Degrees That Matter: Climate Change and the University (Urban and Industrial Environments)

Type

Book

Authors

Ann Rappaport

Sarah Creighton

ISBN 10

0262681668

ISBN 13

9780262681667

Tags

Pollution, Climatology, Environmental Science, Conservation, Environmentalism, Social Services & Welfare, Higher & Continuing Education

Description

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.Universities and colleges are in a unique position to take a leadership role on global warming. As communities, they can strategize and organize effective action. As laboratories for learning and centers of research, they can reduce their own emissions of greenhouse gases, educate students about global warming, and direct scholarly attention to issues related to climate change and energy.

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