A Primer for Environmental Literacy

A Primer for Environmental Literacy

Author: Frank B. Golley

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780300070491

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This text presents the key concepts of environmental science for those who are not natural scientists. It offers a way to improve environmental literacy - the capacity to understand the connections between humans and their environment. There are reading lists for each topic covered.


Ecological Literacy

Ecological Literacy

Author: Michael K. Stone

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781578051533

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A network of educational reformers reports on projects that are equipping today's children with the tools of ecological consciousness and systems thinking that will help humankind live more sustainably on the Earth tomorrow.


Environmental Literacy in Science and Society

Environmental Literacy in Science and Society

Author: Roland W. Scholz

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-07-21

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 0521183332

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A comprehensive review and analysis of environmental literacy within the context of environmental science and sustainable development. Approaching the topic from multiple perspectives, the book explores the development of human understanding of the environment and human-environment interactions in the fields of biology, psychology, sociology, economics and industrial ecology.


Environmental Health Literacy

Environmental Health Literacy

Author: Symma Finn

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-09-12

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 3319941089

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This book explores various and distinct aspects of environmental health literacy (EHL) from the perspective of investigators working in this emerging field and their community partners in research. Chapters aim to distinguish EHL from health literacy and environmental health education in order to classify it as a unique field with its own purposes and outcomes. Contributions in this book represent the key aspects of communication, dissemination and implementation, and social scientific research related to environmental health sciences and the range of expertise and interest in EHL. Readers will learn about the conceptual framework and underlying philosophical tenets of EHL, and its relation to health literacy and communications research. Special attention is given to topics like dissemination and implementation of culturally relevant environmental risk messaging, and promotion of EHL through visual technologies. Authoritative entries by experts also focus on important approaches to advancing EHL through community-engaged research and by engaging teachers and students at an early age through developing innovative STEM curriculum. The significance of theater is highlighted by describing the use of an interactive theater experience as an approach that enables community residents to express themselves in non-verbal ways.


Literature and the Land

Literature and the Land

Author: Emma Wood Rous

Publisher: Boynton/Cook

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13:

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With Literature and the Land, Rous not only inspires you the help students to become environmentally literate, she provides the tools you need to make it happen.


Resources for Environmental Literacy

Resources for Environmental Literacy

Author:

Publisher: NSTA Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1933531150

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Resources for Environmental Literacy offers a fresh way to enhance your classroom productivity. The environmental context it provides can improve students' science learning. The modules offer appropriate teaching strategies plus high-quality resources to deepen your students' understanding of key environmental topics.


Ecological Literacy

Ecological Literacy

Author: David W. Orr

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1992-01-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780791408742

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The most important discoveries of the 20th century exist not in the realm of science, medicine, or technology, but rather in the dawning awareness of the earthÂ’s limits and how those limits will affect human evolution. Humanity has reached a crossroad where various ecological catastrophes meet what some call sustainable development. While a great deal of attention has been given to what governments, corporations, utilities, international agencies, and private citizens can do to help in the transition to sustainability, little thought has been given to what schools, colleges, and universities can do. Ecological Literacy asks how the discovery of finiteness affects the content and substance of education. Given the limits of the earth, what should people know and how should they learn it?


Environmental Literacy in Science and Society

Environmental Literacy in Science and Society

Author: Roland W. Scholz

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-07-21

Total Pages: 659

ISBN-13: 1139503901

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In an era where humans affect virtually all of the earth's processes, questions arise about whether we have sufficient knowledge of human-environment interactions. How can we sustain the Earth's ecosystems to prevent collapses and what roles should practitioners and scientists play in this process? These are the issues central to the concept of environmental literacy. This unique book provides a comprehensive review and analysis of environmental literacy within the context of environmental science and sustainable development. Approaching the topic from multiple perspectives, it explores the development of human understanding of the environment and human-environment interactions in the fields of biology, psychology, sociology, economics and industrial ecology. The discussion emphasises the importance of knowledge integration and transdisciplinary processes as key strategies for understanding complex human-environment systems (HES). In addition, the author defines the HES framework as a template for investigating sustainably coupled human-environment systems in the 21st century.


Environment

Environment

Author: Glenn Adelson

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 980

ISBN-13: 030012614X

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This major anthology is the first to apply a fully interdisciplinary approach to environmental studies. A comprehensive guide to environmental literacy, the book demonstrates how the sciences, social sciences, and humanities all contribute to understanding our interrelationships with the natural world. Though not specialized, Environment is a book that even specialists can learn from. Ten innovative case studies--climate shock, species endangerment, nuclear power, biotechnology, sustainable development, deforestation, environmental security, globalization, wilderness, and the urban environment--are followed by readings from specific disciplines. These can be integrated with the case studies to shape individual interests and teaching strategies. The volume presents an imaginative array of texts, from scientific papers to poetry, legal decisions to historical accounts, personal essays to economic analysis. Taken together, these selections provide a balanced, authoritative, and up-to-date treatment of key issues in environmental studies.