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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820220603321

Autore

Rappaport Ann

Titolo

Degrees that matter : climate change and the university / / Ann Rappaport and Sarah Hammond Creighton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2007

ISBN

0-262-26106-5

0-262-28208-9

1-282-09697-4

9786612096976

1-4294-6566-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 372 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Urban and industrial environments

Altri autori (Persone)

CreightonSarah Hammond

Disciplina

363.738/746071173

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - United States

Greenhouse gas mitigation - United States

Global environmental change

Science - Study and teaching - United States

Universities and colleges - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-362) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - A Time for Action -- 2 - Climate Change Basics and the University -- 3 - The Campus Inventory and Climate Goals -- 4 - Climate Actors and Climate Advocacy -- 5 - Strategy and Tactics for Climate Action -- 6 - Buildings and Climate Change Action -- 7 - Tackling Emissions at the Source: Climate Actions in Buildings and Central Facilities -- 8 - Action beyond Facilities -- 9 - Planning and Policies for Climate Change -- 10 - Personal Action Initiatives -- 11 - Climate Action in the Classroom -- 12 - Degrees That Matter -- Appendix A - Global Warming Potential -- Appendix B - Information Related to Climate Change and Climate Change Action -- Appendix C - Elements of an Emissions Inventory -- Appendix D - Emission Factors for Fuels -- Appendix E - Sample Projects for Tufts Students -- Appendix F - Campus Trends: Green Campuses Get into Gear -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.



Sommario/riassunto

Explains how members of college and university communities can take action on climate change: strategies, projects, and lessons in how to motivate complex organizations to make changes.