Environmental Skill

Author : Mark Coeckelbergh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317500148

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Environmental Skill by Mark Coeckelbergh Pdf

Today it is widely recognized that we face urgent and serious environmental problems and we know much about them, yet we do very little. What explains this lack of motivation and change? Why is it so hard to change our lives? This book addresses this question by means of a philosophical inquiry into the conditions of possibility for environmental change. It discusses how we can become more motivated to do environmental good and what kind of knowledge we need for this, and explores the relations between motivation, knowledge, and modernity. After reviewing a broad range of possible philosophical and psychological responses to environmental apathy and inertia, the author argues for moving away from a modern focus on either detached reason and control (Stoicism and Enlightenment reason) or the natural, the sentiments, and the authentic (Romanticism), both of which make possible disengaging and alienating modes of relating to our environment. Instead he develops the notion of environmental skill: a concept that bridges the gap between knowledge and action, re-interprets environmental virtue, and suggests an environmental ethics centered on experience, know-how and skillful engagement with our environment. The author then explores the implications of this ethics for our lives: it changes the way we think about , and deal with, health, food, animals, energy, climate change, politics, and technology.

Author : Jennifer Pontius,Alan McIntosh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030285425

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Critical Skills for Environmental Professionals by Jennifer Pontius,Alan McIntosh Pdf

This textbook focuses on a set of skills-based learning outcomes common among undergraduate environmental programs. It covers critical scientific skills and ways of thinking that bridge the gap between the knowledge-based content of introductory environmental textbooks and the professional skills students of the environment need to succeed in both their academic programs and professional careers. This emphasis on skills is gaining more traction among academic programs across the country as they shift focus from knowledge delivery to learning outcomes and professional competencies. The book features clear methodological frameworks, engaging practice exercises, and a range of assessment case studies suitable for use across academic levels. For introductory levels, this text uses guided practice exercises to expose students to the skills they will need to master. At the capstone level, this text allows students to apply the knowledge they have gained to real-world issues and to evaluate their competency in key programmatic learning outcomes. A detailed answer key with rubrics customized for specific questions and sample answers at various competency levels is available to verified course instructors. Access to these answer key resources can be obtained by contacting the Springer Textbook Team at [email protected]

Author : Tim Ingold
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000504668

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The Perception of the Environment by Tim Ingold Pdf

In this work Tim Ingold offers a persuasive new approach to understanding how human beings perceive their surroundings. He argues that what we are used to calling cultural variation consists, in the first place, of variations in skill. Neither innate nor acquired, skills are grown, incorporated into the human organism through practice and training in an environment. They are thus as much biological as cultural. To account for the generation of skills we have therefore to understand the dynamics of development. And this in turn calls for an ecological approach that situates practitioners in the context of an active engagement with the constituents of their surroundings. The twenty-three essays comprising this book focus in turn on the procurement of livelihood, on what it means to ‘dwell’, and on the nature of skill, weaving together approaches from social anthropology, ecological psychology, developmental biology and phenomenology in a way that has never been attempted before. The book is set to revolutionise the way we think about what is ‘biological’ and ‘cultural’ in humans, about evolution and history, and indeed about what it means for human beings – at once organisms and persons – to inhabit an environment. The Perception of the Environment will be essential reading not only for anthropologists but also for biologists, psychologists, archaeologists, geographers and philosophers. This edition includes a new Preface by the author.

Author : Monica Hale,Mike Lachowicz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134679454

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The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development by Monica Hale,Mike Lachowicz Pdf

Environmental policies and initiatives have had a significant impact on businesses and employment practices across Europe. The Environment, Employment and Sustainable Development is a wide-ranging collection featuring contributions by academics and practitioners from countries including the UK, Spain, Switzerland, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Ireland. Subjects covered include: * the effects of EU environmental directives, programmes and legislation and global conventions and agreements * assessment of environmental training, education and qualifications across Europe * national and international case studies * the commercial logic for businesses in 'going green' * examination of the growth in the public and private sector of career opportunities for those with environmental expertise.

Author : Craig A. Wrisberg
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 0736039872

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Sport Skill Instruction for Coaches by Craig A. Wrisberg Pdf

Aimed at coaches, PE teachers and professionals working with athletes, this text introduces sport science topics to coaches, as well as how these concepts can be applied to enhance sports performance.

Author : Dorian Moro,Derek Ball,Sally Bryant
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486306626

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Australian Island Arks by Dorian Moro,Derek Ball,Sally Bryant Pdf

Australia is the custodian of a diverse range of continental and oceanic islands. From Heard and Macquarie in the sub-Antarctic, to temperate Lord Howe and Norfolk, to the tropical Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia’s islands contain some of the nation’s most iconic fauna, flora and ecosystems. They are a refuge for over 35% of Australia’s threatened species and for many others declining on mainland Australia. They also have significant cultural value, especially for Indigenous communities, and economic value as centres for tourism. Australian Island Arks presents a compelling case for restoring and managing islands to conserve our natural heritage. With contributions from island practitioners, researchers and policy-makers, it reviews current island management practices and discusses the need and options for future conservation work. Chapters focus on the management of invasive species, threatened species recovery, conservation planning, Indigenous cultural values and partnerships, tourism enterprises, visitor management, and policy and legislature. Case studies show how island restoration and conservation approaches are working in Australia and what the emerging themes are for the future. Australian Island Arks will help island communities, managers, visitors and decision-makers to understand the current status of Australia’s islands, their management challenges, and the opportunities that exist to make best use of these iconic landscapes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Express highways
ISBN : NWU:35556030778971

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Enhancing Mobility by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard R. Jurin,Donny Roush,K. Jeffrey Danter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048139873

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Environmental Communication. Second Edition by Richard R. Jurin,Donny Roush,K. Jeffrey Danter Pdf

Environmental professionals can no longer simply publish research in technical journals. Informing the public is now a critical part of the job. Environmental Communication demonstrates, step by step, how it’s done, and is an essential guide for communicating complex information to groups not familiar with scientific material. It addresses the entire communications process, from message planning, audience analysis and media relations to public speaking - skills a good communicator must master for effective public dialogue. Environmental Communication provides all the knowledge and tools you need to reach your target audience in a persuasive and highly professional manner. "This book will certainly help produce the skills for environmental communications sorely needed for industry, government and non-profit groups as well as an informed public". Sol P. Baltimore, Director, Environmental Communications and Adjunct faculty, Hazardous Waste management program, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. "All environmental education professionals agree that the practice of good communications is essential for the success of any program. This book provides practical skills for this concern". Ju Chou, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Environmental Education National Taiwan Normal University Taipei, Taiwan

Author : William J. Rothwell,Carolyn K. Hohne,Stephen B. King
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136397387

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Human Performance Improvement by William J. Rothwell,Carolyn K. Hohne,Stephen B. King Pdf

Today's dynamic organizations must achieve positive results in record time - a challenge that requires managers to avoid problems before they arise and to solve these issues quickly. Human Performance Improvement (HPI) is a powerful tool that can be used to help build intellectual capital, establish and maintain a 'high-performance workplace, enhance profitability, and encourage productivity' - as well as increase return on equity and improved safety. Written by a group of highly respected authors in the field, this book will show you how to:- - discover and analyze performance gaps - plan for future improvements in human performance - design and develop cost-effective interventions to close performance gaps.

Author : Walter Leal Filho
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Science
ISBN : IND:30000056819133

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Lifelong Learning and Environmental Education by Walter Leal Filho Pdf

Of the Workshop on Lifelong Learning and Environmental Education -- Environmental Education and UNESCO: some achievements / Joachim Knoll -- Ch. 1. The Environment: a Unifying Theme for Lifelong Learning and Adult Education / Walter Leal Filho -- Ch. 2. Lifelong Learning and Environmental Education in Poland / Leszek Jerzak -- Ch. 3. Lifelong Learning and Environmental Education in Slovakia / Geza M. Timeak -- Ch. 4. Environmental Learning, Employment and Professional Training in Europe / Monica Hale -- Ch. 5. Environmental Adult Education: Experiences, Problems and Perspectives in the Italian Context / Antonella Bachiorri -- Ch. 6. Adult Education and the Environment in Pakistan / Farrukh Tahir -- Ch. 7. Environmental Education for Adults in the Federal Republic of Germany seen from the point of view of "lifelong learning" / Heino Apel -- Ch. 8. Community-based Environmental Education, School, Culture and Lifelong Learning / Arjen E. J. Wals and Frank P. M. C. de Jong -- Ch. 9. Improvement of Environmental Education as a Tool for High Quality Lifelong Learning / Mauri Ahlberg -- Ch. 10. Understanding Human-Earth Relationships through Storytelling and Memory / Darlene E. Clover -- Ch. 11. Adult Learning: A Key for the 21st Century - Environmental Education in the Framework on the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education / Uta Papen -- Special section: Introducing the Yearbook on Adult Education / Michael Schemmann.

Author : Andrew G. Kirk
Publisher : Goodman Publishers
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073655477

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Counterculture Green by Andrew G. Kirk Pdf

For many, it was more than a publication: it was a way of life. The Whole Earth Catalog billed itself as "Access to Tools, " and it grew from a Bay Area blip to a national phenomenon catering to hippies, do-it-yourselfers, and anyone interested in self-sufficiency independent of mainstream America (now known as "living off the grid"). In recovering the history of the Catalog's unique brand of environmentalism, historian Kirk recounts how Stewart Brand and the Point Foundation promoted a philosophy of pragmatic environmentalism that celebrated technological achievement, human ingenuity, and sustainable living. Kirk shows us that Whole Earth was more than a mere counterculture fad. At a time when many of these ideas were seen as heretical to a predominantly wilderness-based movement, it became a critical forum for environmental alternatives and a model for how complicated ecological ideas could be presented in a hopeful and even humorous way.--From publisher description.

Author : Lisa Kretz
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781793614469

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Ethics, Emotion, Education, and Empowerment by Lisa Kretz Pdf

Universities teach courses in ethics, but do they teach students how to be ethical in practice? Lisa Kretz’s Ethics, Emotion, Education, and Empowerment explores the ways that philosophical ethics are currently taught and argues that dominant approaches fail to adequately support ethical action, in part because emotions are all too often ignored or repressed in university classrooms. In isolation, abstract theoretical content fails to motivate. The ability to reason through an ethical dilemma does not, by itself, of necessity impact ethical action. Empowered action requires intentional emotional engagement. Kretz argues that part of the reason affective pedagogy fails to get sufficient uptake is due to the operations of oppression. There is a long history of the reason-emotion dualism undermining recognition of the necessary and valuable epistemic roles emotions play in moral life, and serving as a political tactic to undermine the experience of oppressed groups. This impoverishes ethical pedagogy because it is to the detriment of their ability to teach ethics in a comprehensive way and strips the potential of supporting students to enact their own reflectively held ethical beliefs and values. Using the example of the environmental crisis, Kretz makes a case for supporting students as engaged activists aware of their capacity to ethically change the world.

Author : Susan Groundwater-Smith,Sue Dockett,Dorothy Bottrell
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473911260

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Participatory Research with Children and Young People by Susan Groundwater-Smith,Sue Dockett,Dorothy Bottrell Pdf

This book sets out a clear framework for conducting participatory research with children and young people within a discussion of the rights of the child. Through extensive case studies and a close review of contemporary literature, in relation to early childhood through to late adolescence, the book serves as a critical guide to issues in participative research for students and researchers. The book includes chapters on: Designing your research project Ethical considerations Innovative methods Publication and dissemination.

Author : Indian Environmental Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Environmental education
ISBN : UVA:X001196308

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Environmental Education for Conservation and Development by Indian Environmental Society Pdf

Author : Schroth, Stephen T.,Daniels, Janese
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781799827122

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Building STEM Skills Through Environmental Education by Schroth, Stephen T.,Daniels, Janese Pdf

Environmental studies provide an ideal opportunity for children of any age to build critical and creative thinking skills while also building skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Exploring issues related to sustainability and environmental concerns permits learners to identify problems, develop research questions, gather and analyze data, develop possible solutions, and disseminate this information to others. Despite the advantages of green education and its ability to improve student achievement, there is a gap in understanding the interplay between curriculum and instruction and how this affects teaching and learning. Building STEM Skills Through Environmental Education is an essential publication that addresses gaps in the understanding of green education and offers educators meaningful and comprehensive examples of environmental and sustainability education in the Pre-K through secondary grade levels. The book offers a unique combination of foundational understanding of green education and chapters that illustrate the principles and impact of green education across grade levels, content areas, assessment systems, instructional strategies, technology, and other related topics. It is ideally designed for educators, curriculum developers, instructional designers, advocates, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students.