References and OST-based climate change surveys and research publications
SFP&D development program graduates are expected to have a working knowledge of current sustainability and climate change issues. To develop this knowledge it is recommended that graduates read the following references and research publications.
References
Storms of my grandchildren - the truth about the coming climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity, by James Hansen (The world’s leading climate scientist), Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009
The Vanishing Face of Gaia - A Final Warning, by James Lovelock (The scientist who changed our view of the Earth), Published by the Penguin Group, 2009
Poles Apart - beyond the shouting, who’s right about climate change? By Gareth Morgan and John McCrystal, Scribe Publications, 2009
Climate Code Red - the case for emergency action by David Spratt & Philip Sutton, Scribe Publications, 2008
Heat - How to Stop the Planet Burning by George Monboit, Allen Lane Publications, 2006
The SFP&D team will also provide links to relevant websites that have useful background climate change information. Some suggested links are:
http://www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/
http://www.csiro.au/resources/State-of-the-Climate-Snapshot.html
OST-based climate change surveys and research publications
Climate change segmentation survey
To assist with developing climate change strategies, graduates of the SFP&D development program have access to a climate change segmentation survey developed by social systems scientist, Professor Merrelyn Emery.
The climate change survey helps SFP&D graduates and the attendees of their SFP&D event to understand how people within a particular organisation or community see climate change. For example:
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How many are believers or sceptics?
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What beliefs or perceptions lie beneath these positions?
This information will guide the development of unique sustainable future plans and strategies for mitigating and adapting to climate change. Without this knowledge the strategies developed may be ineffective or divisive.
Examples of survey outputs can be found by clicking on the following links.
Climate change resilience survey
We have also produced a Climate Change Resilience survey that incorporates the climate change segmentation survey. This survey determines the organisational and community capacity to effectively adapt to climate change and to respond to its extreme effects.
The survey not only provides and understanding of how people see climate change, but also identifies the determinants of engagement and motivation that are operating within a specific organisation or community. Without motivation, coping capabilities will be weakened and the best plans will fail.