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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Rappaport, Ann. Degrees that matter. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2007 (OCoLC)647684276 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ann Rappaport; Sarah Hammond Creighton |
| ISBN: | 9780262182584 0262182580 9780262681667 0262681668 9780262182577 0262182572 |
| OCLC Number: | 71778904 |
| Description: | xviii, 372 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | List of tables, figures, and boxes -- Foreword / Lawrence S. Bacow -- 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 -- 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 Title: | Urban and industrial environments. |
| Responsibility: | Ann Rappaport and Sarah Hammond Creighton. |
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"It is an inspirational read... Few books deal so comprehensively with mitigation of climate change in the workplace and none matches this book in terms of the higher education sector." David Reay Times Higher Education Supplement "With climate change and carbon emissions high on the political and educational agenda, the book is a timely reminder to the higher education sector that it needs to attend to its own performance and reputation in this area." Peter Hopkinson Nature Read more...
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