Environmental literacy in science and society : from knowledge to decisions /
"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 i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 631 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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| Online Access: | Available to Lehigh users via EBSCO Available to Lehigh users via Ebook Central Available to Lehigh users via Cambridge University Press |
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| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 631 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511921527 1139114913 1139117084 1139127748 1283295970 9780511921520 9781139114912 9781139117081 9781139127745 9781283295970 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511921520 |