Grove S Field Guide To Climate Change

Author : Bob Grove
Publisher : Wordsinger Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781961014077

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Grove’s FIELD GUIDE to Climate Change by Bob Grove Pdf

Face it. Climate change has happened. It’s no longer a future threat. We’re living with it today. Let’s just accept that and move forward. We have to survive an expanding range of weather extremes, an ever growing list of natural disasters, a steady drip of pandemic-prone viruses, and the economic impacts of skyrocketing energy and food costs. The environment is filled with new challenges but we can survive; even prosper. Climate is a big issue and it’s easy to get lost in all the jargon and abbreviations. Where do you even begin to address something this complex? Even if we don’t let it overwhelm us emotionally, it’s far too easy to spend all our time and money digging out of the last disaster instead of preparing for the next. There are clear, easy steps we can take to prepare for climate change; both the climate change that’s already here and the climate changes coming down the road. The first step is to break this big, complex problem down into manageable sections; each with a group of small, clear actions that are easily taken and, together, help us secure our health and safety, save money, and position us for a safe and prosperous future. The old adage, caveat emptor (buyers beware), applies to climate change as much as it does to used cars, and it’s our responsibility to beware of green-washing and to make personal choices that assure the health, safety and welfare of ourselves, our communities, our children and future generations. This Field Guide will help.

Author : Adam Briggle
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781770489592

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A Field Guide to Climate Change by Adam Briggle Pdf

This book is a guide for understanding climate change. It takes an interdisciplinary approach because climate change is simultaneously a matter of science, engineering, economics, politics, culture, ethics, and more. A Field Guide to Climate Change thus follows the contours of climate change as it appears in the world—as a tangle of problems. Briggle presents climate literacy as a form of problem-posing by offering a set of tools for understanding how problems get framed, debated, and resolved. Through developing climate literacy, students gain the ability to think critically about how facts are constructed and mobilized in the pursuit of values.

Author : Brian Dawson,Matt Spannagle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134021253

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The Complete Guide to Climate Change by Brian Dawson,Matt Spannagle Pdf

An authoritative and easy to use A to Z guide to the key scientific, geographical and socio-political concepts central to the study of climate change. Taking you through the latest thinking on global warming, environmental damage and risk, this book has everything you will need to know perhaps the biggest issue facing mankind today.

Author : Sarah Jaquette Ray
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520974722

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A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety by Sarah Jaquette Ray Pdf

Gen Z's first "existential toolkit" for combating eco-guilt and burnout while advocating for climate justice. A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The “climate generation”—late millennials and iGen, or Generation Z—is demanding that policy makers and government leaders take immediate action to address the dire outcomes predicted by climate science. Those inheriting our planet’s environmental problems expect to encounter challenges, but they may not have the skills to grapple with the feelings of powerlessness and despair that may arise when they confront this seemingly intractable situation. Drawing on a decade of experience leading and teaching in college environmental studies programs, Sarah Jaquette Ray has created an “existential tool kit” for the climate generation. Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements, mindfulness, and the environmental humanities, Ray explains why and how we need to let go of eco-guilt, resist burnout, and cultivate resilience while advocating for climate justice. A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety is the essential guidebook for the climate generation—and perhaps the rest of us—as we confront the greatest environmental threat of our time.

Author : Patrick J. Lynch
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780300246469

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A Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic Coast by Patrick J. Lynch Pdf

A beautifully illustrated field guide to the Mid-Atlantic region, from the Jersey Shore to Cape Hatteras The Outer Banks of North Carolina and the beaches of the Mid-Atlantic Coast are among the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. This book is a richly illustrated field guide that surveys the geology, environmental history, natural history, and human history of a region that spans the eastern seaboard from Sandy Hook in New Jersey south to Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is organized around environments, not particular locations. Included are the geology of beaches and barrier islands, the environmental history of the region, as well as detailed looks at the natural history of beaches, dunes, maritime forests, coastal marshes, and estuaries. Also covered are issues involving human activity and climate change, which have become dominant forces shaping geophysical and biological environments. This guide will enable users to walk into a salt marsh or onto a beach and identify much of what they see.

Author : Chestalene Pintozzi,Douglas E. Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : PSU:000021780714

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Global Climate Change Pathfinder by Chestalene Pintozzi,Douglas E. Jones Pdf

Author : Mark Jaccard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108479370

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The Citizen's Guide to Climate Success by Mark Jaccard Pdf

Shows readers how we can all help solve the climate crisis by focusing on a few key, achievable actions.

Author : Sarah Burch,Sara E. Harris
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781487518394

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Understanding Climate Change by Sarah Burch,Sara E. Harris Pdf

Conversations about climate change are filled with challenges involving complex data, deeply held values, and political issues. Understanding Climate Change examines climate change as both a scientific and a public policy issue. Sarah L. Burch and Sara E. Harris explain the basics of the climate system, climate models and prediction, and human and biophysical impacts, as well as strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The second edition has been fully updated throughout, including coverage of new advances in climate modelling and of the shifting landscape of renewable energy production and distribution. A brand new chapter discusses global governance, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, as well as mitigation efforts at the national and subnational levels. This new chapter makes the book even more relevant to climate change courses housed in social sciences departments such as political science and geography. An effective and integrated introduction to an urgent and controversial issue, this book is well-suited to adoption in a variety of introductory climate change courses found in a number of science and social science departments. Its ultimate goal is to equip readers with the tools needed to become constructive participants in the human response to climate change.

Author : Tim Palmer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520952195

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Field Guide to California Rivers by Tim Palmer Pdf

Award-winning author, naturalist, and conservationist Tim Palmer presents the world of California rivers in this practical and inspiring field guide. Loaded with tips on where to hike, fish, canoe, kayak, and raft, it offers an interpretive approach that reveals geology, plant and wild life, hydrologic processes, and other natural phenomena. Palmer reports on conservation with a perspective from decades of personal engagement. More than 150 streams are featured, 50 riparian species are illustrated, and 180 photos show the essence of California’s rivers. Palmer brings a natural history guide, a recreation guide, and an introduction to river ecology together in one illuminating volume; it belongs in every river lover’s book collection, boat, and backpack.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biogeography
ISBN : CORNELL:31924097772416

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Atlas of Climate Change Effects in 150 Bird Species of the Eastern United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jan W. van Wagtendonk
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520961913

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Fire in California's Ecosystems by Jan W. van Wagtendonk Pdf

Fire in California’s Ecosystems describes fire in detail—both as an integral natural process in the California landscape and as a growing threat to urban and suburban developments in the state. Written by many of the foremost authorities on the subject, this comprehensive volume is an ideal authoritative reference tool and the foremost synthesis of knowledge on the science, ecology, and management of fire in California. Part One introduces the basics of fire ecology, including overviews of historical fires, vegetation, climate, weather, fire as a physical and ecological process, and fire regimes, and reviews the interactions between fire and the physical, plant, and animal components of the environment. Part Two explores the history and ecology of fire in each of California's nine bioregions. Part Three examines fire management in California during Native American and post-Euro-American settlement and also current issues related to fire policy such as fuel management, watershed management, air quality, invasive plant species, at-risk species, climate change, social dynamics, and the future of fire management. This edition includes critical scientific and management updates and four new chapters on fire weather, fire regimes, climate change, and social dynamics.

Author : Antony G. Brown,Laura S. Basell,Karl W. Butzer
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813724768

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Geoarchaeology, Climate Change, and Sustainability by Antony G. Brown,Laura S. Basell,Karl W. Butzer Pdf

This volume provides a broad survey of recent advances in geoarchaeology with particular attention to environmental change. The fourteen chapters include methodologically innovative research, case studies valuable for teaching, and the use of geological techniques to answer archaeological questions from lower Paleolithic hunting to the location of Homer's Ithaca. Geoarchaeology, Climate Change, and Sustainability also includes a major position paper and, unusually, two papers on the management of the geoarchaeological resource. Both the geographical and chronological coverage are broad ranging from the Lower Paleolithic (lower Pleistocene) to the Iron Age (late Holocene), and from rural Iran to urban Manhattan. The research presented here clearly demonstrates the value and practical application of geoarchaeological techniques from sediment-based dating to geographic information systems.

Author : David Lambert
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN : 9781438130057

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The Field Guide to Geology by David Lambert Pdf

Presents an illustrated field guide to geology that explains the evolution of the Earth.

Author : Brian C. Black,David M. Hassenzahl Ph.D.,Jennie C. Stephens,Gary Weisel,Nancy Gift
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1837 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781598847628

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Climate Change [4 volumes] by Brian C. Black,David M. Hassenzahl Ph.D.,Jennie C. Stephens,Gary Weisel,Nancy Gift Pdf

This book provides a holistic consideration of climate change that goes beyond pure science, fleshing out the discussion by considering cultural, historical, and policy-driven aspects of this important issue. Climate change is a controversial topic that promises to reframe rudimentary ideas about our world and how we will live in it. The articles in Climate Change: An Encyclopedia of Science and History are designed to inform readers' decision making through the insight of scholars from around the world, each of whom brings a unique approach to this topic. The work goes beyond pure science to consider other important factors, weighing the cultural, historical, and policy-driven contributors to this issue. In addition, the book explores the ideas that have converged and evolved in order to clarify our current predicament. By considering climate change in this holistic fashion, this reference collection will prepare readers to consider the issue from every angle. Each article in the work is suitable for general readers, particularly students in high school and college, and is intended to inform and educate anyone about climate change, providing valuable information regarding the stages of mitigation and adaptation that are occurring all around us.

Author : Rathoure, Ashok Kumar,Chauhan, Pawan Bharati
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781799812289

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Current State and Future Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity by Rathoure, Ashok Kumar,Chauhan, Pawan Bharati Pdf

Understanding the balance of society and nature is imperative when researching ecosystems and their global influence. A method of studying the health of these ecosystems is biodiversity. The more diverse the species that live in an ecosystem, the healthier it is. As the climate continues to transform, small-scale ecosystems are affected, altering their diversity. Environmentalists need a book of research that studies the specific impacts of climate change and how it affects the future of the environment. Current State and Future Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on biological systems and how climate change influences their health. While highlighting topics such as genetic diversity, economic valuation, and climatic conditions, this publication explores the effects of climate change as well as the methods of sustainable management within ecosystems. This book is ideally designed for environmental scientists, environmental professionals, scientists, ecologists, conservationists, government officials, policymakers, agriculturalists, environmentalists, zoologists, botanists, entomologists, urban planners, researchers, scholars, and students seeking research on current and future developments of various ecosystems.