LibGuides: SOC-3010 Global Civics: Week 2 Resources

Week 2 Resources

Review the resources listed below to prepare for this week’s assignments. The resources may include textbook reading assignments, journal articles, websites, links to tools or software, videos, handouts, rubrics, etc.

Climate Change

To start this week’s study of the environment as it related to Global Civic, watch the below video to gain a better understanding of how global change can affect communities around the world. In the following resources, you will learn about the impact of climate change, and then you will have a chance to explore Global Civic efforts to address climate change.

Climate change. [Video/DVD] Pumpkin T.V.
Conway, K. (Producer), & Conway, K. (Director). (2014). Climate Change. [Video/DVD] Bristol, England: Pumpkin TV. https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C2755214

A New Climate for Climate

Is our climate really changing? In this article, you will learn about the factors regarding climate change in light of the introduction of the Green New Deal. From reading this article, you will gain a better understanding of environmentalism in the United States.

A new Climate for Climate The article discusses various aspects of climate change in the wake of the Green New Deal resolution which was introduced by Democratic U.S. House of Representatives member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and American Senator Ed Markey, and it mentions a mobilization to decarbonize the U.S. economy. Environmentalism in America is addressed, along with climate change awareness among Americans and information about the views of environmental activists, Democrats, and Republicans.

Worland, J., & Alter, C. (2019). A new climate for climate. TIME Magazine, 193(12), 30-34. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=natuniv&direct=true&db=a9h&AN=135460004&site=eds-live

Resilient Cultural Heritage for a Future of Climate Change

In your last reading, you learned about environmentalism; now you will have a chance to explore the impact of climate change on cultural heritage. This will help you to understand better the direct impact of major environmental concerns on an important global civics topic.

Resilient Cultural Heritage for a Future of Climate Change Cultural heritage is about people. About the ones who built monuments and created art hundreds of years ago, and about the ones who identified with them today. It is identity for the locals and discovery for the foreigners. Cultural heritage moves tourism, local and national economies, and knowledge sharing. It helps to strengthen social inclusion, and resilient recovery after a crisis. However, it is facing a future of increasing risk. The impact of climate change on cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, is a reality happening in many countries all around the world. From the effects of rising sea levels, to increasing storms and drought, a series of cultural heritage assets are under imminent threat. This paper will review the current situation of this matter, including examples of cultural heritage threatened by climate change worldwide, and will analyze potential solutions such as the integration of heritage into the disaster risk management discipline, as well as the role of culture and traditions in understanding and communicating disaster risk and climate change action, to strengthening resilience in local communities.

Minguez, G. (2020). Resilient cultural heritage for a future of climate change. Journal of International Affairs, 73(1), 101-120. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=natuniv&direct=true&db=bth&AN=141655735&site=eds-live

How Climate Change Could Spark the Next Financial Crisis

We often regard climate change with environmental impact. However, there are many other factors to be considered. This article describes the potential impact of climate change on global financial markets.

How Climate Change Could Spark the Next Financial Crisis Climate risk could potentially trigger another global financial crisis unless it is properly accounted for in global financial markets. U.S. policymakers should seek not only to reduce emissions but to also boost the climate resilience of physical infrastructure and mandate disclosure of climate-induced risk throughout the financial system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of International Affairs is the property of Journal of International Affairs and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Saha, A., & Viney, B. (2020). How climate change could spark the next financial crisis. Journal of International Affairs, 73(1), 205-2016. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=natuniv&direct=true& &db=bth&AN=141655744&site=eds-live

Integrating Public Health into Climate Change Policy and Planning: State of Practice Update

Climate change will have a direct impact on public health through such avenues as extreme weather and the advancement of the disease. This article reviews the literature to provide a picture of the current thinking on how public health should be a part of policies regarding climate change.

Integrating Public Health into Climate Change Policy and Planning: State of Practice Update Policy action in the coming decade will be crucial to achieving globally agreed upon goals to decarbonize the economy and build resilience to a warmer, more extreme climate. Public health has an essential role in climate planning and action: "Co-benefits" to health help underpin greenhouse gas reduction strategies, while safeguarding health-particularly of the most vulnerable-is a frontline local adaptation goal. Using the structure of the core functions and essential services (CFES), we reviewed the literature documenting the evolution of public health's role in climate change action since the 2009 launch of the US CDC Climate and Health Program. We found that the public health response to climate change has been promising in the area of assessment (monitoring climate hazards, diagnosing health status, assessing vulnerability); mixed in the area of policy development (mobilizing partnerships, mitigation and adaptation activities); and relatively weak in assurance (communication, workforce development and evaluation). We suggest that the CFES model remains important, but is not aligned with three concepts-governance, implementation and adjustment-that have taken on increasing importance. Adding these concepts to the model can help ensure that public health fulfills its potential as a proactive partner fully integrated into climate policy planning and action in the coming decade.

Fox, M., Zuidema, C., Bauman, B., Burke, T., & Sheehan, M. (2019). Integrating public health into climate change policy and planning: State of practice update. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(18). https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=shib&custid=natuniv&direct=true&db=mdc&AN=31487789&site=eds-live

Five Environmental Campaigns for the 50th Earth Day

Now that you have learned the impact of climate change around the world explore the following website to see what efforts are being made around the world to address climate change. There are three more linked articles at the bottom of the page; make sure to read those articles, as well as the series of articles, provides you with a very in-depth perspective.

Five Environmental Campaigns for the 50th Earth Day

Alexander, G. (2020). Five Environmental campaigns for the 50th earth day | Earth911.com. https://earth911.com/living-well-being/events-entertainement/five-environmental-campaigns-for-the-50th-earth-day/

Environmental innovations and opportunities / video clips

The green encyclopedia, part 1: Environmental innovations and opportunities video clips [Video]. (2008). https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffod-infobase-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net%2FPortalPlaylists.aspx%3FwID%3D102577%26xtid%3D39979