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Degrees that matter : climate change and the university / Ann Rappaport and Sarah Hammond Creighton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rappaport, Ann.
- Series:
- Urban and industrial environments.
- Urban and industrial environments
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--United States.
- Climatic changes.
- Greenhouse gas mitigation--United States.
- Greenhouse gas mitigation.
- Global environmental change.
- Science--Study and teaching--United States.
- Science.
- Universities and colleges--United States.
- Universities and colleges.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 372 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-362) and index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612096976
- 9780262261067
- 0262261065
- 9780262282086
- 0262282089
- 9781282096974
- 1282096974
- 9781429465663
- 1429465662
- OCLC:
- 320323502
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