Climate Travels : how ecotourism changes mindsets and motivates action / Michael M. Gunter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunter, Michael M., 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climate change mitigation.

Travel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]

Summary:

This book is a travelogue that spotlights what a changing climate looks like on the local level-for wherever local happens to be. Michael M. Gunter, Jr. takes readers around the United States to bear witness to the many faces of the climate crisis.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: This Land Is Your Land

Part I. See It Yourself: Threats to the Home Front

1. Our Rising Seas

2. Flooding in the Forecast

3. Drought and Wildfire

4. More Extreme Weather

5. The Melt Is On

6. Changing Habitats and Species Diversity Loss

7. Ocean Trouble

8. Heat and Health

Part II. Do It Yourself: Action Making a Difference

9. Here Comes the Sun

10. Living with Less

11. The Winds Are Changing

12. Building (and Rebuilding) Green

13. Additional Alternative Energies

14. Rethinking Our Cities

15. Living with Change

Conclusion: Think Local, Act Local

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-231-55621-7

OCLC:

1348393394