This book is a guide for understanding climate change. The guide takes
an interdisciplinary approach because climate change is simultaneously
a matter of science, engineering, economics, politics, culture,
ethics, and more. The guide thus follows the contours of climate
change as it appears in the world—as a tangle of problems. It builds
climate literacy as a form of problem-posing by offering a set of
tools for understanding how problems get framed, debated, and
resolved. Through developing climate literacy, students gain the
ability to think critically about how facts are constructed and
mobilized in the pursuit of values. Part One (Big Picture and
Fundamentals) provides basic definitions and broad orientation by
situating climate change within larger contexts like the Anthropocene,
international climate diplomacy, sustainable development, and “green
growth.” Part Two (Climate Sciences) offers tools for understanding
climate science, its historical development, and its place in society
by asking: who knows, what do we know, and how do we know it? Part
Three (Politics, Ethics, and Policy) shows how to analyze debates
about climate change policies from mitigation to rewilding.
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ISBN
9781460408834
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Broadview Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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