Degrees that matter : climate change and the university / / Ann Rappaport and Sarah Hammond Creighton
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Rappaport Ann
|
| Titolo: |
Degrees that matter : climate change and the university / / Ann Rappaport and Sarah Hammond Creighton
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Urban and industrial environments.