University Initiatives in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Description

This book focuses on the role of higher education institutions in addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges, contributing to the development of this fast-growing field. Further, it includes the results of empirical research and offers ideas regarding on-going and future research initiatives. The contributions also • showcase the research and projects on issues pertaining to climate change at universities from across the globe; • document and promote ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of research projects, especially successful initiatives and best practices; and • introduce methodological approaches and projects that offer a better understanding of climate change across society and economic sectors. The book is structured around two parts: lessons learned from climate change research, education, studies and projects. Each part focuses on mitigation and adaptation respectively, with many responses of the two modalities overlapping. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the fields of environment, human geography, business and economics, as well as academics and students, as it presents education, communication and awareness-raising projects on matters related to climate change at universities in both industrialised and developing countries, often in cooperation with government bodies, NGOs and other stakeholders. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introducing the International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCIP) (Walter Leal Filho)....Pages 3-11 Educating Students and Their Future Employers to Minimise Environmental and Climate Impacts Through Cost-Effective Environmental Management Strategies (Kay Emblen-Perry, Les Duckers)....Pages 13-32 Carbon Management Planning in UK Universities: A Journey to Low Carbon Built Environment (Muhammad Usman Mazhar, Richard Bull, Mark Lemon, Saad Bin Saleem Ahmad)....Pages 33-56 Understanding the Role of Networks in Stimulating Adaptation Actions on the Ground: Examples from Two African Case Studies (Gina Ziervogel, Lorena Pasquini, Jessica Lee)....Pages 57-75 Climate Resilience Planning and Organizational Learning on Campuses and Beyond: A Comparative Study of Three Higher Education Institutions (Camille Washington-Ottombre, Sarah E. Brylinsky, Dennis B. Carlberg, Dano Weisbord)....Pages 77-93 Language and Climate Change: Towards Language of Sustainability in Promoting Climate Change Mitigation in Malawi (Peter Mayeso Jiyajiya)....Pages 95-110 Behavioural Approaches of Rural Women Farmers to Mitigation and Adaptation Measures of Climate Change in Abia State, Nigeria (Ogechi Jubilant Umeh, Ike Nwachukwu)....Pages 111-129 Climate Change Impacts and Research in the Caribbean: Constraints, Opportunities and the Role of Tertiary Institutions (Lisa Benjamin, Adelle Thomas)....Pages 131-142 Greening Theatre Landscapes: Developing Sustainable Practice Futures in Theatre Graduates (Linda Hassall, Stephen Rowan)....Pages 143-158 Integrated Rainwater Harvesting Practices for Poverty Reduction Under Climate Change: Micro-Evidence from Ethiopia (Anteneh Girma, Menale Kassie, Siegfried Bauer, Walter Leal Filho)....Pages 159-174 Impact of Renewable Technology on Lignocellulosic Material of Palm Fruit Fibre: Strategy for Climate Change and Adaptation (Onifade Tawakalitu Bola, Wandiga Shem Oyoo, Bello Isah Adewale, Jekayinfa Simeon Olatayo, Harvey J. Patricia)....Pages 175-201 Maize Yields in Varying Rainfall Regimes and Cropping Systems Across Southern Africa: A Modelling Assessment (Siyabusa Mkuhlani, Walter Mupangwa, Isaiah Nyagumbo)....Pages 203-228 Climate Change Education Trends in Canadian Post-secondary Educational Institutions (PSIs) (Ana Maria Martinez, Steve Alsop)....Pages 229-243 Front Matter ....Pages 245-245 Geospatial Analysis of Rainfall and Temperature Variations Effect on Maize (Zea Mays) Yield (Olumuyiwa Idowu Ojo, Johnson Olawale Olonnu, Masengo Francois Ilunga)....Pages 247-264 Climate Change Adaptation for Russian Cities: A Case Study of the Thermal Comfort Assessment (Natalia Shartova, Pavel Konstantinov)....Pages 265-276 Integrating Biofertilizers with Conservation Agriculture Can Enhance Its Capacity to Mitigate Climate Change: Examples from Southern Africa (Isaiah I. C. Wakindiki, Mashapa E. Malobane, Adornis D. Nciizah)....Pages 277-289 Exergy-Based Responsibility Allocation of Climate Change (Hossein Khajehpour, Yadollah Saboohi, George Tsatsaronis)....Pages 291-315 Geo-Web Services and New Exchange Formats to Develop Future Services Supporting Climate Change Adaptation Measures (Martin Scheinert, Hardy Pundt, Andrea Heilmann)....Pages 317-332 Interdisciplinary Research on Energy Efficiency Standards and Climate Change Mitigation: Methods, Results, and Communication (Carl J. Dalhammar, Jessika Luth Richter)....Pages 333-350 Counting the Hot Air: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Accounting Principles for National GHG Emission Inventories (NEIs) (Sooksiri Chamsuk)....Pages 351-368 Climate Change “Conditionality”: The Case for Bundling the Fate of International Trade Legal Obligations and Climate-Change-Relevant Legal Obligations (Eduardo Alvarez Armas)....Pages 369-383 Peruvian Amazonian Natives and Climate Change: Minorities Facing a Global Problem (Guillermo Mandelli Constant, Erika Sänger Do Amaral, Alberto Paucar-Caceres, Silvia Quispe Prieto, Manuel Caipa Ramos)....Pages 385-403