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 Show all
- Urbanization 1 match
- Industrialization 1 match
- Large-Scale Development 2 matches large engineering projects such as dams and levees
Environmental Science > Land Use and Planning
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Subject: Environmental Science Show all
- Urbanization 1 match
- Industrialization 1 match
- Large-Scale Development 2 matches large engineering projects such as dams and levees
Environmental Science > Land Use and Planning
21 matches General/Other
Subject: Environmental ScienceResults 1 - 20 of 24 matches
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 ...
Georgia Environmental Protection part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This homepage of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) presents information on how GEPD helps provide citizens of Georgia with clean air, clean water, healthy lives and productive land ...
Land Use: Past, Present, and Future part of SERC Web Resource Collection
In this laboratory activity students will gain an understanding of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and be able to apply it to a (perhaps hypothetical) community project. In the process, ...
Land Use: Past, Present, and Future part of SERC Web Resource Collection
In this laboratory activity students will gain an understanding of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and be able to apply it to a (perhaps hypothetical) community project. In the process, ...
Georgia Environmental Protection part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This homepage of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) presents information on how GEPD helps provide citizens of Georgia with clean air, clean water, healthy lives and productive land ...
US Global Change Research Program part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site contains a variety of information related to global change research and specifically the research efforts of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Some of the sections on this ...
The Use of a Piece of Land (title provided or enhanced by cataloger) part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This activity is designed to engage students in a practical exercise in land use planning; to make the students aware of the positive and negative aspects of land use laws and local zoning ordinances ...
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 ...
US Global Change Research Program part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site contains a variety of information related to global change research and specifically the research efforts of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Some of the sections on this ...
The Use of a Piece of Land (title provided or enhanced by cataloger) part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This activity is designed to engage students in a practical exercise in land use planning; to make the students aware of the positive and negative aspects of land use laws and local zoning ordinances ...
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 ...
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 ...
Spatial Land Use Change and Ecological Effects at the Rural-Urban Interface: Project SLUCE 2 part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Project SLUCE 2 seeks to understand the individual decision-making that drives land use decisions and to formulate and test alternative policies and interventions that could reduce environmental ...
Spatial Land Use Change and Ecological Effects at the Rural-Urban Interface: Project SLUCE 2 part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Project SLUCE 2 seeks to understand the individual decision-making that drives land use decisions and to formulate and test alternative policies and interventions that could reduce environmental ...
Rangeland Policy Issues part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides a balanced venue for the public to explore the key issues surrounding the use and management of rangelands. The goals of the website are to help citizens to clarify issues, to ...
Almanac of Policy Issues: Environment part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This collection provides balanced information on major U.S. public policy issues concerning the environment. Topics include air quality, energy, global warming, hazardous waste, land use, recycling, ...
Agriculture Policy & Farm Bill Briefing Book part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website summarizes various aspects of the Farm Bill. Background information on rural development, conservation and the environment, and biotechnology are provided, as well as relevant statistics ...
Environmental Law Institute Research and Policy Division part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This organization works with local and regional partners in the United States and worldwide to strengthen environmental laws, to develop new approaches to ensure their effectiveness, and to improve ...
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 ...