Anthem EnviroExperts

Through the online micro-reviews site Anthem EnviroExperts Review, Anthem Press seeks to build a community of practice committed to creating a clearer and deeper understanding of how ecological systems – at every level – operate and have been damaged by unsustainable development. We seek to involve natural scientists, social scientists, policy analysts, planning practitioners, activists and literary scholars in this community of practice.

In this issue of Anthem EnviroExperts Review we present five micro-reviews. The first examines The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change, by A. E. Dessler and E. A. Parson, a study of the interaction between science and politics as they relate to climate action. The second explores This Land Is My Land , by James R. Skillen. The author discusses how an ideologically conservative movement contests federal land management in the West. The third review looks at explores Science Advice and Global Environmental Governance , by Pia M. Kohler. She analyzes the role and growth of science advisory committees in international environmental treaty-making. The fourth micro-review studies Sustainability Made Simple , by Rosaly Byrd and Lauren DeMates. They describe multiple ways that individuals can support collective efforts to encourage greater sustainability. The concluding review examines Titans of the Climate , by Kelly Sims Gallagher and Xiaowei Xuan. This volume provides a compelling picture of climate policymaking in both the United States and China.

Associated with the Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative (AESI), Anthem EnviroExperts Review publishes short reviews of important books and reports in the environmental field, broadly defined. The Moderator of the Review is Lawrence Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at MIT and Vice-Chair of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. He acts as the General Editor of AESI and oversees our book series, each featuring scholars, practitioners and business experts keen to link theory and practice.

We have identified approximately 50 recently published books on environment and
sustainability that ought to be reviewed. If readers of the Anthem EnviroExperts Review want to submit a micro-review (250–350 words) of any of these books, we will include your review in a future issue. If we feel your review needs additional work, or if we have editorial suggestions, we will be in touch with you before making any revisions. Please send all micro-reviews to Lawrence Susskind (Susskind@mit.edu) and enviroexperts@anthempress.com.

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