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Sea change : an atlas of islands in a rising ocean / Christina Gerhardt ; forewords, Bill McKibben, Hilda Heine, Dessima Williams ; maps, Molly Roy ; design, Lia Tjandra.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: MapMapPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2023]Description: 1 atlas (x, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • cartographic image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780520304826
  • 0520304829
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Contents:
Foreword / by Bill McKibben -- Forewords / by Hilda Heine and Dessima Williams -- Introduction : of oceans and islands -- Greenland -- Sarichef Island -- Lennox Island -- Deal Island -- Cabo Verde -- Bijagós -- São Tomé and Príncipe -- Bahrain -- Comoros -- Mauritius -- Seychelles -- Maldives -- Bhasan Char and Sandwip -- Singapore -- South China Sea islands -- Northern Mariana islands -- Guåhan -- Belau -- Federated States of Micronesia -- Marshall Islands -- Kiribati -- Nauru -- Vanuatu -- Solomon Islands -- Papua New Guinea -- Fiji -- Tuvalu -- Tokelau -- Samoa -- Niue -- Cook Islands -- Tonga -- Bonaire -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Grenada -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Barbados -- Saint Lucia -- Martinique -- Dominica -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Puerto Rico -- Dominican Republic -- Haiti -- Jamaica -- Cuba -- The Bahamas -- Isle de Jean Charles -- Pine Island.
Summary: "Low-lying island nations are least responsible for global warming, but they are already suffering its impacts severely and disproportionately. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, island nations are responsible for 0.03% of global emissions. A weave of essays, maps, poems and illustrations, Sea Change presents the impacts of and solutions to sea level rise. An essay, drawing on interviews, scientific reports, academic scholarship and archival research, shares their histories, present-day challenges and efforts toward livable futures. A map shows the inundation zones. Poems breathe life into the analysis"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 912.1942 G368 Available 33111011294572
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"A stunning atlas of the present and future."--Rebecca Solnit, author of several books including Infinite Cities: A Trilogy of Atlases--San Francisco, New Orleans, New York



"An impassioned plea to save what remains of these remarkable island communities." --Booklist, starred review



One of the Best Science Books of 2023, New Scientist



This immersive portal to islands around the world highlights the impacts of sea level rise and shimmers with hopeful solutions to combat it.



Atlases are being redrawn as islands are disappearing. What does an island see when the sea rises? Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean weaves together essays, maps, art, and poetry to show us--and make us see--island nations in a warming world.



Low-lying islands are least responsible for global warming, but they are suffering the brunt of it. This transportive atlas reorients our vantage point to place islands at the center of the story, highlighting Indigenous and Black voices and the work of communities taking action for local and global climate justice. At once serious and playful, well-researched and lavishly designed, Sea Change is a stunning exploration of the climate and our world's coastlines. Full of immersive storytelling, scientific expertise, and rallying cries from island populations that shout with hope--"We are not drowning! We are fighting!"--this atlas will galvanize readers in the fight against climate change and the choices we all face.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-308).

Foreword / by Bill McKibben -- Forewords / by Hilda Heine and Dessima Williams -- Introduction : of oceans and islands -- Greenland -- Sarichef Island -- Lennox Island -- Deal Island -- Cabo Verde -- Bijagós -- São Tomé and Príncipe -- Bahrain -- Comoros -- Mauritius -- Seychelles -- Maldives -- Bhasan Char and Sandwip -- Singapore -- South China Sea islands -- Northern Mariana islands -- Guåhan -- Belau -- Federated States of Micronesia -- Marshall Islands -- Kiribati -- Nauru -- Vanuatu -- Solomon Islands -- Papua New Guinea -- Fiji -- Tuvalu -- Tokelau -- Samoa -- Niue -- Cook Islands -- Tonga -- Bonaire -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Grenada -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Barbados -- Saint Lucia -- Martinique -- Dominica -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Puerto Rico -- Dominican Republic -- Haiti -- Jamaica -- Cuba -- The Bahamas -- Isle de Jean Charles -- Pine Island.

"Low-lying island nations are least responsible for global warming, but they are already suffering its impacts severely and disproportionately. According to the International Panel on Climate Change, island nations are responsible for 0.03% of global emissions. A weave of essays, maps, poems and illustrations, Sea Change presents the impacts of and solutions to sea level rise. An essay, drawing on interviews, scientific reports, academic scholarship and archival research, shares their histories, present-day challenges and efforts toward livable futures. A map shows the inundation zones. Poems breathe life into the analysis"-- Provided by publisher.

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