Deltas and Humans: a Long Relationship Now Threatened by Global Change

  • Thomas S. Bianchi
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS: 2016. 184 pp. US$59.95

In this book, coastal scientist Thomas Bianchi discusses the long history of human settlements on river deltas, and the changing nature, both seasonal and longer term, of such environments. He introduces the human–delta relationship and considers both how this is threatened by global change, and what is needed for continued sustainability.

Glacial Shifts, Changing Perspectives: Bearing Witness to Climate Change

  • Diane Burko
KMW STUDIO PUBLISHING: 2017. 70 pp. US$40.00

Artist Diane Burko travels the world working with glaciologists who study climate change impacts on glaciers, using this as inspiration. This book (www.glacialshifts.com) presents photography and paintings exhibited at the Walton Arts Center, Arizona, USA (May–September 2017). Three essays explore the exhibit's curation, the history of glacial imagery, and Burko's artistic progression.