Part 6: How individuals and communities adapt to climate change

Adaptability and survival

• Frances Ashcroft. Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival, University of California Press, first edition, 2002, 0006551254
• Emilio F. Moran, Rhonda Gillett-Netting (eds). Human Adaptability: An Introduction to Ecological Anthropology, 2nd edition, Westview Press, 2000, 081331254X
• Claude A. Piantadosi. The Biology of Human Survival: Life and Death in Extreme Environments, Oxford University Press, USA, 2003, 0195165012
• Brian Clegg. The Global Warming Survival Kit: The Must-Have Guide to Overcoming Extreme Weather, Power Cuts, Food Shortages and Other Climate Change Disasters, Transworld Publishers, 2007, 9780385612609
• Emily Shuckburgh (ed). Survival: Survival of the Human Race, Cambridge University Press, 2008, 9780521710206

Traditional peoples living in conditions of extreme heat/drought/cold

• Nicole Stuckenberger. Thin Ice: Inuit Traditions Within a Changing Environment, Hood Museum of Art, 2007, 0944722334
• Piers Vitebsky. Reindeer People: Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia, Harper Perennial, 2005, 0007133634

How people can change their homes

• Will Anderson. Diary of an Eco-Builder, Green Books, 2006, 1903998794
• G. Z. Brown and Mark Dekay. Sun, Wind and Light: Architectural Design Strategies, John Wiley & Sons, 2nd revised edition, 2000, 0471348775
• John Carmody, Stephen Selkowitz, Lisa Heschong (authors), edited by Dariush Arasteh. Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance, W W Norton, 2000, 0393730042
• Debra Rucker Coleman. Sun-Inspired House: House Designs Warmed and Brightened by the Sun, Sun Plans, US, 2005, 0976731800
• Keith Hall (ed). The Green Building Bible: Essential Information to Help You Make Your Home and Buildings Less Harmful to the Environment, the Community and Your Family, Volumes 1 & 2, 2006: Vol. 1: 1898130035; Vol. 2: 1898130043
• Edward Harland. Eco-Renovation: The Ecological Home Improvement Guide. Energy. Materials. Space. Health, Green Books Ltd, 1993, 1870098528
• Cindy Harris and Pat Borer. The Whole House Book: Ecological Building Design and Materials. Foreword by Richard Rogers, Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, 1998, 1902175220
• Richard Hyde (ed). Bioclimatic Housing: Innovative Designs for Warm Climates, Earthscan, Feb 2007, 1844072843
• Michael Potts. The New Independent Home: People and Houses that Harvest the Sun, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, Vermont, US, 2Rev Edition, 1999, 1890132144
• Thierry Salomon, Stephane Bedel. The Energy Saving House (New Futures), Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, 2003, 1898049351
• Peter F. Smith. Eco-Refurbishment: A Guide to Saving and Producing Energy in the Home, Architectural Press, Elsevier, 2004, 0750659734
• Peter Smith. Architecture in a Climate of Change, Architectural Press, 2001, 0750665440
• Alex Wilson. Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home, New Society Publishers, 2006, 0865715556
• Carol Venolia, Kelly Lerner. Natural Remodelling for the Not-so-green House: Bringing your Home into Harmony with Nature, Lark Books, US, 2006, 1579906540
• Daniel D. Chiras. The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence Through Solar, Wind, Biomass And Hydropower, New Society Publishers, 2006, 9780865715363
• David Johnston and Kim Master. Green Remodelling: Changing the World One Room at a Time, New Society Publishers, 2004, 9780865714984
• Colin Smith. This Cold House: The Simple Science of Energy Efficiency, The John Hopkins University Press, 2007, 9780801886225 (hbk)
• David Johnston and Scott Gibson. Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy and Energy-Efficient Home Construction, Taunton, 2008, 9781561589739

The six essentials for adapting buildings: ventilation, cooling, insulation, heating, lighting and water usage

• Daniel D. Chiras. The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2002, 1931498121
• Baruch Givoni. Passive Low Energy Cooling of Buildings, Wiley, 1994, 0442010761
• James Kachadorian. Passive Solar House: using solar design to heat and cool your home, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006, 1933392037
• Heather Kinkade-Levario. Design for Water: Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Catchment and Alternate Water Reuse, New Society, June 2007, 0865715807
• Mike Lawrence. Home Insulation (DIY Essentials), Southwater, 2002, 1842155733
• Norbert Lechner. Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods for Architects, Wiley, 2nd edition, 2000, 0471241431
• Virginia B. Macdonald. Heating or Cooling Your Building Naturally: Solar Architectural Solutions, Virginia B. Macdonald, 2006, 0977456102, $35.00
• Greg Pahl. Natural Home Heating: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Options, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, Vermont, US, 2003, 1931498229
• C. J. Pearson. The Complete Guide to External Wall Insulation, Wellgarth Publishing, 2006, 0955363608
• Mat Santamouris and Peter Wouters (ed). Building Ventilation: The State of the Art, Earthscan, 2006, 1844071308
• Mat Santamouris (ed). Advances in Passive Cooling, Earthscan, March 2007, 1844072630
• William Perkins Spence. Insulating, Sealing and Ventilating Your House, Sterling Publishing, 2006, 1402724098
• Judith Thornton. The Water Book: Find it, move it, store it, clean it, use it, Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, 2nd ed. 2007, 9781902175492
• Amy Vickers. Handbook of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Industries, Businesses, Farms, Waterplow Press, US, 2001, 1931579075
• Simos Yannas, Evyatar Erell and Jose Luis Molina. Roof Cooling Techniques: A Design Handbook, Earthscan, 2005, 1844073130
• John Carmody, Stephen Selkowitz, Dariush Aratesh and Lisa Heschong. Residential Windows, W. W. Norton & Co, 2007, 9780393732252
• Richard W. Crenshaw and Robert Hastings. Window Design Strategies to Conserve Energy, Fredonia Books (US), 2005, 9781410108630
• Ursula Eicker. Solar Technologies for Buildings, John Wiley, 2003, 9780471486374 (hbk)
• Terry Galloway. Solar House: A Guide for the Solar Designer, Architectural Press, 2004, 9780750658317
• Dean Hawkes and Wayne Forster. Energy Efficient Building: Architecture, Engineering and Environment, W. W. Norton & Company, 2002, 9780393730920 (hbk)
• Anne-Grete Hestnes, Robert Hastings and Bjarne Saxhof (eds.). Solar Energy Houses: Strategies, Technologies, Examples, Earthscan Publications, 2003, 9781902916439
• Bruce King. Making Better Concrete: Guidelines to Using Fly Ash for Higher Quality, Eco-Friendly Structures, Green Building Press, 2007, 9780976491101
• P. Kumar Mehta. Concrete: Microstructure, Properties, and Materials, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005 (3rd edition), 9780071462891 (hbk)
• Colin Porteous and Kerr MacGregor. Solar Architecture in Cool Climates, Earthscan Publications, 2005, 9781844072811
• Deo Prasad and Mark Snow. Designing with Solar Power: A Source Book for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV), Images Publishing Dist. A/C, 2006, 9781876907174 (hbk)
• Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne. The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture, Princeton University Press, 2005, 9781568984810 (hbk)
• Randall Thomas (ed). Environmental Design, Taylor & Francis, 2005, 9780415363341
• Randall Thomas (ed). Photovoltaics and Architecture, Spon Press, 2001, 9780415231824
• Michael Wigginton and Jude Harris. Intelligent Skins, Architectural Press, 2002, 9780750648479
• Nick Grant, Mark Moodie, Chris Weedon. Sewage solutions: answering the call of nature, 3^rd ed. Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, 2005, 1902175263
• Hugh Piggott. Choosing windpower, Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, 2006, 190217531X
• Chris Laughton. Tapping the sun: a guide to solar water heating, 5^th ed. Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, 2006, 1902175298
• Chris Laughton. Home heating with wood, Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, 2006, 1902175271

Managing water and waste

• Nigel Arnell. Hydrology and Global Environmental Change, Prentice Hall, 2002, 0582369843
• Wilfried Brutsaert. Hydrology: An Introduction, Cambridge University Press, 2005, 0521824796
• Henry F. Diaz. Climate and Water: Transboundary Challenges in the Americas, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1402015291
• Mohamed Al-Hamdi. Competition for Scarce Groundwater in the Sana’a Plain, Yemen: A Study on the Incentive Systems for Urban and Agricultural Water Use, A. A. Balkema, 2000, 9054104260
• Malin Falkenmark and Johan Rockstrom. Balancing Water for Humans and Nature: The New Approach in Ecohydrology, Earthscan Publications, 2004, 1853839272
• Zdzislaw Kaczmarek, Kenneth M. Strzepek Laszlo Somlyody et al (eds.). Water Resources Management in the Face of Climatic/Hydrologic Uncertainties, Springer, 1996, 0792339274
• Iwao Kobori, Michael H. Glantz (eds). Central Eurasian Water Crisis: Caspain, Aral, and Dead Seas (Water Resources Management and Policy Series), United Nations University Press, 1998, 9280809253
• Larry W. Mays. Urban Stormwater Management Tools, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co, US, 2004, 0071428372
• David Molden (ed). Water for Food, Water for Life: A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, Earthscan, Mar 2007, 1844073963
• National Academy of Sciences (US). More Water for Arid Lands: Promising Technologies and Research Opportunities, University of the Pacific, US, 2001, 0898755298
• Sandra Postel, Brian Richter. Rivers for Life: Managing Water for People and Nature, Island Press, 2003, 1559634448
• James L Westcoat, Gilbert F. White. Water for Life: Water Management and Environmental Policy (Cambridge Studies in Environmental Policy), Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0521362113
• Nigel Dunnett. Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape, Timber Press, 2007, 9780881928266
• Peter Fraenkel. Water Lifting Devices: A Handbook, Practical Action, third edition 2007, 9781853395383
• Timothy Moss and Jochen Monstadt (eds). Restoring Floodplains in Europe: Policy, Contexts and Project Experience, [http://www.iwapublishing.com/template.cfm?name=isbn1843390906International Water Association, 1843390906
• Fulco Ludwig, Pavel Kabat, Henk van Schalk, Michael van der Valk. Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector, Earthscan, 2008, 9781844076529

Recycling

• Bill Addis. Building with Reclaimed Components and Materials: A Design Handbook for Reuse and Recycling, Earthscan Publications, 2006, 1844072746
• Anna Engelhardt. How to Run a Community Recycling Center, Books for Business, 2002, 0894991523
• Peter Harper and Louise Halestrap. Lifting the Lid: An Ecological Approach to Toilet Systems, Centre for Alternative Technology Publications, 1999, 1898049793
• Daniel Imhoff and Roberto Carra. Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World, Sierra Book Clubs, US, 2005, 1578051177
• Duncan McCorquodale (ed). Recycle: The Essential Guide, Black Dog Publishing, 2006, 1904772366
• William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Cradle to cradle: remaking the way we make things, Rodale Books, US, 2003, 0865475873
• Pauline Pears. All About Compost: Recycling Household and Garden Waste, Search Press, 3rd revised edition, 1999, 0855328681
• Heather Rogers. Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage, The New Press, US, 2006, 1595581200
• Elizabeth Royte. Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash, Black Bay Books, US, 2006, 031615461X
• Nicky Scott. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! An Easy Household Book, Green Books, 2004, 1903998409
• Sam Sherrill. Harvesting Urban Timber: A Complete Guide, Linden Publishing Co Inc, US, 2003, 0941936716
• Mayling Simpson-Hebert, Aleksandra Mitrovic, Gradamir Zajic. A Paper Life: Belgrade’s Roma in the Underworld of Waste Scavenging and Recycling, WEDC, 2005, 1843800888
• Kathy Stein. Beyond Recycling: A Re-User’s Guide: 336 Practical Tips, Save Money and Protect the Environment, Clear Light Publishers, 1997, 0940666928
• Sim van der Ryn. The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water, Chelsea Green Pub Co, 2nd revised edition, 2000, 1890132586

How people can rethink their general lifestyle and consumption

• Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Our living Earth: a next generation guide to people and preservation, Thames & Hudson, 2008, 9780500543696
• Sarah Callard, Diane Millis. The Complete Book of Green Living: A Practical Guide to Eco-friendly Living, Andre Deutsch, 2001, 0233999884
• Jon Clift and Amanda Cuthbert. Energy. Use less, Save More: 100 Energy-Saving Tips for the Home, Green Books, 2006, 1903998883
• Donnachadh McCarthy. Saving the Planet Without Costing the Earth: 500 Simple Steps to a Greener Lifestyle, Fusion Press, 2004, 1904132391
• William Rees, Mathis Wackernagel and Phil Testemale. Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth, New Society Publishers, 1996, 086571312X
• Godo Stoyke. Carbon Buster’s Home Energy Handbook: Slowing Climate Change and Saving Money, New Society Publishers, Feb 2007, 0865715696
• Dick Strawbridge. It's Not Easy Being Green: One Family's Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Living, BBC Books, 2006, 0563493461
• Julia Hailes. The New Green Consumer Guide, Simon & Schuster, 2007, 9780743295307
• Lisa Harrow. What Can I Do? The A-Z guide to eco-friendly internet sites, ideas and information in the UK, Transworld Publishers, 2007, 9781905811045
• Barbara Kingsolver. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: A Year of Food Life, Faber & Faber, 2007, 9780571233564
• Nick Rosen. How to Live Off-Grid: Journeys Outside the System, Doubleday Transworld, 2007, 9780385611275
• Tony Juniper. How Many Lightbulbs Does It Take to Change a Planet? 95 Ways to Save Planet Earth, Quercus Publishing, 9781847240491
• Scott Boylston. Designing Sustainable Packaging, Laurence King, 2009, 9781856695978
• Chris Goodall. How to Live a Low Carbon Life: The Individual’s Guide to Stopping Climate Change, Earthscan, 2007, 9781844074266
• Rob Hopkins. The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, Green Books, 2008, 9781900322188
• Tamzin Pinkerton and Rob Hopkins. Local food: how to make it happen in your community, Transition Books, 2009, 9781900322430
• Brenda Vale and Robert Vale. Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Thames & Hudson, June 2009, 9780500287903

Transport, travel and tourism

• Jim Ball. Our Future Travel, Trafford Publishing, 2006, 1412073189
• Eno Transportation Foundation. Global Climate Change and Transportation: Coming to Terms, Eno Transportation Foundation, 2002, 0971817502, $23.10
• C. Michael Hall and Stefan Gossling. Tourism and Global Environmental Change, Routledge, new edition, 2005, 041536132X
• C. Michael Hall and James E. S. Higham (eds). Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change, Mutilingual Matters Limited, 2005, 1845410033
• Daniel Sperling and James Cannon. Driving Climate Change: Cutting carbon from Transportation, Academic Press Inc, US, 2006, 0123694957
• Daniel Sperling and James Cannon. The Hydrogen Energy Transition: Cutting Carbon from Transportation, Academic Press Inc, US, 2004, 0126568812
• Curtis Anderson and Judy Anderson. Electric and Hybrid Cars: A History, McFarland & Company, 2004 9780786418725 (hbk)
• Sherry Boschert. Plug-In Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America, New Society, 2006, 9780865715714
• Iain Carson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran. Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future, Little, Brown, November 2007, 9780446580045 (hbk)
• Leo Hickman. The Final Call, Eden Project Books (Transworld Publishers), 2007, 9781903919996
• David Kirsch. The Electric vehicle and the Burden of History, Rutgers University Press, 2000, 9780813528090
• James Larminie and John Lowry. Electric Vehicle Technology Explained, Wiley, 2003, 9780470851630 (hbk)
• Will Toor and Spenser Havlick. Transportation and Sustainable Campus Communities: Issues, Examples, Solutions, Island Press, 2004, 9781559636568
• Michael Westbrook. The Electric Car: Development and Future of Battery, Hybrid and Fuel-Cell Cars, Institution of Electrical Engineers (US), 2001, 9780852960134 (hbk)

Redesigning cities and societies

• James Aronson and Jelte van Andel (eds.). Restoration Ecology: The New Frontier, Blackwell Publishing Professional, 2005, 063205834X
• Michelle Betsill. Cities and Climate Change (Routledge Studies in Physical Geography and Environment), Routledge, 2005, 0415359163
• Ian Burton, Elizabeth Malone and Saleemul Huq. Adaptation Policy Frameworks for Climate Change, Developing Strategies, Policies and Measures, Cambridge University Press, 2004, 052161760X
• Herbert Girardet. Cities, People, Planet: Liveable Cities for a Sustainable World, Wiley-Academy, 2004, 0470852844
• Herbert Girardet. Creating Sustainable Cities (Schumacher Briefing no. 2), Green Books, 2003, 1870098773
• Baruch Givoni. Climate Considerations in Building and Urban Design, Wiley, 1998, 0471291773
• Sally M. Kane and Gary Wynn Yohe (eds). Societal Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000, 0792363841
• Alcira Kreimer, Margaret Arnold, Anne Carlin (eds). Building Safer Cities: The Future of Disaster Risk, World Bank Publications, 2003, 0821354973
• Sue Roaf, David Crichton, Fergus Nicol. Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change: A 21st century Survival Guide, Architectural Press, Elsevier, 2005, 0750659114
• C. P. Underwood, Francis Yik. Modelling Methods for Energy in Buildings, Blackwell Publishing, 2004, 0632059362
• Peggy F. Barlett and Geoffrey W. Chase (eds). Sustainability on campus: Stories and Strategies for Change, The MIT Press, 2004, 9780262524223
• Michael M’Gonigle and Justine Stark. Planet U: Sustaining the World, Reinventing the University, New Society Publishers, 2006, 9780865715578
• Richard Rogers. Cities for a Small Planet (Reith Lectures), Faber and Faber, 1997, 9780571179930
• Richard Rogers and Anne Power. Cities for a Small Country, Faber and Faber, 2000, 9780571206520
• Randall Thomas (ed). Sustainable Urban Design, Spon Press, 2002, 9780415281232
• Steven L. Cantor. Green Roofs In Sustainable Landscape Design, W. W. Norton & Co, 2008, 9780393731682
• Matthew Klingle. Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle, Yale University Press, 2009, 9780300143195
• Wangari Maathai. Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience. Lantern Books (US), 2004 (revised edition), 9781590560402
• Ken Yeang. Ecodesign: A Manual for Ecological Design, Wiley, 2008, 9780470997789
• Guy Nordenson, Catherine Seavitt and Adam Yarinsky, On the water: Palisade Bay, Museum of Modern Art, 2010, 9780870707858

Ethics

• Neil Adger, Jouni Paavola, Saleemul Huq, M.J. Mace (eds). Fairness in Adaptation to Climate Change, The MIT Press, 2006, 0262511932
• Tom Athanasiou and Paul Baer. Dead Heat: Globalization and Global Warming, Open Media (A Seven Stories Press), 2002, 1583224777
• Duncan Clark. The Rough Guide to Ethical Living, Rough Guides, 2006, 1843537923
• Leo Hickman. A Good Life: The Guide to Ethical Living, Eden Project Books in association with The Guardian Books and Transworld Publishers, 2005, 1903919592
• Vandana Shiva. Water Wars: Pollution, Profits and Privatization, Pluto Press, 2002, 0745318371
• D. Mark Smith. Just One Planet: Poverty, Justice, and Climate Change, Practical Action Publishing, 2006, 1853396435
• Etienne Vermeersch. Reading the Kyoto Protocol: Ethical Aspects of the Convention on Climatic Change, Eburon B V, 2005, 9059720644
• Richard Howitt. Rethinking Resource Management: Justice, Sustainability and Indigenous Peoples, Routledge, 2001, 9780415123334
• Mark J. Smith and Piya Pangsapa. Environment and Citizenship: Integrating Justice, Responsibility and Civic Engagement, Zed Books, January 2008, 9781842779033
• James Garvey. Ethics of Climate Change: Right and Wrong in a Warming World, Continuum International Publishing, March 2008, 9780826497376

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