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.Subject: Environmental Science
- Air Quality 6 matches
- Ecosystems 16 matches
- Energy 10 matches sources, supply, reserves, uses
- Water Quality and Quantity 19 matches including water resource management, water quality and water treatment
- Global Change and Climate 7 matches
- Waste 15 matches
- Mineral Resources 16 matches includes precious metals, base metals, industrial minerals, aggregate
- Soils and Agriculture 4 matches
- Oceans and Coastal Resources 3 matches
- Land Use and Planning 9 matches planning, zoning, sprawl issues, urban heat island
- Human Population 3 matches
- Sustainability 5 matches
- Natural Hazards 1 match
- Policy 59 matches
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Subject: Environmental Science
- Air Quality 6 matches
- Ecosystems 16 matches
- Energy 10 matches sources, supply, reserves, uses
- Water Quality and Quantity 19 matches including water resource management, water quality and water treatment
- Global Change and Climate 7 matches
- Waste 15 matches
- Mineral Resources 16 matches includes precious metals, base metals, industrial minerals, aggregate
- Soils and Agriculture 4 matches
- Oceans and Coastal Resources 3 matches
- Land Use and Planning 9 matches planning, zoning, sprawl issues, urban heat island
- Human Population 3 matches
- Sustainability 5 matches
- Natural Hazards 1 match
- Policy 59 matches
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- Opinion 18 matches
Policy Resources
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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 ...
Sustainable Development on Campus: Tools for Campus Decision Makers part of SERC Web Resource Collection
These tools will help decision makers at universities to learn more about sustainable development and "green" campuses. There are learning modules, case studies, action plans, environmental ...
Sustainable Development on Campus: Tools for Campus Decision Makers part of SERC Web Resource Collection
These tools will help decision makers at universities to learn more about sustainable development and "green" campuses. There are learning modules, case studies, action plans, environmental ...
Ecoregions part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website for the Critical Ecoregions Program of the Sierra Club aims to offer a practical, long-term strategy to buttress the "web of life" on Earth. Region by region, the Sierra Club ...
Ecoregions part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website for the Critical Ecoregions Program of the Sierra Club aims to offer a practical, long-term strategy to buttress the "web of life" on Earth. Region by region, the Sierra Club ...
State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is the homepage of the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It provides access to general information about the DEP, including news and events, programs and ...
State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is the homepage of the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It provides access to general information about the DEP, including news and events, programs and ...
Invasive Species: The Nation's Invasive Species Information System part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The United States Government's Invasive Species website is the gateway to Federal efforts concerning invasive species. On this site users can learn about the impacts of invasive species and the ...
Environmental Frontlines Issue Summary: mining on public lands part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This case study provided by the Environmental Frontline organization is a summary of the 1872 general mining law reform. It includes background information, facts and figures, 'quotable ...
Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online book summarizes the results of a workshop that examined the connection between human health and the natural, built, and social environments. The book makes the assertion that a new vision ...
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Online part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This EPA site is an electronic database of documents regarding the management of non-hazardous, hazardous, and medical waste regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Topical, full ...
Mixed Waste part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides general information about mixed waste, what it is, and regulations and management considerations regarding its disposal. It also includes links to more detailed information sources.
EnviroHealthAction part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides an online community for health professionals and others interested in environmental health and gives users the opportunity to access important resources about public health. Topics ...
EnviroHealthAction part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides an online community for health professionals and others interested in environmental health and gives users the opportunity to access important resources about public health. Topics ...
Invasive Species: The Nation's Invasive Species Information System part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The United States Government's Invasive Species website is the gateway to Federal efforts concerning invasive species. On this site users can learn about the impacts of invasive species and the ...
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Online part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This EPA site is an electronic database of documents regarding the management of non-hazardous, hazardous, and medical waste regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Topical, full ...
Mixed Waste part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides general information about mixed waste, what it is, and regulations and management considerations regarding its disposal. It also includes links to more detailed information sources.
Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online book summarizes the results of a workshop that examined the connection between human health and the natural, built, and social environments. The book makes the assertion that a new vision ...
The Sierra Club Homepage part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Sierra Club is the oldest and largest environmental organization that works to protect our communities and the planet. From their homepage, users can access Sierra Club headlines, information on ...
Environmental Frontlines Issue Summary: mining on public lands part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This case study provided by the Environmental Frontline organization is a summary of the 1872 general mining law reform. It includes background information, facts and figures, 'quotable ...