to the wellbeing of our planet. Well-written and accessible, The Five Horsemen of the Modern World demonstrates how the complex mix of technology, politics, and media have slowed progress and calls for a more productive partnership with sustainable businesses to chart a path forward. -- Paul Sabin, author of The Bet: Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon and Our Gamble Over Earth's Future Callahan is subtle in expressing his point of view-you never feel like he is pushing an ideology or a single-minded solution at the reader. He lets the data speak first, and then he sets the path. -- Sheldon Krimsky, author of Stem Cell Dialogues: A Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry Into Medical Frontiers Callahan's analysis of the evolution of global problems is instructive and accessible; his use of data, clear and persuasive. A work of impressive scope. -- Steve Cohen, Columbia University It is hard enough to write a wise book on a single major social problem, but Daniel Callahan has written a wise book about five of them, ultimately proposing important suggestions for moving forward. The Five Horsemen should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in climate change, food distribution, the water supply, chronic illness or obesity-in other words, all of us. This book challenges us to look at the global and local ramifications of everything we know and do. -- Barron H. Lerner, MD, PhD, Author of The Good Doctor: A Father, A Son and the Evolution of Medical Ethics Pragmatic and measured. Nature Recommended. CHOICETable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments I. Mapping an Irregular Terrain 1. Our Overheating, Fraying Planet 2. Feeding a Growing Population: How, and with What Kind of Food? 3. Water: Not Everywhere and Not Always Fit to Drink 4. Chronic Illness: Rich or Poor, Few Escape 5. Obesity: The Scourge of Bad Diets and Sedentary Habits II. Examining the Pathways Through the Thickets 6. Always More People and Ever More Elderly: Caring and Paying 7. The Technology Fix: A Way Out? 8. A Volatile Mix: Public Policy, the Media, and Public Opinion 9. Law and Governance: Managing Our Public Planet and Our Private Bodies III. Toward the Future: Progress, Hope, and Fear 10. Progress and Its Errant Children: More Is Never Enough 11. The Necessary Coalition: Social Movements, Legislatures, and Business Notes Index
£28.50
Columbia University Press Drought
Book SynopsisBenjamin I. Cook brings together climate science, hydrology, and ecology to provide a synthetic overview of drought and its environmental and social consequences. Drought is a critical interdisciplinary text that will be essential reading for a broad range of students in earth science and environmental and sustainability studies.Trade ReviewThis book presents an interesting, multidisciplinary perspective on the various dimensions of drought, which is a complex natural hazard of global importance. -- Brian Wardlow, director and professor, Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies and the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-LincolnDrought, aridity, and hydroclimatic stress are major concerns worldwide, and climate change is already making the situation worse. This book provides a foundation that many—whether interested in the basic science, the human impacts, or the impacts on natural systems—will find useful. Rarely are relevant insights from the recent geologic past woven together so well with knowledge gained from the instrumental and satellite era to illuminate the challenges that lie ahead. The evidence provided in this book highlights how serious the threat to both humans and nature will be. A must-read. -- Jonathan T. Overpeck, William B. Stapp Collegiate Professor and Samuel A. Graham Dean of the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and SustainabilityCook’s tome is a first-principles, comprehensive, and up-to-date exposition of drought, including its drivers and consequences, by a major player working at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary science. The book is perfectly organized, written, and illustrated, with the early chapters on hydrology and climate laying the needed groundwork for the reader to truly appreciate the later chapters on the history and future of drought and its impacts. In my estimation, this is easily the most important and useful book ever published on the phenomenon of drought. -- Julio L. Betancourt, visiting scientist, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary CenterProvides a stimulating, cohesive, and relevant review that integrates knowledge from several scientific disciplines . . . By drawing attention to the far-reaching impacts human activities have on climate dynamics, this book contributes to a more environmentally aware future. * Conservation Biology *Drought would serve as an excellent textbook for students and professionals of conservation and environmental disciplines, as well as those in parallel fields . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Water management will indeed be a major resource challenge, and Drought: An Interdisciplinary Perspective does an excellent job of showing why. * BU Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning Impact Magazine *This book is an important contribution to the literature on drought and provides a vital interdisciplinary perspective on the subject. Cook is an expert on drought and very clearly describes its background and methods of study. People from all disciplines would benefit from reading this book to learn more about drought. * H-Environment *Table of ContentsPreface1. Introduction to the Hydrologic Cycle and Drought2. Global Hydroclimatology3. Drought in the Climate System4. Drought and Hydroclimate in the Holocene5. Climate Change and Drought6. Case Studies: The Dust Bowl and Sahel Droughts7. Land Degradation and Desertification8. Groundwater and IrrigationGlossaryReferencesIndex
£29.75
Columbia University Press Facing Climate Change
Book SynopsisA compassionate take on the psychological factors fueling climate-change denialism and what we can do to turn indifference into action.Trade ReviewA fresh perspective on the climate crisis... Kiehl finds a successful balance between brevity and substance The book's personable style and interdisciplinary appraoch will interest readers with focuses ranging from psychology and spirituality to climate change. Choice Highly accessible... A gift to the reader. PsycCritiquesTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part I. Changes 1. A Journey from Climate Science to Psychology 2. Learning to Embrace Change 3. Facing Our Fears Associated with Climate Change Part II. Patterns 4. How Images Facilitate Transformation 5. Opposites and Our Relationship to Climate Change 6. Balancing the Opposites of Climate Change Part III. Being 7. Exploring Our Being in the World 8. Beauty's Way in the World 9. Why Meaning Is Important to Being in the World Part IV. Awakening 10. How Our Many Worlds Are Entwined 11. Recognizing the Importance of the Transpersonal 12. Awakening to One World Epilogue Further Reading Index
£22.50
Columbia University Press Environmental Success Stories
Book SynopsisEnvironmental Success Stories delves into the most daunting ecological and environmental challenges humankind has faced and shows how scientists, citizens, and a responsive public sector have dealt with them successfully. Frank M. Dunnivant explains how we might confront the world’s largest and most complex environmental crisis: climate change.Trade ReviewWalking the narrow line between technological optimist and doom-and-gloom environmentalist by presenting cases where society has addressed major ecological challenges, Dunnivant shows how advances in environmental science and regulation have helped to solve some of humanity's biggest problems. Providing an excellent background to those who are interested in environmental issues and their solutions, Environmental Success Stories shows how science, in concert with social movements, can affect real change. -- Walter Dodds, author of Humanity's Footprint: Momentum, Impact, and Our Global Environment Dunnivant's book is a tonic for the societal malaise of environmental 'post-truth,' the concept that facts are less important than emotion in the formation of public opinion. Currently, climate change seems positioned to topple into the maelstrom of post-truth, with ample disinformation to speed the drop. Environmental Success Stories effectively argues that our history of environmental problem-solving implies hope for the resolution of global-scale environmental damage. Approachable, optimistic, and science-based, it will appeal to a broad readership. -- H. H. Shugart, author of Foundations of the Earth: Global Ecological Change and the Book of JobTable of ContentsAuthor's Note Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Securing Safe, Inexpensive Drinking Water 2. Effective Treatment of Our Wastewaters 3. The Removal of Anthropogenic Lead, and Soon Mercury, from Our Environment 4. Elimination of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons from Our Environment 5. The Safety of Chemicals in Our Food and Water: Risk Assessment 6. Saving Our Atmosphere for Our Children 7. Legislating Industry: The Need and the Success 8. The Rapid Advancement of Technology: Our Best Hope 9. Humans' Greatest Challenge: Climate Change 10. Conclusion and Transition to a Bright Future Afterword: Imagination, Imagination, Responsibility, and Climate Change, by Kari Marie Norgaard Bibliography Index
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Columbia University Press The Dynamic Frame Film and Culture Series Camera
Book SynopsisAdrian Parr identifies the emancipatory potential of environmental politics both inside and outside existing structures and within opposing paradigms. Ultimately, environmental politics is the refusal to surrender life to the violence of global capitalism and militarism. This defiance can serve as the source for the birth of a new earth.Trade ReviewBirth of a New Earth is one of those rare and brilliant books that critiques the ongoing destruction of the environment in a writing style that is lyrical, compassionate, and as accessible as it is informative. Parr masterfully weaves together a language of critique and possibility and in doing so makes a convincing case for environmental and economic justice on a global scale and offers a powerful argument for rethinking the meaning and practice of politics. -- Henry Giroux, author of America at War with Itself This is a prescient book, one that not only provides a rigorous and critical analysis of emergent environmentalisms but also charts how imaginations of a "new earth" can be forged at the limits of liberal democracy. In this sense, the book is as much about the political as it is about the environmental. It is a must-read for our times. -- Ananya Roy, author of Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of DevelopmentTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Varying Shades of Green 2. Green Governmentality 3. Green Scare 4. Fascist Earth 5. Commonism 6. Welcome to the Dark Side of Dignity and Development 7. Urban Clear-Cutting 8. Protest Without People 9. So to Speak Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
£79.80
Columbia University Press Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction
Book Synopsis300 million years ago, dog-sized scorpions and millipedes walked the earth and tropical rainforests towered into the sky. George R. McGhee Jr. explores that ancient world, explaining its origins, its downfall in the end-Permian mass extinction, and its legacies, to offer insight into past and present extinction events and climate change.Trade ReviewCarboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction is a superb and unique synthesis of the current knowledge of processes and conditions during the Late Paleozoic, incorporating the results from all subdisciplines of the earth and life sciences. McGhee demonstrates his expertise and knowledge in all the subdisciplines in a magnificent way. The book is a pleasure to read and at the same time erudite. -- Hermann Pfefferkorn, University of PennsylvaniaCarboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction is comprehensive and well researched, and provides fascinating insights into the complex Carboniferous world. It has amazing presentation, including depth, perception, and interpretation, and the writing style is readable and captivating. This work will be a valuable reference for geology students and others interested in past earth climates. -- Peter E. Isaacson, University of IdahoA valuable contribution to our understanding of ancient environments and the incredible plants and animals that once inhabited the Earth. * Everything Dinosaur *Highly recommended. * Everything Dinosaur *Table of ContentsPreface1. Harbingers of the Late Paleozoic Ice Age2. The Big Chill3. The Late Carboniferous Ice World4. Giants in the Earth . . .5. The End of the Late Paleozoic Ice Age6. The End of the Paleozoic World7. The Legacy of the Late Paleozoic Ice AgeNotesReferencesIndex
£131.40
Columbia University Press Game Theory and Climate Change
Book SynopsisParkash Chander argues that we can make progress on the climate-change impasse through incorporating the insights of game theory. Chander offers economic and game-theoretic interpretations of both the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement and discusses the policy recommendations his framework generates.Trade ReviewWritten exceptionally clearly, this book lays out a novel theory of cooperative games and coalition formation as it applies to environmental problems—and in the process makes significant progress in reconciling cooperative and noncooperative game theory. -- Benjamin Ho, Vassar CollegeClimate change is an extraordinarily challenging problem, partly because of its global commons nature. For this reason, game theory can bring valuable insights to considerations of alternative public policies, as well as to international negotiations among the countries of the world. In Game Theory and Climate Change, Parkash Chander adds in significant ways to the relevant scholarly literature at the interface of climate change, economics, and game theory. -- Robert N. Stavins, Harvard UniversityIn this important and timely book, Chander, a leading environmental economist and game theorist, systematically develops a set of game-theoretic solutions to the grand challenge of global climate change. He convincingly demonstrates the value of integrating insights from both cooperative and noncooperative games, and the importance of side payments in improving international climate agreements. He advances important solution concepts such as subgame perfect agreements and incorporates important real-world features, such as heterogeneity across nations. I strongly recommend the book to researchers as well as practitioners interested in international climate negotiations. -- Jinhua Zhao, Michigan State UniversityThe book will interest PhD students and game-theory experts. Recommended. * Choice *This is a timely book, interpreting climate change negotiations in terms of game theoryconcepts. The content of the book is based on a stream of papers published by theauthor over more than 20 years. The book is aimed at economists who use finely craftedmathematical models to explore possible solutions to complex social and environmentalproblems. The extensive bibliography will be helpful to any newcomer in the fieldof environmental economics. -- Alain B. Haurie * MathSciNet *Work like Chander's is important precisely because it creates tools we can use to imagine the distance between our world and one in which powerful actors have committed to a response to climate change. * H-Environment *Table of ContentsPreface1. Purpose and Scope2. The Basic Framework3. Rationale for Cooperation4. The Core of a Strategic Game5. Environmental Games6. Coalition Formation Games7. Dynamic Environmental Games8. Limits to Climate Change9. The Journey from Kyoto to Paris10. International Trade and Climate ChangeConclusionReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
£54.40
Columbia University Press Rethinking Readiness
Book SynopsisRethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to reimagine how we approach disaster preparedness. Jeff Schlegelmilch identifies and explores the most critical threats facing the world today.Trade ReviewIt is often said that the tragedy of 9/11 was rooted in a failure to imagine a disaster of that particular character and scale. Jeff Schlegelmilch reminds us once again of the continued relevance of that hard-earned lesson. He guides us through extreme but plausible scenarios of some of the most existential threats we face—biological catastrophe, cyber infrastructure collapse, and other civilization-altering events—providing a straightforward account of what could be in store for us if we fail to invest in prevention and mitigation. Rethinking Readiness forces our leaders to answer the question—have we done all we can? Now is the time to imagine! -- Tom Ridge, forty-third governor of Pennsylvania and first U.S. Secretary of Homeland SecurityThis timely book both looks ahead to the mega-disasters on the horizon—disasters that tank economies, shred infrastructure, and take lives—and outlines how communities can start preparing now. It is an essential guide for policy makers and concerned citizens alike who want to build a better future. -- Alice C. Hill, former senior director of resilience policy on the National Security CouncilCovering a wide range of natural hazards and man made threats, Schlegelmilch's book pushes us to think through the question that we ask all too often: are we truly prepared? With chapters on biothreats, climate change, critical infrastructure failure, cyberthreats, and nuclear conflict, he sets out a framework to ensure that we take serious risks head on and build resilience to them. A must read. -- Daniel P. Aldrich, author of Black Wave and Building Resilience and director of the Security and Resilience Program at Northeastern UniversityRethinking Readiness brings information on the scientific elements and socially constructed origins of megadisasters together in a clear and organized way. Schlegelmilch illustrates the interconnectivity of multiple drivers, showing how research and practice should consider these if we are to reach a more sustainable future. -- Ksenia Chmutina, coauthor of Disaster Risk Reduction for the Built EnvironmentSchlegelmilch provides a new perspective on the major threats and vulnerabilities facing modern society. Readers will find the discussion of megadisasters intriguing and the argument for better preparation compelling. Rethinking Readiness argues for a broader view of disasters and for a sustained effort to reduce the threats and societal vulnerability. -- William L. Waugh Jr., Professor Emeritus, Georgia State UniversityRethinking Readiness is a must-read for everyone committed to understanding the most existential threats we face, reinforced by the inclusion of multiple examples of inadequate response, including the identification of risks, opportunities, and misapplications embedded in practice. Compelling reading. * The Hindu Business Line *Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Biothreats2. Climate Change3. Critical Infrastructure Failure4. Cyberthreats5. Nuclear Conflict6. Crosscutting Threats and VulnerabilitiesConclusion: Investing in Today, Investing in TomorrowNotesBibliographyIndex
£47.50
Columbia University Press Rethinking Readiness
Book SynopsisRethinking Readiness offers an expert introduction to human-made threats and vulnerabilities, with a focus on opportunities to reimagine how we approach disaster preparedness. Jeff Schlegelmilch identifies and explores the most critical threats facing the world today.Trade ReviewIt is often said that the tragedy of 9/11 was rooted in a failure to imagine a disaster of that particular character and scale. Jeff Schlegelmilch reminds us once again of the continued relevance of that hard-earned lesson. He guides us through extreme but plausible scenarios of some of the most existential threats we face—biological catastrophe, cyber infrastructure collapse, and other civilization-altering events—providing a straightforward account of what could be in store for us if we fail to invest in prevention and mitigation. Rethinking Readiness forces our leaders to answer the question—have we done all we can? Now is the time to imagine! -- Tom Ridge, forty-third governor of Pennsylvania and first U.S. Secretary of Homeland SecurityThis timely book both looks ahead to the mega-disasters on the horizon—disasters that tank economies, shred infrastructure, and take lives—and outlines how communities can start preparing now. It is an essential guide for policy makers and concerned citizens alike who want to build a better future. -- Alice C. Hill, former senior director of resilience policy on the National Security CouncilCovering a wide range of natural hazards and man made threats, Schlegelmilch's book pushes us to think through the question that we ask all too often: are we truly prepared? With chapters on biothreats, climate change, critical infrastructure failure, cyberthreats, and nuclear conflict, he sets out a framework to ensure that we take serious risks head on and build resilience to them. A must read. -- Daniel P. Aldrich, author of Black Wave and Building Resilience and director of the Security and Resilience Program at Northeastern UniversityRethinking Readiness brings information on the scientific elements and socially constructed origins of megadisasters together in a clear and organized way. Schlegelmilch illustrates the interconnectivity of multiple drivers, showing how research and practice should consider these if we are to reach a more sustainable future. -- Ksenia Chmutina, coauthor of Disaster Risk Reduction for the Built EnvironmentSchlegelmilch provides a new perspective on the major threats and vulnerabilities facing modern society. Readers will find the discussion of megadisasters intriguing and the argument for better preparation compelling. Rethinking Readiness argues for a broader view of disasters and for a sustained effort to reduce the threats and societal vulnerability. -- William L. Waugh Jr., Professor Emeritus, Georgia State UniversityRethinking Readiness is a must-read for everyone committed to understanding the most existential threats we face, reinforced by the inclusion of multiple examples of inadequate response, including the identification of risks, opportunities, and misapplications embedded in practice. Compelling reading. * The Hindu Business Line *Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Biothreats2. Climate Change3. Critical Infrastructure Failure4. Cyberthreats5. Nuclear Conflict6. Crosscutting Threats and VulnerabilitiesConclusion: Investing in Today, Investing in TomorrowNotesBibliographyIndex
£15.29
Columbia University Press The Mediated Climate
Book SynopsisThe Mediated Climate explores the places where the climate and information crises meet, examining how journalism, activism, corporations, and Big Tech compete to influence the public.Trade ReviewThe Mediated Climate puts the status quo on notice. By scrutinizing the intersections between climate change and information ecosystems, the book shows that this is a social, political, cultural, technological, and existential set of intersecting challenges we must bravely address now. -- Max Boykoff, author of Creative (Climate) Communications: Productive Pathways for Science, Policy and Society A brilliant, sharp, and original book on how we talk about climate change, and what a difference that might make for our collective future. Change begins with words, and Russell presents an inspiring call for journalists and citizens to lead it. -- Zizi Papacharissi, author of After Democracy: Imagining Our Political FutureAs any journalist can tell you: the climate crisis is a communication crisis. Russell provides an honest reflection on the ways journalism has been part of the problem, as well as a necessary part of the solution. -- Phaedra C. Pezzullo, author of Beyond Straw Men: Plastic Pollution and Networked Cultures of Care The Mediated Climate is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the intersection of the climate and information crises. Adrienne Russell expertly examines how climate discourses are created and negotiated in a polluted information environment. This book presents inspiring successes for anyone who is engaged in reclaiming our mediated spaces. -- Bruno Takahashi, coeditor of The Handbook of International Trends in Environmental CommunicationRussell provides a comprehensive analysis of the intersection of the climate and the information crises and thereby shows how the climate crisis is also a communication crisis. * Journalism *Recommended. * Choice Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Two Crises1. House on Fire2. Noise, Incivility, and Ambivalence3. After Peak Indifference4. Collective ImaginaryAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£93.60
Columbia University Press The Mediated Climate
Book SynopsisThe Mediated Climate explores the places where the climate and information crises meet, examining how journalism, activism, corporations, and Big Tech compete to influence the public.Trade ReviewThe Mediated Climate puts the status quo on notice. By scrutinizing the intersections between climate change and information ecosystems, the book shows that this is a social, political, cultural, technological, and existential set of intersecting challenges we must bravely address now. -- Max Boykoff, author of Creative (Climate) Communications: Productive Pathways for Science, Policy and Society A brilliant, sharp, and original book on how we talk about climate change, and what a difference that might make for our collective future. Change begins with words, and Russell presents an inspiring call for journalists and citizens to lead it. -- Zizi Papacharissi, author of After Democracy: Imagining Our Political FutureAs any journalist can tell you: the climate crisis is a communication crisis. Russell provides an honest reflection on the ways journalism has been part of the problem, as well as a necessary part of the solution. -- Phaedra C. Pezzullo, author of Beyond Straw Men: Plastic Pollution and Networked Cultures of Care The Mediated Climate is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the intersection of the climate and information crises. Adrienne Russell expertly examines how climate discourses are created and negotiated in a polluted information environment. This book presents inspiring successes for anyone who is engaged in reclaiming our mediated spaces. -- Bruno Takahashi, coeditor of The Handbook of International Trends in Environmental CommunicationRussell provides a comprehensive analysis of the intersection of the climate and the information crises and thereby shows how the climate crisis is also a communication crisis. * Journalism *Recommended. * Choice Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Two Crises1. House on Fire2. Noise, Incivility, and Ambivalence3. After Peak Indifference4. Collective ImaginaryAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£27.00
Indiana University Press Rising Tides
Book SynopsisGlobal climate change is undeniable. Over the next few decades, as sea levels rise, storms intensify, and drought and desertification run rampant, hundreds of millions of civilians will abandon their homes, cities, and even entire countries. What will happen to these massive numbers of environmental refugees? Where will they go, what rights will they have, and who will take care of them?Over 200 million people in Asian countries live on land that will be affected by rising seas. Picture Pakistan, India, and Chinaall nuclear powersskirmishing at their borders over access to shared rivers and farmable land with former coastal areas now submerged. Imagine tens of thousands of Pacific and Indian Ocean islanders cast adrift by waves that have drowned their nations, and more than 100,000 Caribbean islanders forced to leave submerged towns. Consider the complete abandonment of Miami Beach and other coastal communities up and down the Americas. At the same time, hundreds of millions will be deTrade ReviewA must read for policymakers and those in positions of power, especially the ones who remain in a state of denial about climate change and refuse to do enough to address the crisis. * The Hindu *"In Rising Tides, the authors sound the alarm, not only on behalf of millions of displaced souls, but also because, as they note, 'Every one of us is or could be a migrant.'" - * Hill Rag Magazine *This chilling and urgent call to action spares no detail in its mission to present the facts on a looming humanitarian disaster. Climate-change warning messages too often focus on the environment without going into specifics of how humans will be hurt by global warming. Rising Tides singlehandedly rectifies this issue. . . . Thanks to an equal reliance on current events and models, as well as the authors' thorough understanding of geopolitics, the case is beyond convincing. * Foreword Reviews *Table of ContentsPrefacePart 1Climate Refugees in the 21st CenturyIntroduction – Rising Tide: Climate Refugees in the 21st CenturyChapter 1: Seeking Shelter From the StormChapter 2: RefugeedomPart 2Pressure Points and Regional AnalysisChapter 3: What Happens When Your Country Drowns?Chapter 4: The Crisis Hits Home: Climate Refugees In The United StatesChapter 5: Latin America: Land Of Rain, Land Of ThirstChapter 6: Africa: Environmental Conflicts In A War-Torn LandChapter 7: Middle East: The Boiling Point Of Climate Change And National SecurityChapter 8: Asia: The Looming CrisisPart 3 Policy Implications and ConclusionsChapter 9: Current Affairs and Climate RefugeesChapter 10: The Shape Of Things To Come
£15.19
Indiana University Press Rising Tides
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA must read for policymakers and those in positions of power, especially the ones who remain in a state of denial about climate change and refuse to do enough to address the crisis. * The Hindu *"In Rising Tides, the authors sound the alarm, not only on behalf of millions of displaced souls, but also because, as they note, 'Every one of us is or could be a migrant.'" - * Hill Rag Magazine *This chilling and urgent call to action spares no detail in its mission to present the facts on a looming humanitarian disaster. Climate-change warning messages too often focus on the environment without going into specifics of how humans will be hurt by global warming. Rising Tides singlehandedly rectifies this issue. . . . Thanks to an equal reliance on current events and models, as well as the authors' thorough understanding of geopolitics, the case is beyond convincing. * Foreword Reviews *Table of ContentsPrefacePart 1Climate Refugees in the 21st CenturyIntroduction – Rising Tide: Climate Refugees in the 21st CenturyChapter 1: Seeking Shelter From the StormChapter 2: RefugeedomPart 2Pressure Points and Regional AnalysisChapter 3: What Happens When Your Country Drowns?Chapter 4: The Crisis Hits Home: Climate Refugees In The United StatesChapter 5: Latin America: Land Of Rain, Land Of ThirstChapter 6: Africa: Environmental Conflicts In A War-Torn LandChapter 7: Middle East: The Boiling Point Of Climate Change And National SecurityChapter 8: Asia: The Looming CrisisPart 3 Policy Implications and ConclusionsChapter 9: Current Affairs and Climate RefugeesChapter 10: The Shape Of Things To Come
£45.00
Indiana University Press Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and
Book SynopsisClimate change is affecting Indiana's environment, threatening the way Hoosiers live and do business, and introducing new stresses to the state's economy, health, and infrastructure. And while scientists predict more days of extreme weather, increased public health risks, and reduced agricultural production in the coming years, Hoosiers still have a substantial say in determining their future environment. Climate Change and Resilience in Indiana and Beyond confirms that Indiana can rise to meet this threat. The culmination of Indiana University's Prepared for Environmental Change Grand Challenge, this collection showcases how scientists, policymakers, communicators, and others are working hard to protect Indiana's economy and way of life by becoming more resilient. Researchers are creating new environmental resilience frameworks, building on years of existing research on how ecosystems can adapt, how social systems process threats in order to change, and how individuals themselves fit
£45.00
University of Washington Press Making Climate Change History
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword: Climate Change and the Uses of History / Paul S. Sutter Acknowledgments Introduction | Making Climate Change History Part One | The Scientific “Prehistory” of Global Warming 1. Joseph Fourier, “General Remarks on the Temperatures of the Globe and the Planetary Spaces” (1824) 2. John Tyndall, “The Bakerian Lecture: On the Absorption and Radiation of Heat by Gases and Vapours, and on the Physical Connexion of Radiation, Absorption, and Conduction” (1861) 3. Svante Arrhenius, “On the Influence of Carbonic Acid in the Air upon the Temperature of the Ground” (1896) 4. G. S. Callendar, “The Artificial Production of Carbon Dioxide and Its Influence on Temperature” (1938) Part Two | The Cold War Roots of Global Warming 5. Roger Revelle and Hans E. Suess, “Carbon Dioxide Exchange between Atmosphere and Ocean and the Question of an Increase of Atmospheric CO2 during the Past Decades” (1957) 6. Roger Revelle, Testimony before the House Committee on Appropriations, February 8, 1956 7. Roger Revelle, Testimony before the House Committee on Appropriations, May 1, 1957 8. Howard T. Orville, “The Impact of Weather Control on the Cold War” (1958) 9. National Science Foundation, Preliminary Plans for a National Center for Atmospheric Research (1959) Part Three | Making Global Warming Green 10. The Conservation Foundation, Implications of Rising Carbon Dioxide Content of the Atmosphere (1963) 11. President’s Science Advisory Committee, Restoring the Quality of Our Environment (1965) 12. Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jørgen Randers, and William W. Behrens III, The Limits to Growth (1972) 13. Study of Man’s Impact on Climate, Inadvertent Climate Modification (1971) 14. The Sierra Club, “International Committee Questionnaire—Five Year Plan” (1976) 15. Michael McCloskey, “Criteria for International Campaigns” (1982) 16. National Climate Program Act of 1978 17. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Advisory Group on Climate Meeting, May 26, 1978 18. David Slade, “Action Flow, U.S. Carbon Dioxide Research and Assessment Program” (1979) 19. David Slade, Letter to David Burns (1980) 20. Al Gore, Testimony before the House Committee on Science and Technology, July 31, 1981 21. Rafe Pomerance, testimony before the House Committee on Science and Technology, February 24, 1984 Part Four | Climate Change As Controversy 22. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, “A Study of Climatological Research as It Pertains to Intelligence Problems” (1974) 23. S. I. Rasool and S. H. Schneider, “Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Aerosols: Effects of Large Increases on Global Climate” (1971) 24. Reid Bryson, “A Perspective on Climate Change” (1974) 25. Stephen H. Schneider, The Genesis Strategy (1976) . Helmut E. Landsberg, “Review: The Genesis Strategy—Climate and Global Survival” (1976) Stephen H. Schneider and Helmut E. Landsberg, “Forum” (1977) 26. National Academy of Sciences, “Carbon Dioxide and Climate” (1979) 27. National Academy of Sciences, “Changing Climate” (1983) 28. Environmental Protection Agency, Can We Delay a Greenhouse Warming? (1983) New York Times, “How to Live in a Greenhouse” (1983) 29. R. P. Turco, O. B. Toon, T. P. Ackerman, J. B. Pollack, and Carl Sagan, “Nuclear Winter” (1983) 30. Carl Sagan, “Nuclear War and Climatic Catastrophe” (1983) 31. S. Fred Singer (1985), “On a ‘Nuclear Winter’” (1983) 32. Starley L. Thompson and Stephen H. Schneider, “Nuclear Winter Reappraised” (1986) 33. James Hansen, Testimony before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, June 23, 1988 Part Five | Climate Change Governance 34. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, First Assessment Report (1990) 35. World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future (The Brundtland Report) (1987) 36. United Nations, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992) 37. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (1992) 38. C. Boyden Gray and David B. Rivkin Jr., “A ‘No Regrets’ Environmental Policy” (1991) 39. Al Gore and Mitch McConnell, Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, September 18, 1992 40. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Second Assessment Report (1996) 41. The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1997) 42. The Byrd-Hagel Resolution (1997) Part Six | The Past, the Present, and the Future 43. Bill McKibben, The End of Nature (1989) 44. Paul J. Crutzen and Eugene F. Stoermer, “The Anthropocene” (2000) 45. Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, “The Death of Environmentalism” (2004) 46. Nicholas Stern, “Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change” (2006) William D. Nordhaus, “A Review of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change” (2007) 47. Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) 48. Pope Francis, Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (2016) Index
£110.48
University of Washington Press Anticipating Future Environments Climate Change
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The writing is straightforward, making the book appropriate for all readers interested in restoration ecology, the impacts of culture on science, and ecological research in general." * Choice *"It reaches diverse audiences with its readability, careful and consistent statements and reminders of problem and intent, lack of jargon, and provides an essential awareness while presenting a widely applicable solution. What at first seem very basic concepts are applied and combined here brilliantly to form a powerful conceptual argument for thinking differently about ecological restoration in a changing climate." * Bulletin of the Pacific Circle *"[A]n engaging and informative investigation into the changing nature of environmental restoration under conditions of complexity and uncertainty." * Conservation and Society *"Accessibly written...Anticipating Future Environments offers readers a helpful theoretical and practical look at salmon restoration on the Columbia in light of climate change." * H-Net *
£31.38
University of Washington Press Anticipating Future Environments
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The writing is straightforward, making the book appropriate for all readers interested in restoration ecology, the impacts of culture on science, and ecological research in general." * Choice *"It reaches diverse audiences with its readability, careful and consistent statements and reminders of problem and intent, lack of jargon, and provides an essential awareness while presenting a widely applicable solution. What at first seem very basic concepts are applied and combined here brilliantly to form a powerful conceptual argument for thinking differently about ecological restoration in a changing climate." * Bulletin of the Pacific Circle *"[A]n engaging and informative investigation into the changing nature of environmental restoration under conditions of complexity and uncertainty." * Conservation and Society *"Accessibly written...Anticipating Future Environments offers readers a helpful theoretical and practical look at salmon restoration on the Columbia in light of climate change." * H-Net *
£110.48
University of Washington Press Mountains of Blame
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A]n important study that contributes to the recentring of climate-change narratives, from those of international policymakers, post-colonial states and lowland populations to those of upland groups most vulnerable to human-induced climate change that is not of their own making." * South East Asia Research *"Clearly and sensitively thought-out exposition. The book should be recognized as a rare work of oral history and ethnography that throws down a legitimate challenge to listen to the struggling folk who live in and with “mountains of blame."" * Pacific Affairs *
£33.98
University of Washington Press Misreading the Bengal Delta
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] methodologically innovative and rigorous work...The clarity the book offers in identifying the problems around the multiple framings of climate change makes it essential reading for scholars, development practitioners, government policymakers, and general readers interested in climate change and development, Bangladesh, or both." * H-Environment *"Accessible and eloquently written...[Dewan] convincingly shows that coherent policy ideas around climate change adaptation first and foremost tend to reflect the viewpoints and interests of policy actors themselves rather than those of the envisioned beneficiaries." * Journal of Peasant Studies *"A superb decolonial ethnography...Misreading the Bengal Delta is essential reading for anyone who wishes to think critically about climate change and its local effects, about the modes through which it is made legible, and about how superficial reading may be avoided through deep decolonial, historical, and ethnographic exegeses." -- Stefan Helmreich * American Anthropologist *"Camelia Dewan brilliantly illustrates how narratives of improvement have acted as metacodes from colonial time to modern day Bangladesh." * Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography *"Uniquely, this work focuses on a variety of ‘development brokers’ beyond the ubiquitous English-speaking Western development professionals. Through this focus on brokerage in the development-climate nexus, Dewan highlights the problematic power relations currently deciding climate knowledge production and, through it, advising adaptation projects which ‘misread’ the delta." * South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies *"[Dewan] unveils a perspective on the Bengal delta that is both very intriguing and insightful." * Water Alternatives Book Review *"Dewan’s account is a rich and nuanced portrayal of how climate change and development practitioners translate climate change into practice, and the effects that these translations have on local communities...A brilliant and urgent ethnography." * Anthropology Book Review *"Dewan’s book is a timely and well-critiqued ethnography of how development projects targeting to adapt to the impact of climate change can become maladaptation because of the missing local context." * Society and Culture in South Asia *
£110.48
University of Washington Press Misreading the Bengal Delta
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] methodologically innovative and rigorous work...The clarity the book offers in identifying the problems around the multiple framings of climate change makes it essential reading for scholars, development practitioners, government policymakers, and general readers interested in climate change and development, Bangladesh, or both." * H-Environment *"Accessible and eloquently written...[Dewan] convincingly shows that coherent policy ideas around climate change adaptation first and foremost tend to reflect the viewpoints and interests of policy actors themselves rather than those of the envisioned beneficiaries." * Journal of Peasant Studies *"A superb decolonial ethnography...Misreading the Bengal Delta is essential reading for anyone who wishes to think critically about climate change and its local effects, about the modes through which it is made legible, and about how superficial reading may be avoided through deep decolonial, historical, and ethnographic exegeses." -- Stefan Helmreich * American Anthropologist *"Camelia Dewan brilliantly illustrates how narratives of improvement have acted as metacodes from colonial time to modern day Bangladesh." * Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography *"Uniquely, this work focuses on a variety of ‘development brokers’ beyond the ubiquitous English-speaking Western development professionals. Through this focus on brokerage in the development-climate nexus, Dewan highlights the problematic power relations currently deciding climate knowledge production and, through it, advising adaptation projects which ‘misread’ the delta." * South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies *"[Dewan] unveils a perspective on the Bengal delta that is both very intriguing and insightful." * Water Alternatives Book Review *"Dewan’s account is a rich and nuanced portrayal of how climate change and development practitioners translate climate change into practice, and the effects that these translations have on local communities...A brilliant and urgent ethnography." * Anthropology Book Review *"Dewan’s book is a timely and well-critiqued ethnography of how development projects targeting to adapt to the impact of climate change can become maladaptation because of the missing local context." * Society and Culture in South Asia *
£33.98
University of Washington Press Ellavut Our Yupik World and Weather
Book SynopsisDetails the Yup'ik elders' qanruyutet (words of wisdom) that guide their interactions with the environmentTrade Review"Ellavut takes its place alongside such classics on indigenous views of the environment as Keith Basso's Wisdom Sits in Places and Richard Nelson's Make Prayers to the Raven. Essential." * Choice *"Fienup-Riordan’s forty years of intimate collaboration with Nelson Island elders has enabled her to successfully give the English-speaking public a sense of being instructed by the elders themselves. . . . It is the kind of work that could not be produced by anyone else." -- Steve Street * Alaska History, Vol. 23, No. 2 *"This stunning work will be of great interest to Yup’ik people, oral historians, geographers, and anthropologists. More broadly…fellow global citizens could benefit from the words and reflections of the Elders, which inspire reconceptualization of humanity’s relationship to the environment as based on reciprocation, not domination." -- Meagan Gough * Oral History Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Yup’ik Contributors Introduction Qanruyutet Anirturyugngaatgen – Qanruyutet Can Save Your Life Nuna-gguq Mamkitellruuq- They Say the Land Was Thin Ella Alerquutengqertuq – The World and Its Weather Have Teachings Nunavut – Our Land Kuiget Nanvat-Ilu – Rivers and Lakes Yuilqumun Atalriit Qanruyutet – Instructions Concerning the Wilderness Qanikcaq – Snow Imarpik Elitaituq- The Ocean Cannot Be Learned Ciku – Ice Yun’I Maliggluki Ella Ayuqucimitun Ayuqenrirtuq – The World Is Changing Following Its People Notes References Index
£41.40
Yale University Press The Carbon Crunch
Book SynopsisIn a new edition of his hard-hitting book on climate change, economist Dieter Helm looks at how and why we have failed to tackle the issue of global warming and argues for a new, pragmatic rethinking of energy policy. An optimistically levelheaded book about actually dealing with global warming.Kirkus Reviews, starred review [Dieter Helm] has turned his agile mind to one of the great problems of our age: why the world's efforts to curb the carbon dioxide emissions behind global warming have gone so wrong, and how it can do better.Pilita Clark, Financial TimesTrade Review"A devastating analysis of why the world has failed to do much about global warming - and a plan for how markets can help governments do much better."—David G. Victor, author of Global Warming Gridlock -- David G. Victor
£14.99
Yale University Press Adapting to Climate Change
Book SynopsisA revelatory study of how climate change will affect individual economic decisions, and the broad impact of those choicesTrade Review“This is a timely, valuable and accessible contribution to the climate change debate by a US-based economics professor. After the frustrations and hyperbole at COP26 it offers a welcome reminder that mitigation is only one of the ways in which we can cope with the challenges ahead: adaptation may prove just important, perhaps more so.”—Kevin Gardiner, Reading Room for the Society of Professional Economists“Are you looking for an approach that recognizes the costs of climate change, and approaches the entire question with an economic and political sanity? Matthew E. Kahn’s new book Adapting to Climate Change is then essential reading.”—Tyler Cowen, George Mason University“The COVID-19 crisis dramatically changed the way the world lives and works; but climate change poses an even greater challenge. Matt Kahn argues the best way to meet that challenge lies less in top-down government programs and more in using policy to nudge corporations and millions of people to make better individual decisions. A must read for everyone concerned with humanity’s future.”—Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class“A balanced, eye-opening analysis of how individual choices and markets can lead to better outcomes in our struggle to arrest climate change. This book will give you a measure of optimism about our ability to survive without paying a high price in standards of living.”—Mauro Guillen, author of the bestselling 2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything
£21.38
Yale University Press Water for All
Book SynopsisA fresh look at the world’s water crises, and the existing and emerging solutions that can be used to solve themTrade Review“Securing water for all is the challenge of our times, one made more urgent by the changing climate. Water for All not only highlights the many solutions available, it connects them and, above all, communicates that we have tools to hand.”—Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, executive director, International Water Association“Although war, climate change, and the economy capture the headlines, water is the real issue that deserves our attention and is the critical common thread among those challenges. Water for All is a forward-looking roadmap for how to improve the world’s relationship with water so that human civilization and ecosystems can thrive together.”—Michael Webber, author of Power Trip: The Story of Energy and Thirst for Power: Energy, Water, and Human Survival“Water for All is a well-researched and engaging guide to clever ways to meet our future water challenges.”—William Alley, coauthor of The Water Recycling Revolution“In this remarkably factual book, David Sedlak shows that we have the knowledge, technology, and means to solve the world’s water problems. If you read only one book this year, read this one.”—Asit K. Biswas, chief executive, Third World Centre for Water Management, and visiting professor, University of Glasgow
£19.00
WW Norton & Co Still Waters The Secret World of Lakes
Book SynopsisA fascinating exploration of lakes around the world.Trade Review"'There is nothing like a lake to reflect and reveal the world.' So declares ecologist Curt Stager, whose lyrical evocation of ‘living waters’ offers geological and biological revelations." -- Nature
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WW Norton & Co Climate Change
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented union of scientific analysis and stunning photography illustrating the effects of climate change on the global ecosystem.Trade Review"A combination of arresting images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living….the coverage is clear and bracing....In the midst of sobering reportage, the authors manage to appeal to our fascination with epic challenges." -- Donna Seaman - Booklist"[A]n impressive, informative and surprisingly accessible work, leaps and bounds ahead of the half-baked analysis consumers have come to expect from the corporate media…compelling." -- Jason Zasky - Failure Magazine"Breathtaking images." -- Popular Science"A rich photographic record of a warming world." -- Peter Dizikes - Salon"[A] masterful account of the science of climate change…It will leave you both in awe of the Earth we inhabit and of the science itself, with all of its uncertainties and incomplete answers." -- Seed Magazine"[A]n inspired work… a compelling and captivating book." -- Leonard David - Space Coalition Blog"Gavin Schmidt, a NASA climatologist, has in many ways become the news media’s conscience on climate science, exposing exaggeration and opinion in climate coverage…[a] no-nonsense approach." -- Laura Shin - The New York Times
£18.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Carbon Finance
Book SynopsisPraise for Carbon Finance A timely, objective, and informative analysis of the financial opportunities and challenges presented by climate change, including a thorough description of adaptive measures and insurance products for managing risk in a carbon constrained economy. James R. Evans, M. Eng. P. Geo., Senior Manager, Environmental Risk Management, RBC Financial Group Climate change will have enormous financial implications in the years to come. How businesses and investors respond to the risks and opportunities from this issue will have an enormous rippling effect in the global economy. Sonia Labatt and Rodney White''s insights and thoughtful analysis should be read by all who want to successfully navigate this global business issue. Andrea Moffat, Director, Corporate Programs, Ceres In Carbon Finance, Labatt and White present a clear and accessible description of the climate change debate and the carbon market that is developing.Trade Review"A clear assessment of the carbon market and financial products being developed to help address the threat of climate change." (Ethical Corporation Magazine, May 2007)Table of ContentsForeword iii About the Authors xiii Acknowledgments xv List of Acronyms xvii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 The Changing Climate 3 The Scientific Context of Climate Change 5 The Political Context of Climate Change 8 Corporate Climate Risk 11 Regulatory Risk 11 Physical Risks 13 Business Risks 14 Climate Policies 15 Mitigation Policies 15 Adaptation Measures 19 Role of the Financial Services Sector 21 Conclusion 23 Chapter 2 The Energy Chain 27 Introduction 27 The Energy Chain and the Value Chain 28 Carbon Policies 32 Policy Approaches 32 The Broader Policy Context 33 National and Local Self-Sufficiency 33 Impacts of Different Users and Uses on Climate Change 34 Users: Business, Households, and Government 34 Uses: Manufacturing, Transportation, Heating, Water, and Solid Waste 34 Sources of Energy: Fossil Fuels 36 Coal 36 Oil 37 Gas 38 Sources of Energy: Nuclear Energy 39 Sources of Energy: Hydroelectric Power 41 Sources of Energy: Renewables 42 Traditional Biomass 44 Wind Energy 44 Solar Energy 46 Tidal Energy and Wave Energy 47 Modern Biomass and Biofuels 48 Geothermal Energy 50 Key Issues 50 A Hydrogen Economy Based on Fuel Cells? 51 Carbon Sequestration 52 Unintended Discharges 53 Financing the Transformation of the Energy Chain: The Role of Venture Capital 53 Conclusion 55 Chapter 3 Regulated and Energy-Intensive Sectors 57 Introduction 57 Power Industry 57 Integrated Oil and Gas Industry 65 Government Mandates 65 Physical Capital 66 Restricted Access to Oil and Gas Reserves 66 The Coming Age of Gas, and Beyond 68 Global Concerns Regarding Energy Security 70 Transportation 71 Automotive Industry 72 Factors Affecting Auto Manufacturers’ Carbon Profile 76 Aviation 80 Cement 82 Competitive Implications of Climate Risk in Regulated and Energy-Intensive Sectors 84 Conclusion 87 Chapter 4 The Physical Impacts of Climate Change on the Evolution of Carbon Finance 89 Introduction 89 Physical Impacts on Unregulated Sectors 90 Water Supply and Treatment 90 Agriculture 92 Forestry 94 Fisheries 96 Real Property and Production Facilities 96 Transportation 97 Tourism 97 Municipalities 98 The Built Environment 100 Physical Impacts on Carbon-Regulated Sectors 103 Electric Power 103 Oil and Gas Producers 104 Financial Services 105 Banking 105 Investment 106 Insurance 106 Conclusion 108 Chapter 5 Institutional Investors and Climate Change 111 Introduction 111 Institutional Investors: Size and Global Reach 112 Environmental Reporting 112 Corporations 112 Institutional Investors 113 Corporate Environmental Reporting 113 New Era of Fiduciary Responsibility for Institutional Investors 116 Investment Decision Making 117 Active Engagement 118 Shareholder Resolutions and Proxy Voting 120 Mutual Funds 122 New Momentum in the Corporate World 125 Barriers to the Financial Consideration of Climate Change 127 Institutional Investors and Climate Change 130 Institutional Investors’ Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) 131 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) 131 The Equator Principles 134 Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) 135 Conclusion 135 Chapter 6 Emissions Trading in Theory and Practice 137 Introduction 137 How Carbon Is Traded Now 140 The Kyoto Protocol 140 The Chicago Climate Exchange 143 The European Union Emission Trading Scheme 143 The Price of Carbon in the EU ETS 148 Countries outside Europe with Kyoto Caps 150 Carbon Markets in the United States and Australia 151 Setting up the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation 153 The Role of Carbon Funds, Carbon Brokers, and Exchanges 156 Key Issues 159 Verification—Protocols for Measuring Emission Reductions 159 Controlling the Sale of ‘‘Hot Air’’ 160 The Quality and Price of Carbon Credits 161 Enforcing Compliance 161 Integrating the Various Trading Platforms 162 The CDM Bottleneck 162 Extending the Time Horizon beyond 2012 163 Extending Carbon Caps to Uncapped Parties 163 The Carbon Offset Market 164 The Role of Insurance in Emissions Trading 165 Issues for Dispute Resolution 166 Conclusion 166 Chapter 7 Climate Change and Environmental Security: Individuals, Communities, Nations 169 Introduction 169 Direct Effect of Extreme Weather Events 170 Health Effects of Climate Change 173 Direct Effects of Temperature Extremes: Heat Waves and Cold Spells 174 Indirect Effects of Climate Change: Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases 175 Polar Regions 179 Climate Systems and National Sovereignty 181 The Gulf Stream and the Thermohaline Current 181 The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) 183 Conclusion 185 Chapter 8 Adapting to Adverse and Severe Weather 187 Introduction 187 Adverse Weather: The Role of Weather Derivatives 188 Weather Derivative Instruments 191 Examples of Weather Derivative Contracts 192 Current Status of Weather Markets 193 Constraints on the Weather Derivatives Market 196 Severe Weather: The Role of Catastrophe Bonds 198 The Structure of a Catastrophe Bond 199 Catastrophe Bonds and Carbon Finance 200 Conclusion 201 Chapter 9 Key Players in the Carbon Markets by Martin Whittaker, guest author 205 Introduction 205 Basic Elements of the Market 206 EU ETS Trading 206 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) Projects 207 Intermediaries, Speculators, and Professional Services 208 Key Private-Sector Players 210 Compliance Participants 210 Commercial Banks 210 Carbon Funds 211 Speculative Investors 211 Project Developers and Aggregators, Consultants 213 Equity Research 213 Carbon Brokers 215 Exchanges 216 Credit Rating Agencies 217 Insurers 217 Key Players from the Public Sector 218 National Governments 218 National Business Associations 219 Multilateral Banks 219 Information Services 220 Professional Services 221 Accounting 221 Legal 221 New Horizons for the Carbon Market 222 Carbon as an Asset Class 222 Mainstreaming into Project Finance 222 Conclusion 223 Chapter 10 Carbon Finance: Present Status and Future Prospects 225 Introduction 225 Trading Volumes in Carbon and Weather Markets 227 Carbon Markets 227 Weather Derivatives 228 What Can Be Traded Where? (and What Cannot?) 229 Price Discovery 230 The Evolution of Products for Carbon Finance 231 Litigation over Responsibility for Climate Change 232 Is Carbon Finance Likely to Help Us Avert Dangerous Levels of Climate Change? 234 Carbon Finance within the Broader Field of Environmental Finance 235 Conclusion 237 Endnotes 241 Web Sites 245 References 247 Index 263
£54.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Climate Change Developing Southern Hemisphere
Book SynopsisThis book explores the rights and aspirations of the developing world, the need to balance ecology and economics, and the potential impact of policy on climate change, with a focus on the Southern Hemisphere. A thorough reference source valuable to readers in a variety of disciplines.Trade Review"...worthy of being on your bookshelf..." --Climatic Change, Vol 45, 2000Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: GLOBAL CHANGE PLURALITIES. North-South: Where Is the Divide? (R. Graetz & M. Wilson). Bridging the Climate Gaps (A. Henderson-Sellers). HEMISPHERE CLIMATE: GLOBAL MODELS. Coupled Climate Systems Modelling (K. Trenberth). Southern Hemisphere Climate: Comparing Models with Reality (P.Whetton, et al.). Modelling Climatic Variability (N. Nicholls). Palaeoclimatic Modelling: A Western Pacific Perspective (J.Chappell & J. Syktus). CLIMATE CHANGE: ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN DIMENSIONS. Global Change and Terrestrial Biosphere: The Present and FutureFocus (R. Graetz). Human and Physical Aspects of Tropical Deforestation (A.Henderson-Sellers, et al.). Contextualizing the Effects of Climate Change in Pacific IslandCountries (J. Campbell). POLICY PERSPECTIVES. Climate Science and Politics: The Road to Rio and Beyond (R.Taplin). From Rio to Berlin: Managing Climate Change (D. Victor & J.Salt). The Natural Debt: North and South (K. Smith). Index.
£341.96
John Wiley & Sons Inc Global Warming River Flows and Water Resources 20
Book SynopsisWritten by a leading expert in the field, this volume provides an outstanding review of the potential effects of global warming on river flows and water resources.Trade Review"... a readable, tasty and nourishing catch." (David Favis-Mortlock, , Progress in Physical Geography)Table of ContentsGlobal Warming, River Flows and Water Resources Climate Change and Hydrological Processes Assessing the Effects of Climate Change The Great Britain Case Study: Catchments, Models and Scenarios Changes in Water Resources in Britain Changes in River Flows over Time Changes in Water Quality Implications for Water Resources and Water Management
£117.85
