Addressing Climate Change at the Community Level in the United States Contributor(s): LaChapelle, Paul (Editor), Albrecht, Don (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815380925 ISBN-13: 9780815380924 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Architecture | Landscape |
Dewey: 363.738 |
LCCN: 2018035407 |
Series: Community Development Research and Practice |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 300 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The concept of community, in all its diverse definitions and manifestations, provides a unique approach to learn more about how groups of individuals and organizations are addressing the challenges posed by climate change. This new volume highlights specific cases of communities developing innovative approaches to climate mitigation and adaptation around the United States. Defining community more comprehensively than just spatial geography to include also communities of interest, identity and practice, this book highlights how individuals and organizations are addressing the challenges posed by climate change through more resilient social processes, government policies and sustainable practices. Through close examinations of community efforts across the United States, including agricultural stakeholder engagement and permaculture projects, coastal communities and prolonged drought areas, and university extension and local governments, this book shows the influence of building individual and institutional capacity toward addressing climate change issues at the community level. It will be useful to community development students, scholars and practitioners learning to respond to unexpected shocks and address chronic stress associated with climate change and its impacts. |