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Museums and the climate crisis / edited by Nick Merriman.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Museums--Environmental aspects.
- Museums.
- Climatic changes.
- Museums--Educational aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 253 pages) : illustrations, map
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Nick Merriman is Chief Executive of the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London and an Honorary Professor at University College London and the University of Manchester.
- Contents:
- The role of museums and galleries in addressing the climate and ecological crisis / Nick Merriman
- Museums Empowering Climate Action / Sarah Sutton & John Fraser
- The emergency is an octopus! Museums activating the public in a planetary emergency / Bridget McKenzie & Victoria Burns
- Museums as Catalysts of Cultural Adaptation : the 'Inside-Outside Model' / Douglas Worts
- Tackling the climate crisis : an overview of UK museums / Kathryn Simpson
- Museums Tackling Climate Change : A Zimbabwean Context / Simbarashe Chitima
- The Global South emerges : how cultural institutions in South America are using storytelling to call audiences to action in tackling climate change / Eduardo Carvalho
- Collections Management and Conservation / Caitlin Southwick
- The 100 Year Future : Museums and the Climate and Nature Crisis / Maria Balshaw
- Culture's contributions to the climate challenge : a brief account of Julie's Bicycle / Alison Tickell
- Taking Action on Climate Change and Sustainability at the Australian Museum / Zehra Ahmed & Jenny Newell
- Cultivating Climate Leadership : Evolving an Institution to Address Climate Change and Helping Others to Do the Same / Richard Piacentini
- Creating advocates for the future / Clare Matterson
- The Whitworth : Transforming Manchester's Gallery in the Park / Jo Beggs & Dean Whiteside
- Responding to the climate crisis at Leeds Museums & Galleries / Lisa Broadest & Yvonne Hardman
- Shaping a positive future at the Horniman Museum and Gardens / Carole Destre & Nick Merriman.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 28, 2023).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Museums and the climate crisis
- ISBN:
- 9781003347606
- 1003347606
- 9781000985924
- 100098592X
- 9781000985887
- 1000985881
- Publisher Number:
- 99995348342
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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