Book showcases how local governments are stepping up

In February 2008, Municipal World Inc. published the book Stepping Up to the Climate Change Challenge: Perspectives on Local Government Leadership, Policy and Practice in Canada, co-edited by Susan Gardner and David Noble. The book features stories from local government leaders and practitioners from across Canada, many of whom are leading the way on climate change practice at the local level. It includes chapter contributions from 2degreesC’s Aiden Abram, Trevor Dixon Bennett and David Noble, and a Foreword from Conference Board of Canada President and CEO Anne Golden.

Through financial support from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing, nearly 4,000 copies of the book were freely distributed to local government leaders across Canada. Additional copies can purchased online at .
 
The book evolved out of a successful two-year long partnership between Municipal World and 2degreesC on a print article series in Municipal World magazine. Through it, they produced 23 articles that were shared with the more than 7,000 Municipal World subscribers and through 2degreesC’s electronic distribution. David Noble authored or co-authored six articles in the series, and coordinated contributions from the 31 authors from across Canada (and one from the US) who shared their experience and expertise.

Read these articles:

Climate in crisis, or climate for change | David Noble, March 2008
The rising tides of 2007 | David Noble, Trevor Bennett and Aiden Abram, December 2007
Climate change: A wicked problem, part II | David Noble and Trevor Bennett, November 2007
Climate change: A wicked problem, part I  | David Noble and Trevor Bennett, October 2007
Public health implications of climate change – a new concern for municipalities | Dominique Charron and David Noble, September 2006
Canada’s climate is changing | David Noble and Bano Mehdi, May 2006
Getting started on adaptation to climate change | David Noble, March 2006