Hi folks: Here is a summary of the suggestions for accessible, not-too-technical readings on climate change for college students without a background in scienceŠin no particular order
* "One short book I like as a rudimentary overview of climate science is Hansen and Hoffman's "Climate Savvy: Adapting conservation and resource management in a changing world". Island Press.: * Serreze, Mark C. 2009. Understanding recent climate change. Conservation Biology 24 (1): 10 17 * "Here's two books that I have seen used for a Intro to Climate Change course for public admin students taught by Dr. Hayhoe at Texas Tech: The Rough Guide to Climate Change http://www.roughguides.com/shop/rough-guide-climate-change/ebook/ And a Climate for Change http://www.amazon.com/Climate-Change-Warming-Faith-Based-Decisions/dp/B005EP273O"; * The Inquisition of Climate Science by James Lawrence Powell Great layman's book. Debunks the debunkers. The first few chapters set up the narrative for climate change, very convincingly, with evidence. * Check out princetons primers in climate series especially Dave Randall's book and the Climate and Ecosystems volume.They are written at the right level and are inexpensive * Here's a piece of science writing that you can have fun with looking for reporting flaws. This is why it's important to read the primary source material--and even to read that very critically. I look forward to y'all's "take" on this. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/08/is-poison-ivy-getting-worse.html#commentsform * Baum, SD, JD Haqq-Misra and C. Karmosky. 2012. Climate change: Evidence of human causes and arguments for emissions reduction. Sci Eng Ethics 18: 393-410. * Michelle D. Staudinger, Nancy B. Grimm, Amanda Staudt, Shawn L. Carter, F. Stuart Chapin III, Peter Kareiva, Mary Ruckelshaus, Bruce A. Stein. 2012. Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Ecosystem Services: Technical Input to the 2013 National Climate Assessment. Cooperative Report to the 2013 National Climate Assessment. 296 p. Available at: http://assessment.globalchange.gov erika Erika L. Barthelmess, Ph.D. Co-Chair, Biology Department Project Director, Nature Up North St. Lawrence University Canton, NY 13617 315.229.5712 315.229.7429 (fax) www.stlawu.edu/biology www.natureupnorth.org
