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But, according to the authors, understanding pathogen history and evolution holds the key to saving technological humanity from the onslaught of those many EIDs that have yet to explore the immense opportunity space that climate change and human civilization have provided them with. By taking us on a whirlwind tour through the history of such diverse topics as evolutionary biology, the history of vaccines, past pandemics, and climate change, Brooks, Hoberg, and Boeger dismantle our preconceived notions about host-pathogen co-evolution, they explain how we got into the current mess, as they aptly call it, and propose a possible way to get out of it before it is too late. Daniel R. Brooks, Eric P. Hoberg, Walter A. Boeger, The Stockholm Paradigm: Climate Change and Emerging Disease. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "The Warming Papers: The Scientific Foundation for the Climate Change Forecast," edited by David Archer and Raymond Pierrehumbert.

The article reviews the book "Managing Climate Change: Papers From the Greenhouse 2009 Conference" edited by Imogen Jubb, Paul Holper and Wenju Cai.

The article reviews the book "Greed to Green: Solving Climate Change and Remaking the Economy," by Charles Derber.

The editors teach postgraduate and undergraduate courses on climate change adaptation in regional planning and landscape architecture disciplines at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the American University of Beirut. The final paper identifies urban planning and landscape design methods that publicly visualise local climate change effects so citizens can also appreciate how this global issue relates directly to the local urban form. This edited book explains the necessity for urban planners to have a role in addressing climate change and clarifies how the urban form is affected by global climate change. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Climate Change and Sustainanble Development: Ethical Perspectives on Land Use and Food Production. (Edited papers from the EurSAFE 2012 Conference Held in Tubingen, Germany 30 May to 2 June 2012)" edited by T. Potthast and S. Meisch.

The article reviews the book "Wind Over Waves II: Forecasting and Fundamentals of Applications," by S. G. Sajjadi and J. C. R. Hunt.

The article reviews the book "Why We Disagree About Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction, and Opportunity," by Mike Hulme.

. Sarah E. Vaughn. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2022. 256 pp. (Paper US$27.95; Cloth US$102.95) [Extracted from the article]

The Swedish author Stefan Casta has written several books for children and adults, thematically addressing nature and environment. This paper highlights and discusses ideological and aesthetical aspects in his recent novel, Den gröna cirkeln (2011) and its sequel, Under tiden (2012), from an ecocritical perspective. The novels combine environmental commitment with a dystopian story about four young people who survive a climate catastrophe but get lost in a world they no longer recognize and where ordinary logic does not seem to exist. The paper elucidates this process by a comparison with Buell's (2001) concept of toxic discourse as there are several parallells, such as elements like a lost paradise, inescapable toxic, and the oppression of powerful societal interests, throughout the story. Simultaneously, ambivalence towards culture and civilization is expressed. Nature and culture become intertwined in a way that differs from the conventional dichotomy and this complexity is the supporting structure of the texts. The four teenagers, and even more so the following generation, become symbols of a new future, a pattern recognized from much dystopian as well as children's fiction, where the weak and oppressed turn out to be the heroes. The optimistic and didactic ambition in this kind of dystopian stories is often aimed at creating an engagement for environmental issues and a sustainable future among young people. By placing the story in an imagined future as well as adding fantastic elements, Stefan Casta creates a kind of "Verfremdungseffekt" on phenomena we often do not question in our lifestyle. This could be a liberating relativization to the young readers; the social and cultural drives that rule many of our life choices are not essential and can therefore always be reconsidered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The chapters are grouped into four parts: Part I: Extreme Environments: Responses and Adaptation to Change (three chapters); Part II: Biodiversity, Bioenergetic Processes, and Biotic and Abiotic Interactions (three chapters); Part III: Life in Extreme Environments and the Responses to Change: The Example of Polar Environments (six chapters); and Part IV: Life and Habitability (two chapters). The two chapters in Part IV discuss aspects of astrobiology. Several chapters discuss extremophile microorganisms (viruses, archaeans, bacteria). [Extracted from the article]

Paper was once the lightest, lowest-cost way to make information widely available in a form suitable for study and self-improvement. But paper-based textbooks, in the modern era, tend to be heavy and they can also strain the budgets of typical students. Given the fact that you are now reading an open-access journal, you may understand why many faculty members would possibly want to use an open-access textbook for some of their courses. This editorial considers one such course, and the assessment is generally favorable. But in addition to the classroom, a good open textbook may be regarded as a suitable foundation for one's research. By citing an open textbook in the introduction to your research article, you can provide your readers with the option of gaining enough background to better appreciate your latest research findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Anthropology and Climate Change: From Encounters to Actions," edited by Susan A. Crate and Mark Nuttall.

This article provides a summary of the book "Principles of Institutional and Evolutionary Political Economy: Applied to Current World Problems" by Phillip Anthony O'Hara. The book applies political economy principles to global, regional, and national issues, using eight core concepts and associated principles. It analyzes diverse topics such as the global pandemic, climate change, corruption, and artificial intelligence. The review praises the book's comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach, but questions the use of the term "contradiction" to describe tensions between opposing forces. Overall, the book is accessible and contributes to the literature on world problems. [Extracted from the article]

The need for developing an ethic(s) of climate change is characterized by the far ranging and complex moral questions that arise through the anthropogenic warming of the earth. This paper provides a literary review of recent advancements in climate change ethics, primarily concerning the issue of climate justice. The books examined are The Moral Challenge of Dangerous Climate Change: Values, Poverty, and Policy, by Darrel Moellendorf; Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle against Climate Change Failed--and What It Means for Our Future, by Dale Jamieson; and Research, Action and Policy: Addressing the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change, edited by Margaret Alston and Kerri Whittenbury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book 'Eduard Bruckner: The Sources and Consequences of Climate Change and Climate Variability in Historical Times,' by N. Stehr and H. von Storch.

The article reviews the book "Dreadlocks: Oceans, Islands and Skies," edited by Mohit Prasad.

The article reviews the book "Fairness in Adaptation to Climate Change," edited by W. Neil Adger, Saleemul Huq and M. J. Mace.

Reviews the book "Climatic Change in Later Prehistory," edited by A. Harding.

"Politics of turbulent waters: reflections on ecological, environmental and climate crises in Africa" is a book edited by Nnimmo Bassey that challenges the traditional Euro-Western view of climate change. The book argues that climate change is a consequence of colonialism and capitalist exploitation, and emphasizes the need for justice in addressing environmental issues. It contains 50 chapters by contributors mainly from the global South, who critique neoliberalism, corporate exploitation, and market-based solutions. The book also explores topics such as civil disobedience, the Green New Deal, genetically modified organisms, and the impact of global capitalism. Overall, it provides a comprehensive examination of environmental justice and calls for systemic change and people power to address these issues. [Extracted from the article]

My former colleague and mentor, Prof. David Boyce, loved Vaclav Smil's ([3]) I How the World Really Works i . Here is Smil's thesis in a nutshell: Complete decarbonization of the global economy by 2050 is now conceivable only at the cost of unthinkable global economic retreat, or as a result of extraordinarily rapid transformations relying on near-miraculous technical advances. To be sure, Smil is no climate change denier. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book 'Regional Impacts of Global Climate Change: Assessing Change and Response at the Scales that Matter,' edited by S.J. Ghan, W.T. Pennell, K.L. Peterson, E. Rykiel, M.J. Scott and L.W. Vail.

The article reviews the book "Climate Change and Arctic Sustainable Development: Scientific, Social, Cultural and Educational Challenges," by UNESCO.