1. Dowie M (1995) Losing Ground: American Environmentalism at the Close of the Twentieth Century. MIT Press Dowie discusses the environmental movements’ status in 1995. At that time, there were a few successes in the movement. This book provides a history of environmental activism.
2. Kaufman C (2016) Ideas for Action: Relevant Theory for Radical Change, 2nd edn. South End Press Kaufman explores political traditions including Marxism, critical race theory, and environmentalism. Kaufman presents history and theory about social movements.
3. Moyer B, McAllister J, Finley ML, Soifer S (2001) Doing Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements. J Fam Soc Work Moyer and his co-authors compile years of experience participating in social movements from the 1960s. The Movement Action Plan (MAP) outlines social movement progress.
4. Shaw R (2013) The activist’s handbook: Winning social change in the 21 Century, 2nd edn. University of California Press, Berkeley Shaw describes his experiences as a housing advocate in San Francisco. This book focuses on activism, social movements, and approaches for implementing change.
5. Baum SD, Aman DD, Israel AL (2012) Public Scholarship Student Projects for Introductory Environmental Courses. J Geogr High Educ 36(3):403–419 Baum and colleagues seek to understand and promote public scholarship and promote organized, intelligent, and ethical responses to environmental issues.