139 Environmental Studies
Courses
Environmental Technology by Carnegie Mellon University (CC BY-NC-SA).
Learn about environmental technology in the contexts of HazMat, Safety, and Water Quality. Environmental students have the opportunity to earn nationally recognized federal certificates from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and are prepared for positions focusing on environmental issues, laboratory and field tests, and workplace safety.
To Bee or not to Bee by Richard Woeber (CC BY).
A series of workshops that aims to express the importance of bees to our planet by teaching about pollination, bee diversity, and the adaptions that honey bees have made in their hives to allow them to be efficient in their jobs. There are three detailed lesson plans based on the following topics: pollination, bee diversity, and hexagons in the beehive.
Monographs
Quantitative Ecology by Lehman, Clarence, Loberg, Shelby, Clark, Adam (CC BY-NC).
Textbooks
American Environmental History by Dan Allosso (CC BY-NC-SA).
This text surveys findings of the new field of Environmental History about how the environment of the Americas influenced the actions of people here and how people affected their environments, from prehistory to the present.
Chemistry and the Environment: A Chemistry Perspective for discussion of Environmental Issues by Latimer, Devin R. (CC BY).
This textbook designed to accompany a one-semester course in chemistry-based discussions of important environmental issues such as air pollution, the ozone layer, climate change and water quality. Chemical principles are introduced, followed by environmental ‘focus’ sections to base discussions on the scientific principles and societal intricacies of the individual topics. The book also includes the following ancillary resources:
- Student Workbook by Latimer, Devin R.
- Instructor Slides by Latimer, Devin R.
Digging into Canadian Soils by Canadian Society of Soil Science (CC-BY-NC).
This textbook provides an introduction to the core disciplines of soil science (pedology, soil biology and microbiology, physics, chemistry, fertility and nutrient cycling, and management), and introduces the concepts and vocabulary needed by students just beginning their soil science journey. The textbook is appropriate for use in a number of disciplines, including environmental and agricultural sciences, as well as related geology, geography and natural resources engineering disciplines.
The Environment in the Age of the Internet editd by Heike Graf (CC BY).
How do we talk about the environment? Does this communication reveal and construct meaning? Is the environment expressed and foregrounded in the new landscape of digital media? An interdisciplinary collection that draws together research and answers from media and communication studies, social sciences, modern history, and folklore studies.
Environmental ScienceBites edited by Kylienne A. Clark, Travis R. Sha