Environmental Studies: Introduction

Ranging geographically from southern Indiana to the Boundary Waters Wilderness and culturally from the Bible to billboards, Sanders extends the visions of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Rachel Carson to our own day. He shows the crucial relevance of a conservation ethic at a time of mounting concern about global climate change, depletion of natural resources, extinction of species, and the economic inequities between rich and poor nations. The important message of this book is that conservation is not simply a personal virtue but a public one.--From publisher description.

Uses textual analysis, primary source documents, and an issues-centered approach to introduce American environmental history,

Collier builds upon his renowned work on developing countries and the world's poorest populations to confront the global mismanagement of natural resources.

This brief but ambitious book explores the relationship with nature through the imagery we use when we talk about Mother Nature. Employing the critical tools of religious studies, psychology, and gender studies, Roach examines the various manifestations of nature as 'mother' and what that idea implies for the way we approach the natural world.

North America contains an incredibly diverse array of natural environments, each supporting unique systems of plant and animal life. These systems, the largest of which are biomes, form intricate webs of life that have taken millennia to evolve. This richly illustrated book introduces readers to this extraordinary array of natural communities and their subtle biological and geological interactions. Completely revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this successful text takes a qualitative, intuitive approach to the subject, beginning with an overview of essential ecological te.

Examines the conservationist's life and legacy, examining ways his land ethic philosophy and vision of a community that cares about both people and land lives on in the work of individuals and organizations around the country today.

Presents articles on the problems of modern technology as they affect the environment.

Publishes articles that report on the basic elements of ecological research.

It covers research in environmental science and environmental technology, including environmental policy

Available through Wiley Online Library eJournals (OhioLINK)

Original research articles & letters, review articles, news of science in universities, industry & government, correspondence and opinion pieces.

Research and discussion papers that develop new concepts in ecology or test ecological theory with data from field and laboratory experiments, observations or simulations; original research or a reanalysis of published research.

Published to research findings of environmental health significance and inform the scientific community of potential health hazards that are associated with particular elements in the environment.