The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change - Couverture souple

Bauman, Yoram; Klein, Grady

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1610914384 ISBN 13 : 9781610914383

Editeur : Island Press, 2014

Synopsis

Climate change is no laughing matter, but maybe it should be. The topic is so critical that everyone, from students to policy-makers to voters, needs a quick and easy guide to the basics. The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change entertains as it educates, delivering a unique and enjoyable presentation of mind-blowing facts and critical concepts. "Stand-up economist" Yoram Bauman and award-winning illustrator Grady Klein have created the funniest overview of climate science, predictions, and policy that you'll ever read. You'll giggle, but you'll also learn, about everything from Milankovitch cycles to carbon taxes. If those subjects sound daunting, consider that Bauman and Klein have already written two enormously successful cartoon guides to economics, making the notoriously dismal science accessible to countless readers. If economics can be funny, then climate science can be a riot. The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change takes the intimidation and gloom out of one of the most complex and hotly debated challenges of our time.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"I know we're trashing the planet, but do we have to add to our misery by reading gloom-and-doom books about it ? The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change offers another way : learn some serious science, evaluate strategies for change, and have a good laugh in the process." Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff. "Are you curious about the science and economics of global warming ? You can find many dull books on the subject. A better bet is The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change, which tickles and teaches at the same time. Who says that sophistication is only in equations ?" William Nordhaus, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale university, and author of The Climate Casino : Risk, uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World. "A clear, concise rendition of the story of human-induced climate change, candid and yet brimming with warm-hearted humor and well-founded optimism. Gently persuasive, beautifully illustrated... an innovative springboard for discussion of what we can do, as individuals and as a society, to turn down the heat in our planetary "compost pile."" John Michael Wallace, Professor Emeritus, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, university of Washington, and coauthor of Atmospheric Science : An Introductory Survey. "Climate is no laughing matter - but it beats crying. Maybe this is the secret passage into people's hearts and minds." James E. Hansen, Former Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and author of Storms of My Grandchildren.

Biographie de l'auteur

Yoram Bauman, "the world's first and only stand-up economist," performs regularly at colleges and corporate events, sharing the stage with everyone From Robin Williams to Paul Krugman. He has appeared in Time magazine and on PBS and NPR, and his previous collaboration with Grady Klein resulted in the two-volume Cartoon Introduction to Economics. He is a carbon tax fellow at Sightline Institute and has taught economics and environmental studies classes at the university of Washington (where he received his PhD in economics) and at Lakeside High School. Grady Klein is a cartoonist, animator, and graphic designer. He is the coauthor, with Yoram Bauman, of the two-volume Cartoon Introduction to Economics ; the coauthor, with Alan Dabney, of The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics ; and the creator of the Lost Colony series of graphic novels.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Island Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1610914384
• ISBN 13: 9781610914383
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216