Unit 1 - Thinking Geographically - AP Human Geography - ASD Libraries at American School of Dubai

#1 Global Warming

This is just one of the many books the library has on global warming and climate change:

Changing World by David Gibson
Call Number: 363.73 GIB
ISBN: 9781800660281
Publication Date: 2023
Presents infographics with statistics and facts about climate change.

SDG 13 - Climate Action - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
Climate.gov
"Science and Information for a Climate Smart Nation" From NOAA
Climate Change
"From the unique vantage point in space, NASA collects critical long-term observations of our changing planet."
Effects of Climate Change
This collection of articles and information is from the World Wildlife Fund.
MAP LIST: Global Temperature
This is a list of maps in Living Atlas with a "global temperature" search. You can find other maps here as well.
MAP: Bioclimate Projections Annual Mean Temperature
This layer displays projected annual mean temperature for four future time periods and three greenhouse gas scenarios from the CMIP6 climate models, based on data provided by WorldClim.
UN chief says ‘fossil fuel free-for-all’ must end as report warns world heading in ‘wrong direction’
An article from CNN from September 2022

#2 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Losses

Use the books on climate change, as well as books about biodiversity and ecosystems.

Climate Change and Biodiversity by Lisa Idzikowski (Compiled by)
Call Number: 363.7 CLI
ISBN: 9781534508958
Publication Date: 2022-07-30
Contains a collection of essays examining the debate over climate change and its effect on the environment and biodiversity, and highlights the debate over whether or not climate change and loss of biodiversity is preventable
Wildlife in Danger by Valerie Bodden; Valerie Bodden; Valerie Bodden; Valerie Bodden; Jessica Gunderson; Jessica Gunderson
Call Number: 591.68 BOD
ISBN: 9781640264311
Publication Date: 2022
An in-depth study of wildlife, examining the causes and effects of the ongoing extinction crisis, as well as what people can do to protect, preserve, and propagate species that contribute to Earth's valuable biodiversity.

SDG 15 - Life on Land - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
Biodiversity
From the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
What is Biodiversity?
From the National Park Service
EnviroAtlas Benefit Category: Biodiversity Conservation
From the United States Environmental Protection Agency
CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
This article is from USAID. Skim the article to find other helpful links as well.
Illegal Wildlife Trade
This collection of articles and information on one aspect of the threat to biodiversity is from the World Wildlife Fund.
MAP: Rarity and Richness: Biodiversity Around the Globe
MAP LIST: Biodiversity
This is a list of maps in Living Atlas with a "biodiversity" search. You can find other maps here as well.

#3 Fisheries Depletion

Look at books about oceans and climate change as well as books about fish.

Into the Deep by Christy Peterson
Call Number: 551.46 PET
ISBN: 9781541555556
Publication Date: 2020
Sheds light on issues facing oceanographers, including dead zones, coral bleaching, and climate change, and offers solutions to these challenges.
Making Waves by Albert Bates
Call Number: 333.91 BAT
ISBN: 9781939053336
Publication Date: 2021
Presents information about ocean habitats and explores the dangers of different types of pollution to wildlife. Examines the problems of climate change and highlights what people can do to protect ocean health.

SDG 14 - Life Below Water - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
Overfishing
From the World Wildlife Fund
Status of Stocks 2020
From NOAA

The UAE National Framework Statement for Sustainable Fisheries(2019-2030)
From the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

Many government subsidies lead to overfishing. Here's a solution.
From the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development
2022 – UN International Year of Artisanal Fishery
The United Nations has dedicated the year 2022 to sustainable fishing and aquaculture.
MAP LIST: Fishing
This is a list of maps in Living Atlas with a "fishing" search. You can find other maps here as well.
MAP: FAO Major Fishing Areas
FAO Major Fishing Areas for Statistical Purposes are arbitrary areas, the boundaries of which were determined in consultation with international fishery agencies on various considerations, including (i) the boundary of natural regions and the natural divisions of oceans and seas; (ii) the boundaries of adjacent statistical fisheries bodies already established in inter-governmental conventions and treaties; (iii) existing national practices; (iv) national boundaries; (v) the longitude and latitude grid system; (vi) the distribution of the aquatic fauna; and (vii) the distribution of the resources and the environmental conditions within an area.
The World Can’t Keep Fishing Like This
An opinion piece from the New York Times by a deputy United States trade representative and ambassador to the World Trade Organization in the George W. Bush administration and a deputy trade representative and ambassador to the W.T.O. in the Obama administration.
VIDEO: The mission to stop overfishing and the impact it has on the oceans and livelihoods of millions
CNN's Kate Bolduan, an avid diver and seafood connoisseur, meets with Jenn Dianto Kemmerly, VP of the Global Ocean Initiatives at the Monterey Bay Aquarium to promote and develop sustainable fishing and aquaculture practices for fishermen, chefs, and average consumers

#4 Deforestation

Look at the climate change books as well as books about deforestation.

The Vital Role of Deserts and Forests by James Shoals
Call Number: 333.75 SHO
ISBN: 9781422243626
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Discusses ways deserts and forests benefit the environment
If a Tree Falls by Nikki Tate
Call Number: 577.3 TAT
ISBN: 9781459823556
Publication Date: 2020
Find out how global deforestation affects the planet and what you can do to keep forests healthy for future generations.

SDG 15 - Life on Land - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
Reporting on Whole-of-Government Approaches to Stopping International Deforestation
From the US Department of State
Deforestation
From MyNASAdata
Deforestation
From Climate.gov
Deforestation
From the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Deforestation and Forest Degradation
This collection of articles and information is from the World Wildlife Fund
Deforestation ‘Seriously Hampering Achievement of Forest Goals, Paris Agreement’, Speaker Says, as United Nations Forum Continues Its Session
A United Nations press release from May 2022.
The Road to Climate Recovery Goes Through the Wild Woods
A New York Times opinion piece
Forestry
From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

#5 Water Deficits

There are a number of books in the library about water access, including these:

Do the Work! Clean Water and Sanitation by Julie Knutson
Call Number: 363.74 KNU
ISBN: 9781534199286
Publication Date: 2022
Readers will learn about the sixth UN Sustainable Development Goal and what it takes to commit to the availability of clean water and sanitation for all by 2030.
Running Out by Lucas Bessire
Call Number: 333.91 BES
ISBN: 9780691212647
Publication Date: 2021
Provides an account of High Plains aquifer decline through an exploration of the different ways in which heartland residents inhabit and understand the imminent depletion of groundwater.

SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
Safe Water and Your Health
From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
UN Water
"UN-Water coordinates the United Nations’ work on water and sanitation."
Water and Sanitation
From USAID
Water Scarcity
From UNICEF
Water Scarcity
This collection of articles and information is from the World Wildlife Fund
MAP: CONFLICT FORECAST
This map from Water, Peace, and Security predicts where conflict will happen in the next several months. Use the toggle to see how many of them might be related to water scarcity.

#6 Maritime Safety and Pollution

Look for books about plastics and waste as well as books about the ocean.

You Are Eating Plastic Every Day by Danielle Smith-Llera
Call Number: 363.738 SMI
ISBN: 9780756562298
Publication Date: 2019
Discusses plastic pollutants, covering how it winds up in the food chain, how it becomes pollution, how it moves around the world as pollution, and more.
Plastic Planet by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw
Call Number: 363.72 AMS
ISBN: 9781978531550
Publication Date: 2022
Plastic pollution is now found in every environment on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the driest deserts and the most remote ice sheets.
Waste and Pollution by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw (Contribution by)
Call Number: 363.72 AMS
ISBN: 9781725339088
Publication Date: 2022
Briefly explores a wide range of ways waste and pollution get into the environment from human activity, and champions ways readers can reduce their waste and pollution footprint.

SDG 14 - Life Below Water - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
Ocean pollution and marine debris
From NOAA
Protecting Our Oceans from Pollution
From the US Environmental Protection Agency
Ocean Plastics
From the National Parks Service
Protecting Our Oceans from Pollution
From the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Our Oceans, Our Future
An opinion piece by Fabien Cousteau (an ocean explorer) in the New York Times
Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents report published
From the European Maritime Safety Agency. Click on the PDF link to see the full report.
Safety and Shipping Review 2024
Allianz Commercial’s annual Safety and Shipping Review identifies loss trends and highlights
a number of risk challenges for the maritime sector.

#7 Global Food Scarcity

Food Insecurity by William D. Schanbacher; Whitney Fung Uy
Call Number: 363.8 SCH
ISBN: 9781440878398
Publication Date: 2023
This comprehensive and authoritative one-stop resource examines the issue of food insecurity in the United States, including the various economic, social, political, and cultural factors that drive the problem.
How the Other Half Eats by Priya Fielding-Singh
Call Number: 363.8 FIE
ISBN: 9780316427265
Publication Date: 2021
"Inequality in America manifests in many ways, but perhaps nowhere more than in how we eat. From her years of field research, sociologist and ethnographer Priya Fielding-Singh brings us into the kitchens of dozens of families from varied educational, economic, and ethnoracial backgrounds to explore how--and why--we eat the way we do."
Hot, Hungry Planet by Lisa Palmer
Call Number: 363.8 PAL
ISBN: 9781250084200
Publication Date: 2017
Focuses on ways to support food security and resilience in a changing world, and the social, educational, and agricultural advances that have made the greatest environmental impact while providing more food.

SDG 2 - Zero Hunger - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
Food Security
From the US Department of Agriculture
We’re working to break the cycle of poverty, hunger and malnutrition.
"As the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future works hand-in-hand with partner countries to develop their agriculture sectors and break the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger."
Food security
A list of resources and organizations from the UAE government.
Food Security Update
From the World Bank
Food
From the United Nations
World Food Programme
"We are the largest humanitarian organization saving and changing lives worldwide,"
Live Hunger Map
From the World Food Programme

#8 Global Infectious Diseases

Infectious Disease Prevention by Carla Mooney
Call Number: 614.4 MOO
ISBN: 9781678201586
Publication Date: 2021
In today's connected world, infectious diseases, both new and recurring, can spread far and wide and trigger global epidemics.
Do the Work! Good Health and Well-Being by Julie Knutson
Call Number: 301 KNU
ISBN: 9781534199255
Publication Date: 2022
Readers will learn about the third UN Sustainable Development Goal and what it takes to commit to ensuring healthy lives and promoting healthy well-being for all ages.

"How nature can protect us from pandemics" from the UN Environment Programme

SDG 3 - Good Health and Wellbeing - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.

Global high consequence infectious disease events: summary 2024
From the UK Health Security Agency
Center for Global Health
From the US CDC - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Mapping the Risk of International Infectious Disease Spread (MRIIDS)
Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans
From the UN, April 2024
Infectious Disease
From the CDC National Center for Health Statistics
Has the next pandemic already started?
"New cases of avian flu are raising alarm of a possible new pandemic. The world urgently needs to prepare." July 2024
Prioritizing diseases for research and development in emergency contexts
From the World Health Organization

#9 Natural Disasters

Look for books on specific types of natural disasters, as well as books like these:

Natural Disasters by DK
Call Number: 551 WAT
ISBN: 9780744056396
Publication Date: 2022
Presents an overview of a wide range of natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, volcanoes, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and epidemics, and describes their impact and how experts try to predict and minimize their impact.
Disasters by the Numbers by Steve Jenkins
Call Number: 363.34 JEN
ISBN: 9781328569486
Publication Date: 2021
Presents information about natural disasters.

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Natural Disasters 2023: Year Of Tragic Record-Breaking
"EOS Data Analytics is at the forefront of harnessing the power of satellite technologies to drive businesses with fast and actionable data while preserving the environment. We are among the lead global geospatial data providers specialized in generating sustainable satellite-driven AI-powered solutions in Agriculture and Forestry, with an ability to extend solutions to other niches upon request."
Climate Disaster Is the New Normal. Can We Save Ourselves?
An opinion piece from the New York Times
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
Explore this site from the US Department of Homeland Security to learn more about natural disasters in the US.
Uncounted costs
"Data gaps hide the true human impacts of disasters in 2023"
Here Are 10 of the Deadliest Natural Disasters in 2023
From US News and World Report, December 2023

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Assignment Information

Assignment

Top 10 Major Global Environmental Issues In The World

The topics addressed in this video are:

10 Public Health
9 Acid Rain
8 Ozone Layer Depletion
7 Deforestation
6 Loss of Biodiversity
5 Ocean Acidification
4 Waste Disposal
3 Overpopulation
2 Global Warming
1 Pollution

General Resources

The Age of Sustainable Development by Jeffrey D. Sachs; Ban Ki-moon (Foreword by)
Call Number: 338.9 SAC
ISBN: 9780231173155
Publication Date: 2015-03-03
Provides tools, metrics, and practical pathways to help the reader achieve sustainable development goals.
How I Resist by Maureen Johnson (Editor)
Call Number: 320 HOW
ISBN: 9781250168368
Publication Date: 2018
A collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about activism and hope.

Recommended Databases

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Britannica School This link opens in a new window
Use this to get basic background information on your topic.
Global Issues This link opens in a new window
Provides a global perspective, integrating news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more. Citations export directly into Noodletools.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. Citations export directly into Noodletools.
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A large, multi-subject database. Citations export directly into Noodletools.
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Use this link to set up your access to ASD's New York Times subscription.

#10 Digital Divide

The Digital Divide by Mark Bauerlein
Call Number: 302.3 DIG
ISBN: 1585428868
Publication Date: 2011
A collection of essays that reflect various perspectives on both the beneficial and detrimental effects of the rise of social media and the emergence of a digital social culture.

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
Secretary General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation
From the United Nations
Widening Digital Gap between Developed, Developing States Threatening to Exclude World’s Poorest from Next Industrial Revolution, Speakers Tell Second Committee
From the United Nations. October 2023
Addressing the Digital Divide
A UN-Habitat playbook
Human Rights-Based Technology Policies, Closing Digital Divide Key to Ensuring Vulnerable Families are Not Left Behind, Social Development Commission Hears
From the UN February 2024
Bridging digital divide
The UAE has achieved a score of 96.4 out of 100 in the ICT Development Index (IDI) 2023, exceeding the global average of 72.8.
Closing the digital divide is one of the great challenges of our time, and also one of the great opportunities

#11 Peacekeeping, Conflict Prevention, Combating Terrorism

How Civil Wars Start by Barbara F. Walter
Call Number: 303.6 WAL
ISBN: 9780593137789
Publication Date: 2022
"Drawing on . . . international research and lessons from over twenty countries, [she] identifies the . . . risk factors, from democratic backsliding to factionalization and the politics of resentment"--Provided by publisher.
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole Perlroth
Call Number: 363.325 PER
ISBN: 9781635576054
Publication Date: 2021
"The author] lifts the curtain on a market in shadow, revealing the urgent threat faced by us all if we cannot bring the global cyber arms race to heel"
Casualties of War by The New York Times Editorial Staff (Editor)
Call Number: 363.34 CAS
ISBN: 9781642823035
Publication Date: 2019
A collection of articles that examine the issue of the casualties of war.

SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, & Strong Institutions - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
LONGTERM CONFLICT FORECAST
This map from Water, Peace, and Security predicts where conflict will happen in the next several months. Use the toggle to see how many of them might be related to water scarcity.
At War
News related to current conflicts, civil unrest and military action around the world. From the New York Times
UN official highlights growing toll of Ukraine war, rising threat of ‘nuclear incident’A
From August 2024
Brookings: International Affairs
"The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to conduct in-depth, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance at local, national, and global levels."
United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
"The Office of Counter-Terrorism provides UN Member States with the necessary policy support and spread in-depth knowledge of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, and wherever necessary, expedite delivery of technical assistance across 4 pillars."
US Dept. of State - Country Reports on Terrorism
Combating Terrorism and ExtremismFr
From the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs

#12 International Labor and Migration Rules

8 Billion and Counting by Jennifer D. Sciubba
Call Number: 304.6 SCI
ISBN: 9781324002703
Publication Date: 2022
A provocative description of the power of population change to create the conditions for societal transformation.
Open Borders by Bryan Caplan; Zach Weinersmith (Illustrator)
Call Number: G 304.82 CAP
ISBN: 9781250316974
Publication Date: 2019
"Economist Bryan Caplan makes a . . . case for unrestricted immigration in this fact-filled graphic nonfiction."
Immigration, Refugees, and the Fight for a Better Life by Elliott Smith
Call Number: 325.73 SMI
ISBN: 9781728423418
Publication Date: 2021
Readers look at the issue of immigration in the US and globally, examining the history, laws, and causes surrounding immigrants' and refugees' search for a better life and the difficulties they face.

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth - ASD Libguide
You can find information and a list of global organizations related to this SDG here.
Migration
This is a summary article from the United Nations.
International Labour Organization
There are several helpful links from this ILO home page.
Scorn and the American Story
An opinion piece by David Brooks of the New York Times.
They Came to Help Migrants. Now, Europe Has Turned on Them.
As the legal ordeal of two aid workers shows, anti-migrant attitudes in Greece and across Europe have hardened — to the point that the helpers have become political targets. From New York Times Magazine.
International Organization for Migration
"The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is part of the United Nations System as the leading inter-governmental organization promoting since 1951 humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, with 175 member states and a presence in 171 countries."
Migration data portal
"The Global Migration Data Portal is managed by the Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)."

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AP Human Geography: Unit 1 - Thinking Geographically

Why are some actions not sustainable?