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‘Better weather? The cultivation of the sky’

Posted in News, Publications - Recent
26/05/2015

(27 May)  NEW Publication.  “Better weather?  The cultivation of the sky” published Open-Access in Cultural Anthropology.

← ‘Climate and its changes: a cultural appraisal’
‘Framing global biodiversity. IPBES between Mother Earth and ecosystem services’ →

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Books

  • (2019) Contemporary Climate Change Debates: A Student Primer
  • (2016) Weathered: Cultures of Climate
  • (2015) Streitfall Klimawandel: warum es für die grö?te Herausforderung keine enfachen Lösungen gibt
  • (2014) Can Science Fix Climate Change? A Case Against Climate Engineering
  • (2013) Exploring Climate Change Through Science and In Society
  • (2010) Making Climate Change Work For Us
  • (2009) Why We Disagree About Climate Change

My other web presence

  • Academia.Edu
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  • Research Gate

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  • MPhil Anthropocene Studies
  • Rachel Carson Center
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs): Climate Change

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