{"product_id":"the-climate-adaptation-generation-a-blueprint-for-the-future-9798999383631","title":"The Climate Adaptation Generation: A Blueprint for the Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE EVERGREEN AWARD AS BEST CLIMATE CHANGE BOOK IN THE US IN 2025!\u003c\/strong\u003e as decided by public and university librarians and high school students. Also accepted for review for the \u003cstrong\u003ePulitzer Prize \u003c\/strong\u003ein the non-fiction book category. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are living in an age defined by disruption and uncertainty-where wildfires rage, coastlines recede, storms intensify, disease vectors expand, and the future grows more unpredictable by the year. It is a story of innovation, adaptation, and action. In The Climate Adaptation Generation, Robert W. Collin, legal scholar, urban planner, social worker, educator, and environmental justice advocate, charts a specific, direct, and urgent path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is both a call to action and a practical guide for communities, educators, policymakers, and young leaders. Drawing from decades of interdisciplinary experience, Collin introduces \u003cstrong\u003ea comprehensive blueprint for climate adaptation grounded in place-based planning, human flourishing\u003c\/strong\u003e, and intergenerational wisdom. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach chapter features targeted Advocacy Briefs and a Planner's Toolkit-concrete, actionable tools to turn ideas into impact and policy into action.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom personal environmental impact statements, community-centered strategies, case studies from around the globe, and the use of AI in all climate adaptation responses, this is not just a book, but a toolkit for the Adaptation Generation: the people ready to build a climate adaptation right here, right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We are not just adapting to climate change-we are adapting to Nature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollin, Robert W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"I have taught, researched and published in law, social work and urban and environmental planning for over 40 years. I have also been appointed to advisory commissions by 3 state governors and 3 presidents. I have published many law reviews, 2 were the first on the topic in that genre. I have published 9 volumes of encyclopedias, some with my wife Robin Morris Collin. 2 were the first in that genre - the book on the EPA was mine. The 3 volume set on sustainability was ours. My book, Battleground Environment, 2 volumes, described the 100 most controversial environmental issues from the perspective of the community, government, and industry. I have also been certified as an expert witness in US federal court and in state Court. I have won 2 awards, decided by students. The American Institute of Architects awarded an interdisciplinary committee I chaired to us for creating a new required course called \"Environmental Choices\" https: \/\/amazon.com\/author\/collin.com\"","brand":"Environmental Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690565894418,"sku":"9798999383631","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_635aa9b5-c764-473e-9622-fde68d3b1ac7.jpg?v=1761740250","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-climate-adaptation-generation-a-blueprint-for-the-future-9798999383631","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}