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
- 10 matches General/Other
- Air Quality 24 matches
- Ecosystems 42 matches
- Energy 40 matches sources, supply, reserves, uses
- Forest Resources 11 matches
- Water Quality and Quantity 55 matches including water resource management, water quality and water treatment
- Global Change and Climate 29 matches
- Waste 45 matches
- Mineral Resources 19 matches includes precious metals, base metals, industrial minerals, aggregate
- Soils and Agriculture 15 matches
- Oceans and Coastal Resources 14 matches
- Land Use and Planning 24 matches planning, zoning, sprawl issues, urban heat island
- Human Population 10 matches
- Sustainability 26 matches
- Natural Hazards 6 matches
- Policy 183 matches
Subject: Environmental Science
- 10 matches General/Other
- Air Quality 24 matches
- Ecosystems 42 matches
- Energy 40 matches sources, supply, reserves, uses
- Forest Resources 11 matches
- Water Quality and Quantity 55 matches including water resource management, water quality and water treatment
- Global Change and Climate 29 matches
- Waste 45 matches
- Mineral Resources 19 matches includes precious metals, base metals, industrial minerals, aggregate
- Soils and Agriculture 15 matches
- Oceans and Coastal Resources 14 matches
- Land Use and Planning 24 matches planning, zoning, sprawl issues, urban heat island
- Human Population 10 matches
- Sustainability 26 matches
- Natural Hazards 6 matches
- Policy 183 matches
Results 61 - 80 of 184 matches
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 ...
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.
Toward Environmental Justice: Research, Education, and Health Policy Needs part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This online book uses five case studies to investigate whether environmental degradation is worse in poor and minority communities, and if these communities suffer more adverse health effects as a ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Energy Information Administration: Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. They provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to ...
Trends in Precipitation Chemistry in the United States, 1983-94: An Analysis of the Effects in 1995 of Phase I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Title IV. part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA-90) (Public Law 101-549) seeks to reduce acidic deposition in the United States through phased reductions in sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide ...
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 ...
Trends in Precipitation Chemistry in the United States, 1983-94: An Analysis of the Effects in 1995 of Phase I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Title IV. part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA-90) (Public Law 101-549) seeks to reduce acidic deposition in the United States through phased reductions in sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide ...
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 ...
Energy Information Administration: Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. They provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cormas - Natural Resource and Multi-Agent Simulations part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Cormas is a programming environment dedicated to the creation of multi-agent systems, with specificity in the domain of natural-resources management. This site is devoted to the applied modelling of ...