Scholars
David Krantz
Arizona State University
Based in
United States
North America
David Krantz is a U.S. National Science Foundation IGERT doctoral candidate at the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, where he researches the intersection of environmental issues and culture, often through the lens of religion. He has published on environmental media, faith-based environmentalism and environmental activism. He is also a member of the board of directors of Interfaith Moral Action on Climate; a cofounder of Interfaith Oceans; and the president and cofounder of Aytzim: Ecological Judaism, an all-volunteer Jewish-environmental nonprofit.
Country(ies) of Specialty
United States Israel Puerto RicoFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Renewable energy Social movements Climate JusticePublications
Books
Krantz, D. ed. 2014. Jewish Energy Guide. New York: Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and the Green Zionist Alliance.
Book Chapters
Krantz, D. 2022. Climate and Covenant: A Case Study of the Functions, Goals and Tensions of Faith at the 23rd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Pp. 282-302. In: Köhrsen, J., J. Blanc and F. Huber, eds. Religious Environmental Activism: Emerging Conflicts and Tensions in Earth Stewardship. Oxon, U.K., and New York: Routledge. ISBN: 9780367862534.
Krantz, D. 2019. Is Yellow the New Green? The Banal Environmentalism of The Simpsons. Pp. 160-182. In: Waltonen, K. and D. Du Vernay, eds. The Simpsons’ Beloved Springfield: Essays on the TV Series and Town That Are Part of Us All. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN: 9781476674551.
Krantz, D. 2018. Elul: The Month for Climate Action. Pp. 16-18. In: Allen, K. ed. Earth Etudes for Elul: Spiritual Reflections for the Season. Medfield, Mass.: Strong Voices Publishing. ISBN: 9780990536161.
Krantz, D. 2014. A Green Future for Israel. Pp. 35-39 In: Krantz, D. ed. Jewish Energy Guide. New York: Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and the Green Zionist Alliance.
Krantz, D. 2014. Green Your Conference. P. 57 In: Krantz, D. ed. Jewish Energy Guide. New York: Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and the Green Zionist Alliance.
Krantz, D. 2014. Green Your Home. P. 50 In: Krantz, D. ed. Jewish Energy Guide. New York: Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and the Green Zionist Alliance.
Krantz, D. 2014. The Next Jubilee: A Vision for 2050. P. 100 In: Krantz, D. ed. Jewish Energy Guide. New York: Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and the Green Zionist Alliance.
Journal Articles
Krantz, D. 2021. COP and the Cloth: Quantitatively and Normatively Assessing Religious NGO Participation at the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Sci 3(2):1-27. DOI: 10.3390/sci3020024.
Meerow, S., M. Natarajan and D. Krantz. 2021. Green Infrastructure Performance in Arid and Semi-Arid Urban Environments. Urban Water Journal 18(4):275-285. DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2021.1877741.
Krantz, D. 2020. Solving Problems like Maria: A Case Study and Review of Collaborative Hurricane-Resilient Solar Energy and Autogestión in Puerto Rico. Journal of Sustainability Research 3(1):1-89. DOI: 10.20900/jsr20210004.
Krantz, D. 2018. Solar Sacrifice: How an Arizona Church Lost Money by Going Solar — and Solutions for When Energy Incentives Fail to Serve the Needs of Nonprofits. Case Studies in the Environment 2(1):1-8. DOI: 10.1525/cse.2017.000646.
Krantz, D. 2016. Shmita Revolution: The Reclamation and Reinvention of the Sabbatical Year. Religions 7(8):1-31. DOI: 10.3390/rel7080100.
Reports
Al Rasabi, O., H. Archer, T.A. Azizi, E. Bondank, R. Caccavale, N.R. Chepyala, D. Eisenberg, M. Elzomor, B. Gorman, Y. Kim, M. Klaas, S. Koride, D. Krantz, C. Langlois, A. Mishra, C. Musili, V. Muvva, C. Nassar, U. Parikh, C. Quintans, R. Santiago, K. Schattnik, K. Shah, A. Shinn, S. Sifferman, A. Slaymaker, P. Soneji, L. Taege, C. Thomas, D. Velez, K. Wang and X. Zhang. 2016. Safe-to-Fail Adaptation Strategies for Phoenix-Area Roadways Under Increasing Precipitation. Arizona State University. ASU–SSEBE–CESEM–2016–CPR–001.
Afshar, Z., P. Chea, D. Krantz and S. Silao. 2012. The Arab-American Community Survey: Findings from a Neighborhood Needs Assessment in Southwest Brooklyn. Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University and the Arab American Association of New York.
Data Sets
Meerow, S., M. Natarajan and D. Krantz. 2020. Supplementary material for green infrastructure performance in arid and semi-arid urban environments. Harvard Dataverse. DOI: 10.7910/DVN/KOF8R4.