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Author:

Rappaport, Ann.

Title:

Degrees that matter : climate change and the university / Ann Rappaport and Sarah Hammond Creighton.

Publisher:

MIT Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xviii, 372 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--United States.
Greenhouse gas mitigation--United States.
Global environmental change.
Science--Study and teaching--United States.
Universities and colleges--United States.
Climat--Changements.
Changement global (Environnement)
Température atmosphérique--Modification à l'échelle planétaire.
Enseignement supérieur--Aspect social.

Other Authors:

Creighton, Sarah Hammond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-362) and index.

Contents:

Index. Foreword / Lawrence S. Bacow -- Acknowledgments -- F. time for action -- 2. Climate change basics and the university -- 3. The campus inventory and climate goals -- 4. Climate actors and climate advocacy -- 5. Strategy and tactics for climate action -- 6. Buildings and climate change action -- 7. Tackling emissions at the source : climate actions in buildings and central facilities -- 8. Action beyond facilities -- 9. Planning and policies for climate change -- 10. Personal action initiatives -- 11. Climate action in the classroom -- 12. Degrees that matter -- Appendixes -- A. Global warming potential -- B. Information related to climate change and climate change -- C. Elements of an emissions inventory -- D. Emission factors for fuels -- E. Sample projects for Tufts students -- F. Article from the Tufts Daily -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Series:

Urban and industrial environments

ISBN:

0262182572 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780262182577 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0262681668 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780262681667 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0262182580 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780262182584 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)71778904

LCCN:

2006030105

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)