Climate Change and Real Estate Pricing
Climate Change and Real Estate Pricing Audio An audio interview that introduces the effects of climate change on real estate pricing. This interview is by Climate Cast, MPR News, with Ed Walter, Urban Land Institute Global CEO. Students will learn how real estate firms view climate change and how rising sea levels, storm surges, and […]
Naomi Klein discusses ‘This Changes Everything’
Naomi Klein discusses ‘This Changes Everything’ Video A video by award-winning journalist, author and filmmaker, Naomi Klein, at the Cambridge Forum about her book titled, ‘This Changes Everything’. In this video, Naomi Klein summarizes her book and explains why she thinks that capitalism is the real cause for climate change. Students will learn how capitalism, […]
Climate Action and Capitalism
Climate Action and Capitalism Audio An audio conversation between Jason Jay, director of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, and Rajesh Kasturirangan and Curt Newton, from The Climate Conversations, to discuss the role of market forces and government regulation in climate action. They discuss the theoretical framework of capitalism – its heroic value as well as […]
Ancient Civilizations and Climate Change
Ancient Civilizations and Climate Change Video A video lecture by Raghu Murtugudde, University of Maryland, on the historic record of human activity from the start of the Holocene period, 11,000 years ago, to the Little Ice Age. This video lecture is part 2 of a 3-part lecture series titled ‘Climate Change on Historic Timescales’ of […]
The Maya Civilization and Climate Change
The Maya Civilization and Climate Change Video A video lecture titled ‘The Ancient Maya Response to Climate Change: A Cautionary Tale’ by B.L Turner II, Arizona State University, on the archaeology and geography of climate change during the Maya Civilization. The lecture discusses the depopulation and decline of the ancient civilization, during the tenth and […]
Droughts, Deforestation, Religion, and War
Droughts, Deforestation, Religion, and War Video A video titled ‘Dry Season’ from the Showtime series ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ – a documentary television series on global warming and impacts on the state, society and natural resources. This video includes segments on droughts in the Southwest United States (reported by Don Cheadle), religion and climate change […]
Culture, Heritage and Climate Change
Culture, Heritage and Climate Change Video Module A panel discussion organised by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council on the impact of climate change on the built environment. The lecture consists of a panel discussion that focuses on the links between climate change, preservation and future sustainability of historical buildings and […]
Climate Change and the Syrian Civil War
Climate Change and the Syrian Civil War Reading A reading titled ‘Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought’ by Kelley et al (2015), in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that discusses how climate change could have caused the 2007-2010 drought that may have led to the […]
Climate Justice
Climate Justice Teaching Module Teaching modules to learn about climate justice in the context of the world and in the context of British Columbia (BC). The modules in this collection are: Introduction to Climate Justice Reimagining our Food System Transportation Transformation Rethinking Waste Fracking Town Hall Green Industrial Revolution Imagining the Future We Want Challenges […]
Climate Change – Related Human Migration in Bangladesh
Climate Change – Related Human Migration in Bangladesh Reading A reading to learn about climate change-related human migration and the term “climate refugees” through an example in Bangladesh. Students will read about an actual example of the climate-refugee crisis–the large-scale migration of residents from different parts of Bangladesh to the capital, Dhaka. Students will also […]