The Climate Adaptation Generation: A Blueprint for the Future - Couverture souple

Livre 2 sur 3: Climate Education, Adaptation and Flourishing

Collin, Robert W

 
9798999383631: The Climate Adaptation Generation: A Blueprint for the Future
Couverture souple
ISBN 13 : 9798999383631
Editeur : Environmental Policy Press, 2025

Synopsis

Winner – 2025 National EVERGREEN Book Award (Environment) for best climate change Book in the US in 2025

This acclaimed work by Robert W. Collin delivers a clear, actionable blueprint for climate adaptation, blending place-based planning, environmental justice, and intergenerational collaboration. Each chapter features Advocacy Briefs and a Planner’s Toolkit—practical resources to turn ideas into action for communities, educators, and policymakers.

The Climate Adaptation Generation: A Blueprint for the Future
By Robert W. Collin

We are living in an age defined by disruption and uncertainty—where wildfires rage, coastlines recede, storms intensify, disease vectors expand, and the future grows more unpredictable by the year. It is a story of innovation, adaptation, and action. In The Climate Adaptation Generation, Robert W. Collin—legal scholar, urban planner, social worker, educator, and environmental justice advocate—charts a specific, direct, and urgent path forward.

This book is both a call to action and a practical guide for communities, educators, policymakers, and young leaders. Drawing from decades of interdisciplinary experience, Collin introduces a comprehensive blueprint for climate adaptation grounded in place-based planning, human flourishing, and intergenerational wisdom. Each chapter features targeted Advocacy Briefs and a Planner’s Toolkit—concrete, actionable tools to turn ideas into impact and policy into action.

From personal environmental impact statements, community-centered strategies, case studies from around the globe, and the use of AI in all climate adaptation responses, this is not just a book, but a toolkit for the Adaptation Generation: the people ready to build a climate adaptation right here, right now.

“We are not just adapting to climate change—we are adapting to Nature.”

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À propos de l?auteur

I have taught, researched and published in law, social work and urban and environmental planning for over 40 years. I have also been appointed to advisory commissions by 3 state governors and 3 presidents. I have published many law reviews, 2 were the first on the topic in that genre. I have published 9 volumes of encyclopedias, some with my wife Robin Morris Collin. 2 were the first in that genre - the book on the EPA was mine. The 3 volume set on sustainability was ours. My book, Battleground Environment, 2 volumes, described the 100 most controversial environmental issues from the perspective of the community, government, and industry. I have also been certified as an expert witness in US federal court and in state Court. I have won 2 awards, decided by students. The American Institute of Architects awarded an interdisciplinary committee I chaired to us for creating a new required course called "Environmental Choices" https: //amazon.com/author/collin.com

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Éditeur
Environmental Policy Press
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798999383631
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
237
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