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Degrees That Matter : Climate Change and the University.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Urban and Industrial Environments SeriesPublisher: Cambridge : MIT Press, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (391 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780262282086
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Degrees That MatterDDC classification:
  • 576.8
LOC classification:
  • QC981.8.C5R367 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - A 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 -- Appendix A - Global Warming Potential -- Appendix B - Information Related to Climate Change and Climate Change Action -- Appendix C - Elements of an Emissions Inventory -- Appendix D - Emission Factors for Fuels -- Appendix E - Sample Projects for Tufts Students -- Appendix F - Campus Trends: Green Campuses Get into Gear -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: How members of college and university communities can take action on climate change: strategies, projects, and lessons in how to motivate complex organizations to make changes.
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Intro -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - A 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 -- Appendix A - Global Warming Potential -- Appendix B - Information Related to Climate Change and Climate Change Action -- Appendix C - Elements of an Emissions Inventory -- Appendix D - Emission Factors for Fuels -- Appendix E - Sample Projects for Tufts Students -- Appendix F - Campus Trends: Green Campuses Get into Gear -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

How members of college and university communities can take action on climate change: strategies, projects, and lessons in how to motivate complex organizations to make changes.

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