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Direct linkHunter, Dave – Adults Learning, 2008
In the summer of 2007 the United Kingdom experienced some of the heaviest rainfall since records began. Toll Bar in South Yorkshire featured prominently in media coverage as the village and the homes surrounding it began to flood. Many people lost everything: their homes, their furniture, their possessions. In an effort to come to terms with what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Weather, Ecology
Peer reviewedMurray, Molly Fifield – Green Teacher, 1997
Defines ecological restoration and offers a plan for prairie restoration as a schoolyard project. Steps include researching and planning the site, preparation and planting, and continuing management of the site. Ecological concepts in this activity also relate to science, language arts, math, social studies, art, and music for K-12 students. (AIM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Download full textBoyle, Eric D. – 2000
This article approaches the Aral Sea's demise as an extreme example of how human development has the potential to destroy the environment. The discussion focuses on two lessons provided by the Aral Sea story: (1) the interdependence between humanity and nature, and the consequences of disregarding the environment in pursuit of progress; and (2)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Biological Influences, Climate, Context Effect
Peer reviewedRogers, Stephen – Journal of Biological Education, 1985
Compares and contrasts a historical approach to woodland studies with a conventional ecological approach. Suggests potential sources of information and areas for investigation for the historical ecologist. Also reviews a case study example that employed this strategy. (ML)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Ecology, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
Perkins, John H., Ed.; And Others – 1986
This document contains four sections which deal with various aspects of international environmental education. Section 1 includes papers that describe environmental education projects and programs in South America, Europe, India, Scotland, the Arab states, and the Sudan. An additional article in this chapter compares the environmental education…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Area Studies, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, Fairbanks, AK. – 1997
The U.S. Global Change Research Program was established in 1990 to develop scientific projections of anticipated impacts of the changing biosphere on humans and social systems. As part of this program, the National Science Foundation created the Arctic System Science Program (ARCSS). This document describes the ARCSS Human Dimensions of the Arctic…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Area Studies, Community Involvement, Ecology
Gunner, Elizabeth – 1985
Educators from European countries were presented with up-to-date information about Africa. The seminar was intended to help teachers present the African experience as cogently as possible in their classrooms. The main topics of the seminar are discussed, papers are summarized, discussions of the working groups are presented, participants'…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Comparative Education
