Category Archives: New Publications

Anti-Immigrant Populism & Climate Change Denial

by Steve Vanderheiden The Critique January 15, 2017 As United States president-elect Donald Trump prepares his agenda for his first 100 days in office, for which he has promised and signaled significant change, analysts and pundits are left to speculate … Continue reading

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Drivers of adaptation: Responses to weather- and climate-related hazards in 60 local governments in the Intermountain Western U.S.

by Lisa Dilling, Elise Pizzi, John Berggren, Ashwin Ravikumar, and Krister Andersson Environment and Planning A, 2017 Abstract: Cities are key sites of action for adaptation to climate change. However, there are a wide variety of responses to hazards at … Continue reading

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Elite News Coverage of Climate Change

by Maxwell Boykoff and Gesa Luedecke Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Climate Science December 2016 During the past three decades, elite news media have become influential translators of climate change linking science, policy, and the citizenry. Historical trends in public discourse—shaped in … Continue reading

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Changing Weather and Climate in Northern Ghana

Comparison of Local Perceptions with Meteorological and Land Cover Data by K. L. Dickinson, A. J. Monaghan, I. J. Rivera, L. Hu, E. Kanyomse, R. Alirigia, J. Adoctor, R. E. Kaspar, A. R. Oduro, and C. Wiedinmyer Regional Environmental Change December 26, 2016 Abstract: Local perspectives on changing … Continue reading

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Spectacular Environmentalisms: Media, Knowledge and the Framing of Ecological Politics

by Michael Goodman, Jo Littler, Dan Brockington and Max Boykoff Part of a Special Issue co-edited by Max Boykoff in Environmental Communication, 2016 As we move firmly into the so-called Anthropocene – an era defined by human-induced global environmental change, … Continue reading

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Climate Justice Beyond International Burden Sharing

by Steven Vanderheiden Midwest Studies In Philosophy, 2016 Climate justice scholars have in recent years devoted considerable attention to the development and application of justice principles and frameworks to the architecture of global climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. The … Continue reading

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Climate in Context: Science and Society Partnering for Adaptation

Society is increasingly affected by climate impacts, from prolonged water shortages to damaging coastal floods and wildfires. Scientists studying climate variations are eager to have their knowledge used in adaptive decision making. To achieve this, science and society must engage … Continue reading

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Assessment of Cookstove Stacking in Northern Ghana Using Surveys and Stove Use Monitors

by R. Piedrahita, K.L. Dickinson, E. Kanyomse, E. Coffey, R. Alirigia, Y. Hagar, I. Rivera, A. Oduro, V. Dukic, C. Wiedinmyer, and M. Hannigan Energy for Sustainable Development Volume 34, October 2016 Abstract: Biomass burning for home energy use is … Continue reading

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Justice and Democracy in Climate Change Governance

by Steve Vanderheiden Taiwan Human Rights Journal, 2016 Abstract: Among the challenges posed by human-caused climate change are issues of justice and democracy, in how the environmental problem is expected to affect human social and economic systems and in the … Continue reading

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Ogmius, Newsletter of CSTPR, Issue 44 is Now Out

Ogmius Issue #44, Summer 2016 Ogmius Exchange “Social-Impact Network” For Wildfire Adaptation by Daniel W. Zietlow, Ph.D., CSTPR Writing Intern The following article — A “Social-Impact Network for Wildfire Adaptation” — describes the research of one of our new core … Continue reading

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