The readings listed below are suggested to accompany the activities in this module.  Because of copyright restrictions and cost, the readings have not been reproduced for the on-line version of this module.  Instead, it is suggested that you access these readings through your library and put them on reserve for your students. Some of the readings, as indicated below, are available in the printed version of the module available through the Association of American Geographers.
 

Unit 1:  Suggested Readings 

• Turner, B.L. II, W.C. Clark, R.W. Kates, J.F. Richards, J.T. Mathews, and W.B. Meyer, eds.  1990.  The Earth as transformed by human action.  New York, NY:  Cambridge University Press, Chapter 1 and selections from Chapters 2-5.

• Stern, P., O.R. Young, and D. Druckman, eds.  1992.  Global environmental change:  Understanding the human dimensions.  Washington, DC:  National Academy Press, introductory chapters.

Unit 2:  Suggested Readings 

• Goldsmith, E., N. Hildyard, P. McCully, and P. Bunyard.  1990.  Imperiled planet:  Restoring our endangered ecosystems.  Cambridge:  MIT Press, pp. 54-96 (Forests).

• Meyer, W.B. and B.L. Turner II, eds.  1994.  Changes in land use and land cover:  A global perspective.  Cambridge:  University Press, Chapters 2-4.

• ________.  1992.  Human population growth and global land-use/cover change.  Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 23:  39-61.

• Turner, B.L, W.C. Clark, R.W. Kates, J.F. Richards, J.T. Mathews, and W.B. Meyer, eds.  1990.  The earth as transformed by human action.  New York:  Cambridge University Press, Chapter 10.

Unit 3:  Suggested Readings 

• Agarwal, A. and S. Narain.  1991.  Global warming in an unequal world:  A case of environmental colonialism.  New Delhi:  Centre for Science and Environment.

• Liverman, D.M. and K. O’Brien.  1991.  Global warming and climate change in Mexico.  Global Environmental Change 1, 4 (December): 351-364.

• Trenberth, K., J. Houghton, and L.G. Meira Filho.  1996.  The climate system:  An overview.  In IPCC. 1996a.  Climate change 1995:  The science of climate change.  Cambridge:  Cambridge University Press, pp. 55-64. (Provided in the printed version of the module.)

Unit 4:  Suggested Readings 

• Haas, P., M. Levy, and E. Parson.  1992.  Appraising the Earth Summit.  Environment 34 (8): 6-11, 26-33.

• IPCC.  1996b. Climate change 1995:  Impacts, adaptations, and mitigation of climate change.  R. Watson, M. Zinyowera, R. Moss, and D. Dokken, eds.  New York:  Cambridge University Press, selected chapters.

• Liverman, D.  1990.  Vulnerability to global environmental change.  In R. Kasperson, K. Dow, D. Golding, and J. Kasperson, eds.  Understanding global environmental change:  The contributions of risk analysis and management.  Worcester, MA:  Clark University.

• Pallemaerts, M.  1994.  International environmental law from Stockholm to Rio:  Back to the future?  In P. Sands, ed. Greening international law. New York:  The New Press, Chapter 1.

• Schneider, S.  1993.  Degrees of certainty.  National Geographic Research and Exploration 9 (2): 173-190. (Provided in the printed version of the module.)

• Schnoor, J.  1993.  The Rio Earth Summit:  What does it mean?  Environmental Science and Technology 27 (1): 18-22.

• Stern, P; O. Young, and D. Druckman, eds.  1992.  Global environmental change:  Understanding the human dimensions.  Washington:  National Academy Press, Chapter 4:  Human Consequences and Responses.

• United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).  1997.  Policy responses and directions.  In Global environment outlook.  New York, NY:  Oxford University Press, pp. 129-142.