Book Review: A Review of “Living with the Anthropocene: Love, Loss and Hope in the Face of Environmental Crisis” - C. Muir, K. Wehner, & J. Newell (Eds.). (2020). Living with the Anthropocene: Love, Loss and Hope in the Face of Environmental Crisis. NewSouth Publishing.

Amy Strachan

doi:10.1017/aee.2024.76

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Book Review: A Review of “Living with the Anthropocene: Love, Loss and Hope in the Face of Environmental Crisis” - C. Muir, K. Wehner, & J. Newell (Eds.). (2020). Living with the Anthropocene: Love, Loss and Hope in the Face of Environmental Crisis. NewSouth Publishing.

Amy Strachan

Australian Journal of Environmental Education, Vol.41(4), pp.1007-1009

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2024.76

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Abstract

Environmental education curriculum and pedagogy

climate change education

sustainability

The most recent State of the Climate report (CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology, 2024), together with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report (IPCC, Reference Core Writing, Lee and Romero2023) highlights the urgency of mitigating against and adapting to the changes to the climate. To name a few scientific projections: continued sea level rise, more frequent and intense marine heatwaves, a warmer climate, less snowfall, more intense and frequent fires as well as torrential rain. Outlining these projections, however, does not appear to be enough of a catalyst to increase pro-environmental behaviours (e.g. Kang & Tolppanen, Reference Kang and Tolppanen2024). Conversely, reading “Living with the Anthropocene,” a rich and beautifully curated collection of essays, highlights the stakes, both in Australia and globally, if we persist in blindly heading towards environmental catastrophe.

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Title: Book Review: A Review of “Living with the Anthropocene: Love, Loss and Hope in the Face of Environmental Crisis” - C. Muir, K. Wehner, & J. Newell (Eds.). (2020). Living with the Anthropocene: Love, Loss and Hope in the Face of Environmental Crisis. NewSouth Publishing.
Authors: Amy Strachan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Publication details: Australian Journal of Environmental Education, Vol.41(4), pp.1007-1009
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date published: 2025
DOI: 10.1017/aee.2024.76
ISSN: 2049-775X; 0814-0626
Copyright note: © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australian Association for Environmental Education. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: School of Education and Tertiary Access
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991102945902621
Output Type: Review