Internet Collection
This is a collection of useful web sites for teaching public policy in the earth sciences. If you know of web sites, journal articles or other references that are useful for teaching and learning about public policy issues, let us know about them.
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Subject: Environmental Science
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- Ecology 8 matches including food webs, food chains, productivity, feedback mechanisms, population cycles, communities, niches, carrying capacity, succession, climax community
- Biodiversity 10 matches endangered species, extinction, succession
- Habitats 9 matches preservation, change, degradation
- Restoration/Reclamation 3 matches
- Biogeochemical cycling 8 matches
Environmental Science > Ecosystems
8 matches General/OtherEnvironmental Policy
- Global Policy 7 matches
- US National Policy 4 matches
- State Policy 4 matches
- Local Policy 4 matches
- Environmental Decision-Making 15 matches including risk assessment
- Environmental Economics 8 matches market forces, consumerism, cost/benefit analysis, distribution of wealth, privatization, incentives, taxes, fines, etc
- Environmental Ethics/Values 1 match
Results 1 - 20 of 33 matches
Potential Groundwater Drawdown and Recovery from Coalbed Methane Development in the Powder River Basin, Montana part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This 58-page PDF document from the US Bureau of Land Management assesses the potential impacts of coalbed methane development on water resources in Montana's Powder River Basin. The study explores ...
Moratorium Imposed on Coalbed Methane Drilling part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This article from the Bozeman Daily Chronicle describes the creation of a temporary ban on coalbed methane development near Bozeman, Montana. The local county commission created an emergency zoning ...
When a Fish Is More Than a Fish part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a magazine article describing the relationship between the Nez Perce People and endangered salmon. This article provides first hand insight to the importance of salmon from a Nez Perce ...
Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The purpose of this web page is to make the Idaho Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) available to all interested parties. The site provides links to multiple pdf's containing ...
Idaho Wolf Management part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides information concerning wolves in Idaho and how they are being managed. Also provided are links to further reports about wolf habitats in Idaho.
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website features information related to environmental procedures and policy that is used by the Fish and Wildlife Service in their preparation and review of environmental documents. The actual ...
Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website provides environmental data and summaries that compare 133 countries along 16 environmental policy criteria. Categories include air quality, water resources, environmental health, ...
Pribilof Islands Contamination part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website provides an overview of the contamination and resulting environmental impacts on the Pribilof Islands. The site details both human health and environmental concerns, and the current ...
Campus Ecology: Habitat Restoration Projects part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website provides examples from over 40 campus landscaping projects from colleges across the US. Projects involved "green" practices such as reducing pesticide use, planting native ...
Environmental Quality Statistics part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Hosted by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), this site contains updated monthly tables with statistics about United States environmental quality. The major topics covered in these tables are ...
Center for International Earth Science Information Network part of SERC Web Resource Collection
CIESIN was established in 1989 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand their changing ...
The Fishing Game part of SERC Web Resource Collection
In The Fishing Game, students compete with 2 virtual fishing companies to maximize their bank balance by fishing. A population model informs the results of each year's fishing. The game is played ...
PRISM: Puget Sound Regional Synthesis Model part of SERC Web Resource Collection
PRISM is a cross-disciplinary scientific model that creates a collaborative forum where scientists, students, decision makers and community members can share Puget Sound area earth science data, ...
Principles, Structure, & Implementation of International Environmental Law part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This module introduces the fundamental norms and institutions that comprise international environmental law and then focuses on six specific topics: air pollution and protection of the atmosphere, ...
Transitions and Tipping Points in Complex Environmental Systems part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This report, by an NSF advisory committee, details many of the environmental challenges facing our planet and our society, and issues a call to action for NSF, for researchers, and for educators, to ...
Inuit Observations of Climate Change part of CLEAN Collection
This video features changes in the land, sea, and animals that are being observed by the residents of Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada â many of whom hunt, trap, and fishâbecause of ...
Projected Impact of Climate Change part of CLEAN Collection
This visualization is a chart that displays future climate change in terms of temperature increases and the impacts and Food, Water, Ecosystems, Extreme Weather Events, and Risk of Abrupt and ...
Changing Planet: Ocean Acidification part of CLEAN Collection
This video addresses acidification of the ocean and the ecological and economic implications of the resulting pH change on marine life. It includes information about how ocean acidification resulting ...
The Makings of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act: A Legislative History and Analysis part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article analyzes whether the Sanctuaries Act of 1972 has performed its preservation mission, and how it might be improved to ensure that our marine resources are protected for the future.
Ecological Footprint Quiz part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Ecological Footprint Quiz asks 15 questions about food, housing, transportation and waste production. The results of the quiz provide an estimate of how much productive land and water are ...
