UID:
almafu_9961565596402883
Umfang:
1 online resource (361 pages)
ISBN:
0-231-55621-7
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
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.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-231-20589-9
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-231-20588-0
Sprache:
Englisch
