Climate Change Books

New and Published Books

1. Ecological Restoration and Environmental Change

   Renewing Damaged Ecosystems

   By Stuart K. Allison

   What is a natural habitat? Who can define what is natural when species and ecosystems constantly change over time, with or without human intervention? When a polluted river or degraded landscape is restored from its damaged state, what is the appropriate outcome? With climate change now threatening...

   Published May 17th 2012 by Routledge
2. Climate Change at the City Scale

   Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation in Cape Town

   Edited by Anton Cartwright, Susan Parnell, Gregg Oelofse, Sarah Ward

   Climate change impacts are scale and context specific, and cities are likely to bear some of the greatest costs. In recent years cities have begun to craft their own climate change responses against the backdrop of the reluctance displayed by nation-states in committing to emissions...

   Published May 17th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Zeronauts

   Breaking the Sustainability Barrier

   By John Elkington

   A world of 9 billion people by mid-century will demand fundamental changes in our mindsets, behaviors, cultures, and overarching paradigm. Just as our species broke the Sound Barrier during the 1940s and 1950s, a new breed of innovator, entrepreneur, and investor is lining up to break the...

   Published May 13th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Social Dynamics of Carbon Capture and Storage

   Understanding CCS Representations, Governance and Innovation

   Edited by Nils Markusson, Simon Shackley, Benjamin Evar

   Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

   Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged rapidly as a crucial technological option for decarbonising electricity supply and mitigating climate change. Great hopes are being pinned on this new technology but it is also facing growing scepticism and criticism. This book is the first to bring...

   Published May 3rd 2012 by Routledge
5. Maritime Transport and the Climate Change Challenge

   Edited by Regina Asariotis, Hassiba Benamara

   International maritime transport is the backbone of the world globalized economy. It is a significant contributor to global CO2 emissions but also likely to be affected by wide-ranging and potentially devastating climate change impacts associated with rising sea levels and increased frequency/...

   Published May 2nd 2012 by Routledge
6. China's Climate Change Policies

   By Wang Weiguang, Guoguang Zheng, Jiahua Pan

   China is becoming a rising star in global economical and political affairs. Both internationally and within China itself, people have great expectations of its future role. This book aims to clarify many aspects of China’s key position in the climate change situation and policy debates. However,...

   Published April 22nd 2012 by Routledge
7. Inspiring Sustainable Behaviour

   19 Ways to Ask for Change

   By Oliver Payne

   What is the answer to inspiring sustainable behaviour? It starts with a question – or nineteen. With this simple and inspiring guide you'll learn how to ask for persistent, pervasive, and near-costless change by uncovering our hidden quirks, judgmental biases, and apparent irrationalities. ...

   Published April 4th 2012 by Routledge
8. Visualizing Climate Change

   A Guide to Visual Communication of Climate Change and Developing Local Solutions

   By Stephen R.J. Sheppard

   Carbon dioxide and global climate change are largely invisible, and the prevailing imagery of climate change is often remote (such as ice floes melting) or abstract and scientific (charts and global temperature maps). Using dramatic visual imagery such as 3D and 4D visualizations of future...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
9. Climate Change Mitigation and Development Cooperation

   Edited by Tomoyo Toyota, Ryo Fujikura

   This is a companion book to Earthscan’s 2010 book Climate Change Adaptation and International Development. This book consists of summarised case studies looking at climate change mitigation specifically in Asia, the region producing the most greenhouse gas emissions. It examines international...

   Published March 21st 2012 by Routledge
10. Climate Smart Development in Asia

    Transition to Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Economies

    Edited by Ancha Srinivasan, Frank Ling, Hideyuki Mori

    Asia is rapidly becoming a major contributor of global greenhouse gas emissions. Also many countries in the region are highly vulnerable to impacts of climate change. With a growing consensus that there is limited time to avoid dangerous climate change, scientists, engineers, economists and...

    Published February 12th 2012 by Routledge