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Environmental Problem Solving in an Age of Climate Change: Volume Two: Frameworks for Environmental Analysis and Assessment

Environmental Problem Solving in an Age of Climate Change: Volume Two: Frameworks for Environmental Analysis and Assessment

Pontius, Jennifer
McIntosh, Alan

Hardcover

Series: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environm

Environmental Studies

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ISBN10: 3032411556
ISBN13: 9783032411556
Publisher: Springer
Language: English

This volume fills a critical gap in environmental science education by moving beyond content mastery to emphasize the application of environmental assessment tools used by professionals to address real-world challenges, particularly those driven by climate change. Rather than focusing on broad survey topics, the text immerses readers in the frameworks, methodologies, and decision-making processes that underpin environmental analysis across policy, management, and consulting contexts.

Organized around a carefully curated environmental assessment toolbox, the book introduces widely used and emerging frameworks, including causal analysis using weight-of-evidence, ecological risk assessment, NEPA review, ecoregional assessment, ecosystem services valuation, climate vulnerability assessments, and life cycle analysis. Each unit reflects how environmental professionals actually work: defining problems, evaluating evidence, addressing uncertainty, and communicating results to support actionable climate solutions.

Designed with an applied, workforce-ready focus, every unit combines foundational knowledge with case studies, structured exercises, and realistic challenges drawn from contemporary environmental issues such as species declines, pollution, and climate-driven system changes. Students and early-career professionals learn not only how to conduct rigorous assessments, but also how to engage stakeholders, interpret complex data, and translate findings into defensible recommendations for management, policy, and adaptation planning.

Climate change serves as a unifying lens throughout the text, with multiple frameworks explicitly addressing vulnerability, resilience, and mitigation across communities, ecosystems, and production systems. By integrating scientific analysis with practical decision-making and communication strategies, the book prepares readers to contribute meaningfully in professional settings where environmental assessments inform climate solutions.

Ideal for upper-level undergraduate and applied graduate courses in environmental science, natural resources, and sustainability, this volume also serves as a practical guide for emerging professionals entering careers in government agencies, consulting, nonprofit conservation, and planning. It equips readers with the tools, mindset, and applied experience needed to move from analysis to action in addressing today's most pressing environmental and climate challenges.

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