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



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Autore: Rappaport Ann Visualizza persona
Titolo: Degrees that matter : climate change and the university / / Ann Rappaport and Sarah Hammond Creighton Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2007
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 372 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 363.738/746071173
Soggetto topico: 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
Altri autori: CreightonSarah Hammond  
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Degrees that matter  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-262-26106-5
0-262-28208-9
1-282-09697-4
9786612096976
1-4294-6566-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820220603321
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Serie: Urban and industrial environments.