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Let's Say It in Their Own Words
Martinez emphasizes the importance of adapting climate communication strategies to local situations.
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Rifts or Bridges? Ruptures and Continuities in Human-Environment Interactions
The focus on human-environment relations from the perspective of climate change alone is too narrow. Often, society experiences climate change through political and technical decisions, rather than as an environmental crisis.
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"The Tragedy of Limitless Growth: Re-Interpreting the Tragedy of the Commons for a Century of Climate Change"
Matthew MacLellan argues that Garrett Hardin’s primary object of critique in his influential “The Tragedy of the Commons” is not the commons or shared property at all—as is almost universally assumed by Hardin’s critics—but is rather Adam Smith’s theory of markets and its viability for protecting scarce resources.
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"Past Environments through Palynology: A Short Appraisal with Reference to the Western Ghats"
The science of palynology has proved to be a good tool to reconstruct the past, to build up archaeological scenarios and to record climatic changes during the Holocene period. However, the terms employed to denote climate, like arid and humid, are often used without proper definitions, ignoring intricacies of climate…
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American Environments: Climate–Cultures–Catastrophe
This volume focuses on environmental knowledge production in the United States by taking as starting points the impact of natural catastrophes and of public debates on climate change and environmental threats.
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Interview with Jeff Sebo, author of Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves: Why Animals Matter for Pandemics, Climate Change, and Other Catastrophes
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Jeff Sebo is interviewed on his book, Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves: Why Animals Matter for Pandemics, Climate Change, and Other Catastrophes.
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The Great Warming
The Great Warming is a three-part Discovery Channel television series on the effects of anthropogenic global warming. Narrated by Alanis Morissette and Keanu Reeves, it takes a trip around the world to reveal how climate change is affecting people’s lives.
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Experiencing Tomorrow: The Importance of Immersive Arts for Climate Science Communication
Gebhardt Fearns explores the potential of the immersive arts for communicating climate change.
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"The Influence of Institutional Culture on the Formation of Pre-Regime Climate Change Policies in Sweden, Japan and the United States"
Anne K. Johnson tests the claims of cultural theory using the formation of climate change policies in Sweden, the United States, and Japan as case studies.
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An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth is a passionate and inspirational look at former Vice President Al Gore’s fervent crusade to halt global warming’s deadly progress by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it.