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The (Young) People's Climate Conference

Rowan Shafer
This resource is based on the 2015 Climate Change Summit, and it shares both environmental and social concerns related to climate change. This is an activity for students to role-play people affected ...
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Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Impacts of climate change, Geography:Human/Cultural, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Geography, Environmental Science:Policy, Ecosystems, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Ethics/Values, Global Policy
Resource Type: Activities

Geoethics, Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences
Wyss M., Peppoloni S. (Eds.)
This 450-page book explores ethics in geoscience. It focuses on professional ethics and includes a discussion on improving communication between scientists and the public. The book was written by a ...

Subject: Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Climate Change is About... Water

The Democracy Center
Climate Change Is About...Water tells the story of climate change and impacts on water in Bolivia through a range of voices and multimedia materials. Case studies bring the explanatory analysis of ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Geography
Resource Type: Activities

Expanding boundaries of exploration

The appetite for mining beyond the confines of the land does not end with the deep ocean: celestial bodies, too, have stirred commercial interest. The prospect of mining the ocean floors and bodies ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Ethics/Values, Geography:Human/Cultural, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science, Geoscience, Geology:Environmental Geology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Environmental Health Perspectives Science Education Program

Environmental Health Perspectives
The Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Science Education Program promotes environmental health literacy, using the scientific literature to teach students the principles of environmental health ...
Subject: Geoscience, Biology, Geography, Health Sciences, Environmental Science, Chemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Research Results, Pedagogic Resources, Course Information

Oil, Water and Climate: An Introduction
Catherine Gautier
Global energy demand is increasing from population and economic development pressures and climate change, resulting in large part from the burning of fossil fuels, is exacerbating the impacts of the ...

Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy, Geography, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Sustainability
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work

Globe Watersheds Module 1: Water Availability

Watershed Dynamics project
The GLOBE Watershed Dynamics Module 1 GIS tool is a freely available web-based GIS. This tool allows users to analyze precipitation, evaporation, and surface runoff data across the US. Curriculum is ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Geography:Geospatial
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

2010 Haiti Earthquake Satellite photos

GeoEye
This half-meter resolution satellite image shows Port-au-Prince, Haiti after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the area on Jan. 12, 2010. The image clearly shows extensive damage, roads covered with ...
Subject: Geoscience, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

Phylogeography

This page contains the Wikipedia entry for phylogeography. It defines the term and presents a brief history of the term, then gives four examples of the applications of phylogeography - conservation, ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Biology:Molecular Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution, Geography, Biology, Geography:Human/Cultural, Biology:Microbiology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Ecology, Evolution, Evolution:Patterns
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources

Aspiring Academics: A Resource Book for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty
Edited by Michael Solem, Kenneth Foote, and Janice Monk
Drawing on several years of research, this set of essays is designed to help graduate students and early career faculty start their careers in geography and related social and environmental sciences. ...

Subject: Geography, Environmental Science
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results