Finding Interdisciplinary Common Ground for Sustainability
Brenda Bowen, University of Utah
Brenda Bowen, Geology and Geophysics & Global Change and Sustainability Center, University of UtahThe grand challenges facing society today-- climate change, depleting natural resources, environmental ...

Techniques to Teach Sustainability in Multi-Disciplinary Classrooms Comprised of Engineers, Geoscientists, and other Disciplines
Steven Burian, University of Utah
Steve Burian, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah I believe teaching sustainability to engineering and geoscience students in integrated courses requires new approaches to course ...

Integrating Engineering Concepts to Introductory Geoscience Courses
Joel Aquino, University of North Georgia / Hall County Schools
Joel S Aquino, PhD, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, University of North Georgia (formerly Gainesville State College) My approach in teaching the integration of geosciences and engineering stems from my ...

Key Biscayne: An Island Paradise in Jeopardy?
Julie Lambert, Florida Atlantic University
Julie Lambert, Teaching and Learning, Florida Atlantic University Summary Overview The Village of Key Biscayne is located in Miami-Dade County on the island of Key Biscayne. It is located ~5 miles off the coast of ...

Teaching life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling through project based learning.
James Stone, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
James Stone, Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology My approach to integrating sustainable engineering into the classroom at SDSM&T is through a life cycle assessment ...

Teaching from multiple perspectives
Dan Morgan, Vanderbilt University
Daniel Jones Morgan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University Teaching from multiple perspectives "Like most North Americans of his generation, Hal tends to know way less about why he feels ...

Flood Risk in Boulder, Colorado
Adelle Monteblanco, University of Colorado at Boulder
Adelle Monteblanco, Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder Summary As evident by the September 2013 floods and history of wildfires, the mountain community of Boulder, CO is a uniquely vulnerable location. ...

The Built Environment: A Common Ground for Geoscience and Engineering
John Duggan, Wentworth Institute of Technology
John Duggan, Wentworth Institute of Technology Most of us don't put a lot of thought into the origin of the materials in a paved road, a concrete sidewalk or a brick wall, but we should. We take for granted ...

Real World Example: Newtown Creek Superfund Site, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
Lorraine Motola, Metropolitan College of New York
Lorraine Motola, Emergency & Disaster Management, Metropolitan College of New York Summary Regional threats and vulnerabilities to Greenpoint Brooklyn, New York, which sits across the East River, due east of ...

Incorporating Environmental Issues Across the Curriculum
Susa Stonedahl, Saint Ambrose University
Susa H. Stonedahl, Engineering and Physics, St. Ambrose University Scientists study the world around them and try to understand how it works; geoscientists focus on the earth. Engineers design things to serve a ...