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An Eclectic and Incomplete Bibliography on Climate Change and Sustainability.
Developed for LLAMA Webinar “Creating Sustainable Libraries and Programs”
presented on 11/30/2026
By Stephen C. Maack and Arlene Hopkins
December 2016
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Climate Change Introduction
Division on Earth and Life Studies,, & National Research Council (U.S.),. (2012). Climate
Change: Evidence, Impacts, and Choices: Set of 3 Booklets. Washington: National Academies
Press.
Henson, R., & American Meteorological Society,. (2014). The thinking person's guide to
climate change. Boston, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society.
McKibben, B. (2012). The global warming reader: A century of writing about climate change.
New York, N.Y: Penguin Books.
Michaels, P. J., & Knappenberger, P. C. (2015). Lukewarming: The new climate science that
changes everything. Washington, D.C: Cato Institute.
National Research Council (U.S); Beatty, A. S.; National Research Council (U.S.), Steering
Committee on Climate Change Education in Formal Settings, K-14.; & National Research
Council (U.S.), Board on Science Education. (2012). Climate change education: Formal
settings, K-14 : a workshop summary. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.
National Research Council (U.S.), Committee on America's Climate Choices; National
Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change; National
Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. (2010). Advancing the
science of climate change. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.
National Research Council (U.S.) & National Academies Press (U.S.). (2011). America's
Climate Choices. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.
National Research Council (U.S.); National Research Council (U.S.), Committee on America's
Climate Choices.; National Research Council (U.S.). America's Climate Choices: Panel on
Informing Effective Decisions and Actions Related to Climate Change; National Research
Council (U.S.), Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate; America's Climate Choices
(Project). (2010). Informing an effective response to climate change. Washington, D.C:
National Academies Press.
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on America's Climate Choices.; National
Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change.; National
Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate.; America's Climate
Choices (Project) (2010). Adapting to the impacts of climate change. Washington, D.C:
National Academies Press.
National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Limiting the Magnitude of Climate Change.;
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate.; National
Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies. (2010). Limiting the magnitude
of future climate change. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.
Odum, M., Bardi, U., Jensen, R., & Bednarz, D. (June 03, 2015). Bounce Forward: Urban
Resilience in the Era of Climate Change. Resilience, 2015-6. A Strategy Downloadable paper
from Island Press and the Kresge Foundation.
http://kresge.org/sites/default/files/Bounce-Forward-Urban-Resilience-in-Era-ofClimate-Change-2015.pdf
Romm, J. J. (2016). Climate change: What everyone needs to know. New York: Oxford
University Press.
Climate Change Impacts: Biodiversity Loss
Kolbert, E. (2006, 2015). Field notes from a catastrophe: Man, nature, and climate change.
Revised and Updated. New York: Bloomsbury Pub.
Dunne, N., & Brooklyn Botanic Garden. (2012). A native plants reader. Brooklyn, NY:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Pearson, R. G., & American Museum of Natural History. (2011). Driven to extinction: The
impact of climate change on biodiversity. New York: Sterling.
Climate Change Impacts: Economics and Business
Arnoldus, M. and Bymolt, R. (n.d.) Demystifying Carbon Markets: A Guide to Developing
Carbon Credit Projects. KIT Publishers.
Brown, L.R. et al. (2015). The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind
Energy. New York:W.W. Norton and Company.
Klein, N. (2014). This changes everything: Capitalism vs. the climate. New York : Simon &
Schuster. Also available as an audiobook. DVD of same name by different authors (see
WorldCat.org).
Magnuson, J. (2013). The Approaching Great Transformation: Toward a Livable Post Carbon
Economy. New York: Seven Stories Press.
Nordhaus, W. D. (2015). The climate casino: Risk, uncertainty, and economics for a warming
world. New Haven, Con: Yale University Press. Also available as an eBook (2013 – see
WorldCat.org).
Nyks, K., Scott, J. P., PF Pictures (Firm),, & Media Education Foundation,. (2013). Do the
+math. Bill McKibben & the Fight Against Climate Change. Northampton, Mass.: Media
Education Foundation. DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English : Wide screen.
See other formats on WorldCat.org.
Schapiro, M. (2014). Carbon Shock: A Tale of Risk and Calculus on the Front Lines of the
Disrupted Global Economy. White River Juncion, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing.
Stern, N. H., & Great Britain. (2007). The economics of climate change: The Stern review.
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Stern, N. H. (2009). The global deal: Climate change and the creation of a new era of progress
and prosperity. New York, NY: Public Affairs.
Stern, N. H. (2015). Why are we waiting?: The logic, urgency, and promise of tackling climate
change. Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press.
Wagner, G., & Weitzman, M. L. (2015). Climate shock: The economic consequences of a hotter
planet. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Also available as an eBook.
West, J. (2014). The Long Hedge: Preserving Organisational Value Through Climate Change
Adaptation. Sheffield, UK: Greenleaf Publishing. Also available as an eBook.
Willard, B. (2002). The sustainability advantage: Seven business case benefits of a triple
bottom line. Gabriola Island, B.C: New Society Publishers. Also available as an eBook.
Willard, B. (2005). The next sustainability wave: Building boardroom buy-in. Gabriola Island,
B.C: New Society Publishers. Also available as an eBook.
Willard, B., & SustainabiliTV. (2007). The business case for sustainability. New York:
SustainabiliTV. DVD video.
Willard, B. (2009). The sustainability champion's guidebook: How to transform your
company. Gabriola Island, B.C: New Society Publishers. Also available as an eBook.
Willard, B. (2012). The New Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a
Triple Bottom Line. New York: New Society Publishers. Also available as an eBook.
Climate Change Impacts: Human Health
Luber, G., & Lemery, J. (2015). Global climate change and human health: From science to
practice. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass. Also available as an eBook.
McMichael, A. J., World Health Organization., World Meteorological Organization., & United
Nations Environment Programme. (2003). Climate change and human health: Risks and
responses. Geneva: WHO. Also available as an eBook.
NATO advanced research workshop on climate change, human health and national security,
Fernando, H. J. S., Klaic, Z. B., & McCulley, J. L. (2012). National security and human health
implications of climate change: [proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on
Climate Change, Human Health and National Security, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 28-30 April 2011].
Dordrecht (Netherlands: Springer. Also available as an eBook.
Climate Change Impacts: Rising Sea Levels
Englander, J. (2014). High tide on main street: Rising sea level and the coming coastal crisis.
Revised and updated, revision 2.1. Boca Raton, FL : The Science Bookshelf.
Communicating about Climate Change
Catholic Church, Pope, (2013 -; Francis), & Catholic Church, United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops. (2015). On care for our common home: Laudato si' : encyclical letter.
Washington, DC : United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Series No. 7-502. Includes
discussion questions. Also available as Catholic Church., & Francis, . (2015). Praise be to
you =: Laudato si' : on care for our common home. San Francisco: Ignatius Press.
Darling, S. B., & Sisterson, D. L. (2014). How to change minds about our changing climate: Let
science do the talking the next time someone tries to tell you ... : the climate isn't changing :
global warming is actually a good thing : climate change is natural, not man-made : ... and
other arguments it's time to end for good. New York : The Experiment.
Ecoamerica research-based reports on effective ways to communicate about climate
change with various populations available for free download in .pdf format from
http://ecoamerica.org/research/. Check with Ecoamerica about softbound copies.
Hoffman, A. J. (2015). How culture shapes the climate change debate. Stanford, California:
Stanford Briefs, an imprint of Stanford University Press. Also available as an eBook.
Hulme, M. (2009). Why we disagree about climate change: Understanding controversy,
inaction and opportunity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Mann, M. E., & Toles, T. (2016). The madhouse effect: How climate change denial is
threatening our planet, destroying our politics, and driving us crazy. New York: Columbia
University Press. Also available as an ebook.
Stoknes, P. E. (2015). What we think about when we try not to think about global warming:
Toward a new psychology of climate action. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green
Publishing.
Turnbull, M., Sterrett, C. L., & Hilleboe, A. (2013). Toward resilience: A guide to disaster risk
reduction and climate change adaptation. Warwickshire, UK: Practical Action Pub.
Green Buildings and Green Communities Standards
Architecture 2030: Greenhouse gas (GHG) and carbon neutral standards combined with
high performance design. http://architecture2030.org/2030_challenges/
ASHRAE 189.1-2014: Standard for Design of High-Performance Green Buildings. (ANSI
Approved, USGBC & IES Co-sponsored). https://www.ashrae.org/resources-publications/bookstore/standard-189-1
CHPS (Collaborative for High Performance Schools): Rating system for design, construction,
operation of buildings and campuses. http://www.chps.net/dev/Drupal/node
Ecological Footprint: Measures supply (biocapacity) and demand (human use) on nature’s
systems.
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/footprint_basics_overview/
Ecological footprint calculator:
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/
LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design): Rating system for design,
construction, operation of buildings and neighborhoods.
http://www.usgbc.org/leed?gclid=CLzY1e3v8dACFcVffgodttcJdg
LEED Building Standards. http://www.usgbc.org/leed-v4
LEED for Neighborhood Development http://www.usgbc.org/articles/getting-know-leedneighborhood-development. LEED for Neighborhood Development standards
http://www.usgbc.org/sites/default/files/LEED%20v4%20ND_04.05.16_current.pdf, and
citizen’s guide https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/citizens_guide_LEED-ND.pdf.
Living Building Challenge: Rigorous and broad standards toward sustainable buildings,
infrastructure, landscapes, neighborhoods and communities. https://living-future.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/11/Living-Building-Challenge-3.1-Standard.pdf for context see
https://living-future.org/lbc/
STAR (Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating Communities) Community Rating
System http://www.starcommunities.org/rating-system/
Greening Libraries
ALA Resolution on the Importance of Sustainable Libraries. June 28, 2015.
http://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/co
uncil_documents/2015_annual_council_documents/cd_36_substainable_libraries_resol_fina
l.pdf
Jadefrid, M., Lennartsson, J., Kleinhenz, C. and Blomberg, M. (2016) Searching for
sustainability - A blended course in how to search interdisciplinary.
http://library.ifla.org/1340/1/215-jadefrid-en.pdf
Jankowska, M. A. (2014). Focus on educating for sustainability: Toolkit for academic
libraries. Sacramento, CA: Litwin Books
Miller, K. (2010). Public libraries going green. Chicago: American Library Association.
Peterson, J. (March 28, 2016) “Growing Library Gardens Programs,” WebJunction
https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/growing-library-garden-programs.html
Sustainability Round Table – American Library Association http://www.ala.org/sustainrt/
includes a link to join the listserv
Individual Resposnes to Climate Change
Editors of the Green Guide Magazine. (2008). Illustrated Green Guide: The Complete
Reference for Consuming Wisely. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
Freed, E.C. and Daum, K. (2010). Green $ense for the Home: Rating the Real Payoff from 50
Green Home Projects. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press.
Community Gardens, Urban Agriculture and Food Policy
Brown, L. R. (2012). Full planet, empty plates: The new geopolitics of food scarcity. New
York : W.W. Norton & Company. Also available as an eBook.
Dubbeling, M., Veenhuizen, R. ., & Zeeuw, H. . (2010). Cities, poverty and food: Multistakeholder policy and planning in urban agriculture. Rugby, Warwickshire: Practical Action
Pub.
Gaylie, V. (2011). Roots and research in urban school gardens. New York: Peter Lang. Also
available in microfiche (see WorldCat).
Hanson, B., & Schmidt, S. (2012). Green roofs and rooftop gardens. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn
Botanic Garden.
Hanson, D., Marty, E., Winne, M., & Hanson, M. (2011). Breaking Through Concrete: Building
an Urban Farm Revival. Berkeley: University of California Press. Also available as an eBook.
Harnik, P. (2010). Urban green: Innovative parks for resurgent cities. Washington, DC: Island
Press. Also available as an eBook.
Hou, J., Johnson, J., & Lawson, L. J. (2009). Greening cities, growing communities: Urban
community gardens in Seattle. Washington, D.C.: Landscape Architecture Foundation in
association with Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press.
Kirby, E., & Peters, E. (2010). Community gardening. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Botanic
Garden. Earlier editions avaialable.
Lawson, L. J. (2005). City bountiful: A century of community gardening in America. Berkeley:
University of California Press. Also available as an eBook.
Rich, S. (2012). Urban farms. New York: Abrams. Also available as an eBook.
Thompson, T. (2014). Urban farming. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. Also available as an
eBook from Thomson, Gale.
Other Resources
Crate, S. A., & Nuttall, M., editors. (2009). Anthropology and climate change: From
encounters to actions. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. Also available as an eBook from
New York : Routledge, 2016.
Crate, S. A., & Nuttall, M., editors (2016). Anthropology and climate change: From actions to
transformations. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. Also available as an eBook.
International Evaluation Group, World Bank has multiple evaluations from various parts of
the world available for download in .pdf format at https://ieg.worldbankgroup.org/iegsearch?field_report_type_tags_1=287&search_api_fulltext=&field_topic=All&field_report_ty
pe_tags=All&type_1[0]=evaluation&type_1[1]=reports&content_type_1=evaluationreports&field_year=&field_country=All&field_sub_category=All&field_organization_tags=Al
l&sort_by=field_official_date&sort_order=DESC . Use the Topic pull-down menu to choose
“climate change.” There is a three-part series available on the World Bank Group
Experience with climate change efforts. Including Adapting to Climate Change: Assessing
the World Bank Group Experience, Phase III (2013).
National Academies Press, climate change collection. Materials can be purchased in
softcover or downloaded for free in .pdf format.
https://www.nap.edu/collection/34/climate-change.
National Research Council (U.S.). (2010). Monitoring climate change impacts: Metrics at the
intersection of the human and Earth systems. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.
Ostrom, E. (1990). Governing the commons: The evolution of institutions for collective action.
New York: Cambridge University Press.
Wilmsen, C,; Elmendorf, W.; Fisher, L.; Ross, J.; Sarathy, B.; & Wells, G. (2008). Partnerships
for empowerment: Participatory research for community-based natural resource
management. London: Earthscan. Also available as an eBook.
URLs for More Information and Frequent Updates
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) http://aceee.org/ includes
news, a blog and an interactive map to a state policy database.
American Planning Association (APA)
https://www.planning.org/search/?keyword=%22climate+change%22
Arctic ice current status. http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenew/
Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) http://www.accoonline.org/ includes news
links related to climate change and related matters.
Cultivating Urban Resilience Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/271158363266444/
Cultivating Urban Resilience – Libraries Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/Cultivating-Urban-Resilience-Libraries1109311195814934/?fref=ts
EcoAmerica (climate change communication) http://ecoamerica.org/research/)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 6th assessment cycle,
https://www.ipcc.ch/. During this cycle, the Panel will produce three Special Reports, a
Methodology Report on national greenhouse gas inventories and the Sixth Assessment
Report (AR6). The Fifth assessment report, Working Group II (2008-2014) and earlier
assessment reports are available at Harvard University, Papers of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) http://hcl.harvard.edu/collections/ipcc/
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). https://www.iucn.org/.
Publications, briefs and other resources are found at https://www.iucn.org/resources
The Kresge Foundation funds several programs related to climate change resilience. See
links at http://kresge.org/programs/environment
Sierra Club http://www.sierraclub.org/ for news and organizational actions, see programs
link for specific topics http://www.sierraclub.org/programs
Sustainable City Network http://www.sustainablecitynetwork.com/
Sustainability Round Table – American Library Association http://www.ala.org/sustainrt/
includes a link to join the listserv
The Trust for Public Land The Trust for Public Land (US)
https://www.tpl.org/search/site/climate%20change
Under 2◦ Subnational Global Climate Leadership Memorandum of Understanding and
actions at the subnational level. Includes a news link relevant to sub-national actions
http://under2mou.org/
University of Idaho. And University of California, Los Angeles. (1994). Electronic green
journal. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Library.
https://escholarship.org/uc/uclalib_egj