Environmental Literacy In Science And Society

Author : Roland W. Scholz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521183332
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Literacy in Science and Society written by Roland W. Scholz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive review and analysis of environmental literacy within the context of environmental science and sustainable development. Approaching the topic from multiple perspectives, the book explores the development of human understanding of the environment and human-environment interactions in the fields of biology, psychology, sociology, economics and industrial ecology.

Author : Roland W. Scholz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139503901
Total Pages : 659 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Literacy in Science and Society written by Roland W. Scholz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era where humans affect virtually all of the earth's processes, questions arise about whether we have sufficient knowledge of human-environment interactions. How can we sustain the Earth's ecosystems to prevent collapses and what roles should practitioners and scientists play in this process? These are the issues central to the concept of environmental literacy. This unique book provides a comprehensive review and analysis of environmental literacy within the context of environmental science and sustainable development. Approaching the topic from multiple perspectives, it explores the development of human understanding of the environment and human-environment interactions in the fields of biology, psychology, sociology, economics and industrial ecology. The discussion emphasises the importance of knowledge integration and transdisciplinary processes as key strategies for understanding complex human-environment systems (HES). In addition, the author defines the HES framework as a template for investigating sustainably coupled human-environment systems in the 21st century.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309447569
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Literacy written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an institution, science enables people to both engage in the construction of new knowledge as well as use information to achieve desired ends. Access to scienceâ€"whether using knowledge or creating itâ€"necessitates some level of familiarity with the enterprise and practice of science: we refer to this as science literacy. Science literacy is desirable not only for individuals, but also for the health and well- being of communities and society. More than just basic knowledge of science facts, contemporary definitions of science literacy have expanded to include understandings of scientific processes and practices, familiarity with how science and scientists work, a capacity to weigh and evaluate the products of science, and an ability to engage in civic decisions about the value of science. Although science literacy has traditionally been seen as the responsibility of individuals, individuals are nested within communities that are nested within societiesâ€"and, as a result, individual science literacy is limited or enhanced by the circumstances of that nesting. Science Literacy studies the role of science literacy in public support of science. This report synthesizes the available research literature on science literacy, makes recommendations on the need to improve the understanding of science and scientific research in the United States, and considers the relationship between scientific literacy and support for and use of science and research.

Author : Symma Finn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319941089
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Health Literacy written by Symma Finn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores various and distinct aspects of environmental health literacy (EHL) from the perspective of investigators working in this emerging field and their community partners in research. Chapters aim to distinguish EHL from health literacy and environmental health education in order to classify it as a unique field with its own purposes and outcomes. Contributions in this book represent the key aspects of communication, dissemination and implementation, and social scientific research related to environmental health sciences and the range of expertise and interest in EHL. Readers will learn about the conceptual framework and underlying philosophical tenets of EHL, and its relation to health literacy and communications research. Special attention is given to topics like dissemination and implementation of culturally relevant environmental risk messaging, and promotion of EHL through visual technologies. Authoritative entries by experts also focus on important approaches to advancing EHL through community-engaged research and by engaging teachers and students at an early age through developing innovative STEM curriculum. The significance of theater is highlighted by describing the use of an interactive theater experience as an approach that enables community residents to express themselves in non-verbal ways.

Author : Heather L. Reynolds
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253354099
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Environmental Literacy written by Heather L. Reynolds and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating environmental education throughout the curriculum.

Author : Michael Zimmerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science, Nonscience, and Nonsense written by Michael Zimmerman and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the role of science and technology in everyday life grows both more pervasive and more complex, it has become ever more difficult for a scientifically "illiterate" public to make informed judgments. In Science, Nonscience, and Nonsense, Michael Zimmerman takes on a wide range of falsifiers, disinformation specialists, and charlatans to provide readers with the scientific background necessary to evaluate environmental and other current issues that increasingly may be a matter of life and death. Zimmerman begins by showing just what science is - and how the criteria of skepticism and falsifiability distinguish it from pseudoscience and mysticism. He offers intelligent, entertaining, and sometimes scathing analyses of bad science - from lottery "systems" and creationism to graphologists and homeopaths, from food and product safety scams to outright scientific fraud. In each case he shows exactly what to watch for - how the most outrageously false claims often contain a grain of truth, and how valid scientific findings may be distorted or selectively quoted to serve the ends of government, business, or special interest groups.

Author : Heather L. Reynolds
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253221501
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Environmental Literacy written by Heather L. Reynolds and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-11 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To prepare today's students to meet growing global environmental challenges, colleges and universities must make environmental literacy a core learning goal for all students, in all disciplines. But what should an environmentally literate citizen know? What teaching and learning strategies are most effective in helping students think critically about human-environment interactions and sustainability, and integrate what they have learned in diverse settings? Educators from the natural and social sciences and the humanities discuss the critical content, skills, and affective qualities essential to environmental literacy. This volume is an invaluable resource for developing integrated, campus-wide programs to prepare students to think critically about, and to work to create, a sustainable society.

Author : Wei-Ta Fang
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 981157006X
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Envisioning Environmental Literacy written by Wei-Ta Fang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book bridges the gap between two critical issues—environmental literacy and social norms – and explores various topics and case studies from Sinophone and Taiwanese perspectives. Each chapter includes extensive information on pro-environmental behaviors, and on people with working experiences, home experiences, and actual philosophies in their daily lives. In keeping with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this book highlights our potential to contribute to social inclusion and environmental protection, and offers a comprehensive guide for scholars, students, practitioners, and entrepreneurs in environmental education and related disciplines.

Author : Independent Commission on Environmetal Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.0D/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Are We Building Environmental Literacy? written by Independent Commission on Environmetal Education and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank B. Golley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300073157
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Primer for Environmental Literacy written by Frank B. Golley and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents key concepts of environmental science in a style that can be understood by those who are not sciencists.