Sea change : an atlas of islands in a rising ocean by Gerhardt, Christina

Sea change : an atlas of islands in a rising ocean
by Gerhardt, Christina

(#2240LE6)

Hardcover University of California Press, 2023
Description: x, 310 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 24 cm
Dewey: 912; Audience: Adult

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-308). "Low-lying island nations are least responsible for global warming, but they are already suffering its impacts severely and disproportionately. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, island nations are responsible for 0.03% of global emissions. A weave of essays, maps, poems and illustrations, 'Sea Change' presents the impacts of and solutions to sea level rise. An essay, drawing on interviews, scientific reports, academic scholarship and archival research, shares their histories, present-day challenges and efforts toward livable futures. A map shows the inundation zones"--Provided by publisher.

Product Details
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Publication Date: May 23, 2023
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Dewey: 912
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: x, 310 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Tracings: McKibben, Bill, writer of foreword. ; Heine, Hilda, writer of foreword. ; Williams, Dessima, writer of foreword. ; Roy, Molly, cartographer. ; Tjandra, Lia, designer.
  • ISBN-10: 0-520-30482-9
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-520-30482-6
  • LCCN: 2022-585128
  • Follett Number: 2240LE6
  • Audience: Adult