book recommendations
I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not too in your face. The first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions? Thanks, M ___ Michele M. Betsill Associate Professor Department of Political Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 970.491.5270
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Hi -- My students were just saying last week that they were taking the Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the holidays. So, they seemed to think that was a good one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsill,Michele Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: book recommendations I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not too in your face. The first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions? Thanks, M ___ Michele M. Betsill Associate Professor Department of Political Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 970.491.5270
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Michele (and GEPED folks): The best popular book yet is probably Gwynne Dyer's recently published Climate Wars which includes interviews with the leading scientists, and some thought provoking scenarios about what might go wrong, badly wrong, if we don't get our act together shortly. Simon On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:29 AM, Betsill,Michele [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not too in your face. The first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions? Thanks, M ___ Michele M. Betsill Associate Professor Department of Political Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 970.491.5270 -- Simon Dalby, Ph.D. Professor, Carleton University www.carleton.ca/~sdalby Political Geography Section Editor of Geography Compass (www.blackwell-compass.com)
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I second the ³Weather Makers² (along with any other book by Flannery...his ³The Eternal Frontier² is a superb study of North American geology, geography and cultural history from almost Pre-Cambrian to now). Flannery is an excellent writer and explainer and he does it all with a sense of humor. Happy Holidays. Larry Davis On 12/10/08 10:04, syma ebbin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of my students recommended Weather Makers by Tim Flannery. Happy holidays Syma (*(*(* Syma A. Ebbin, PhD. --- On Wed, 12/10/08, VanDeveer, Stacy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: VanDeveer, Stacy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: book recommendations To: Betsill,Michele [EMAIL PROTECTED], gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 9:47 AM Hi -- My students were just saying last week that they were taking the Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the holidays. So, they seemed to think that was a good one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsill,Michele Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: book recommendations I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not too in your face. The first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions? Thanks, M ___ Michele M. Betsill Associate Professor Department of Political Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 970.491.5270 -- * R. Laurence Davis, Ph.D. Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and University Research Scholar Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences University of New Haven 300 Boston Post Road West Haven, Connecticut 06516 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office: 203-932-7108Fax: 203-931-6097 *
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Hm, interesting - we had a related question on this before. Depends obviously on the flavor of the family, age, leanings etc. But the coffee table approach - Gary Braasch's photographs of stuff already happening may be an aesthetically pleasing introduction... (this is one of his books, there are several) http://www.amazon.com/Know-What-About-Changing-Climate/dp/1584691034/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929064sr=1-21 How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming (About Our Changing Climate) http://www.amazon.com/Know-What-About-Changing-Climate/dp/1584691034/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929064sr=1-21 by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch Houghton's overview, a bit dated, haven't read - but he does this interesting balance in speaking from science and values: http://www.amazon.com/Global-Warming-Complete-John-Houghton/dp/0521528747/ref=sr_1_35?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929117sr=1-35 Global Warming: The Complete Briefing http://www.amazon.com/Global-Warming-Complete-John-Houghton/dp/0521528747/ref=sr_1_35?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929117sr=1-35 by John Houghton (Paperback - Sep 6, 2004) Also extremely credible, post-humously published is this historical account by one deeply involved: A History of the Science and Politics of Climate Change: The Role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://www.amazon.com/History-Science-Politics-Climate-Change/dp/0521088739/ref=sr_1_55?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929342sr=1-55 by Bert Bolin (Paperback - Oct 30, 2008) Not sure any of these make for a merry holiday dinner conversation, but good for these kids to want to try. (Note the approach to social change!) Susi VanDeveer, Stacy wrote: Hi -- My students were just saying last week that they were taking the Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the holidays. So, they seemed to think that was a good one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsill,Michele Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: book recommendations I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not too in your face. The first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions? Thanks, M ___ Michele M. Betsill Associate Professor Department of Political Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 970.491.5270 -- ~~ Susanne C. Moser, Ph.D. Director, Principal Scientist Research Associate Susanne Moser Research Consulting Institute of Marine Sciences 134 Shelter Lagoon Dr. University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I'll suggest three more: Weart, Spencer, 2003 The Discovery of Global Warming, Harvard University Press Moser, Susanne C. and Lisa Dilling, eds. 2007. Creating a Climate for Change: Communicating Climate Change and Facilitating Social Change Cambridge University Press Gautier, Catherine. 2008. Oil, Water, and Climate. Cambridge University Press. Cheers, max -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susanne Moser Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:19 PM To: VanDeveer, Stacy Cc: Betsill,Michele; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: Re: book recommendations Hm, interesting - we had a related question on this before. Depends obviously on the flavor of the family, age, leanings etc. But the coffee table approach - Gary Braasch's photographs of stuff already happening may be an aesthetically pleasing introduction... (this is one of his books, there are several) http://www.amazon.com/Know-What-About-Changing-Climate/dp/1584691034/ref=sr _1_21?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929064sr=1-21 How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming (About Our Changing Climate) http://www.amazon.com/Know-What-About-Changing-Climate/dp/1584691034/ref=sr _1_21?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929064sr=1-21 by Lynne Cherry and Gary Braasch Houghton's overview, a bit dated, haven't read - but he does this interesting balance in speaking from science and values: http://www.amazon.com/Global-Warming-Complete-John-Houghton/dp/0521528747/r ef=sr_1_35?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929117sr=1-35 Global Warming: The Complete Briefing http://www.amazon.com/Global-Warming-Complete-John-Houghton/dp/0521528747/r ef=sr_1_35?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929117sr=1-35 by John Houghton (Paperback - Sep 6, 2004) Also extremely credible, post-humously published is this historical account by one deeply involved: A History of the Science and Politics of Climate Change: The Role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://www.amazon.com/History-Science-Politics-Climate-Change/dp/0521088739 /ref=sr_1_55?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1228929342sr=1-55 by Bert Bolin (Paperback - Oct 30, 2008) Not sure any of these make for a merry holiday dinner conversation, but good for these kids to want to try. (Note the approach to social change!) Susi VanDeveer, Stacy wrote: Hi -- My students were just saying last week that they were taking the Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the holidays. So, they seemed to think that was a good one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsill,Michele Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: book recommendations I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not too in your face. The first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions? Thanks, M ___ Michele M. Betsill Associate Professor Department of Political Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 970.491.5270 -- ~~ Susanne C. Moser, Ph.D. Director, Principal Scientist Research Associate Susanne Moser Research Consulting Institute of Marine Sciences 134 Shelter Lagoon Dr. University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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For a popular audience, I really like, Thomas Friedman's, HOT, FLAT AND CROWDED: WHY WE NEED A GREEN REVOLUTION AND HOW IT CAN RENEW AMERICA. It has a strong American bent to it but it nails the nature of environmental challenges, is beautifully written and offers seeming solutions. Merry New Year, Happy Always, Paul Paul Wapner Associate Professor Director, Global Environmental Politics Program School of International Service American University 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington DC 20016 (202) 885-1647
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Even more than his recent Six Degrees, I think Mark Lynas's High Tide would be great for this purpose, Best, Doug Kysar Sent from my iPhone On Dec 10, 2008, at 9:48 AM, VanDeveer, Stacy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi -- My students were just saying last week that they were taking the Doughman ed. book (which I used in a Freshman seminar) home for the holidays. So, they seemed to think that was a good one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsill,Michele Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30 AM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: book recommendations I had an interesting request from a couple of students taking my undergrad climate change politics course. They want to buy a book for their parents for Xmas that will help open up a conversation on climate change. They want something that is written for the lay public and not too in your face. The first books that came to my mind were Speth's RED SKY AT MORNING and Doughman's edited volume CLIMATE CHANGE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. Any other suggestions? Thanks, M ___ Michele M. Betsill Associate Professor Department of Political Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 970.491.5270
