Addressing Climate Change at the Community Level in the United States

Paul Lachapelle is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Montana State University-Bozeman USA. His teaching and research spans many disciplines and practices; from community climate change resiliency to social impact investing to diversity, inclusion and social justice topics. His publications include the edited book in this current series, "Addressing Climate Change at the Community Level" (Routledge 2019) as well as journal articles on energy impacts in communities, democratic practice and local governance, and community visioning. He earned a Ph.D. (Forestry) at the University of Montana's College of Forestry and Conservation with a focus on natural resource policy and governance and serves as Editor of the Community Development Society Current Issues Book Series and member of the Board of Directors (and past-President) of the International Association for Community Development.

This edited volume focuses on community and rural development theory and practice and the influence of building individual and institutional capacity toward addressing climate change issues at the community level.

Chapter 1: Community Approaches to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century Chapter 2: Earth's Changing Climate: A Community Primer Chapter 3: Public Opinion on Climate Change in Rural America: A Potential Barrier to Resilience Chapter 4: Building Local Resilience to Climate Change through Citizen Science, Environmental Education, and Decision-making Chapter 5: Creating a Civic Spark: Using AmeriCorps National Service to Catalyze Rural Climate Change Action Chapter 6: Participatory Research to Assess the Climate Resiliency of Snow-fed River Dependent Communities: A Collaborative Modeling Case Study in the Truckee-Carson River System Chapter 7: Nevada's Approach to Minimizing the Risk from Prolonged Drought Chapter 8: Mitigating Projected Impacts of Climate Change and Building Resiliency through Permaculture Chapter 9: Engaging Southeastern Science Educators in the Development of a Climate Change Instructional Module Chapter 10: Engaging with Michigan Agricultural Stakeholders to Address Climate Change Chapter 11: Communicating Climate Change at the Community Level Chapter 12: University Extension Communities of Practice: Learning, Communicating, and Engaging on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the United States Corn Belt Chapter 13: Variables Influencing the Adoption of Sustainability Programs by Local Governments Chapter 14: Supporting Climate Adaptation Planning in Northwest Alaska Chapter 15: Financial Resilience of Local Government Impacted by Natural Disasters: A Framework for Calculating Climate Change Risk Liability Chapter 16: The Role of Community Capitals in Climate Change Adaptation in Binational Setting Chapter 17: Engaging Citizens to Address Community Climate Change Issues Chapter 18: Local Adaptation to Climate Change: What Comes Next?