Making the global local: Responding to climate change concerns from the ground up

Local communities play a key role in tackling the issue of global climate change. Reporting on four case studies, Kates and Wilbanks document the connection between the small and the large. They demonstrate that local places are capable of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions they produce. The four...

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Published in:Environment : science and policy for sustainable development 2003-04, Vol.45 (3), p.12-23
Main Authors: Kates, Robert W, Wilbanks, Thomas J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Climate change
Emissions
Empowerment
Environmental protection
Globalization
Greenhouse effect
Local communities
Localization
Motivation
Pollution
U.S.A
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Summary:Local communities play a key role in tackling the issue of global climate change. Reporting on four case studies, Kates and Wilbanks document the connection between the small and the large. They demonstrate that local places are capable of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions they produce. The four places were named after the region in which they lay--southwestern Kansas, northwestern North Carolina, northwestern Ohio and central Pennsylvania.
ISSN:0013-9157
1939-9154
DOI:10.1080/00139150309604534