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Environmental Conservation, Sustainability & Development Concentration, Geographic Science (BA/BS)
- James Madison University (VA)
The environmental conservation, sustainability and development (ECSD) concentration focuses on the geographical contexts within which people and places interact. Required and elective course work allows students to explore spatial and ...
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Social Sciences (PhD)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The PhD program in environmental social science is one of the few doctoral degree programs in the U. S. that draws on the premise that reducing human impacts and developing ...
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Kanawayihetaytan Asky Certificate Program
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
The Kanawayihetaytan Askiy, formerly the Indigenous Peoples Resource Management program, is a uniquely designed certificate program that is focused on providing a broad range of topic areas specific to the ...
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Geography (BS)
- Université de Montréal (QC)
The bachelor's degree in environmental geography is at the junction of natural and social sciences. It offers excellent basic training in human and physical geography, focusing on the theme ...
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Risk & Community Resilience (Interdisciplinary MS)
- University of Alberta (AB)
This degree program examines different aspects of social-ecological relations, challenging us to think about how peoples, locally and globally, see and respond to changes in their environment including those associated ...
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Sustainability and Civic Engagement: A Communications Engagement and Education Plan
- Bridgewater State University (MA)
Across the United States primarily on a town or city basis, the increasing public awareness and understanding of the detrimental impact of human activity on the environment is fostering the ...
- Posted March 22, 2018
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Campus Alternative Food Projects and Food Service Realities: Alternative Strategies
- Emory University (GA)
As United States colleges and universities have developed campus projects to contribute to alternative food networks, strategies have matured from event-based, on-ramp activities to purchasing commitments, statistical tracking, and new ...
- Posted Feb. 12, 2018
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Are geography students good “environmental citizens?” A comparison between year of study and over time
- Keele University
Are geography students good “environmental citizens?” Has this improved over time with increasing emphasis on sustainability within higher education? This paper compares environmental attitudes and behaviours of geography students at ...
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Restorative Counter-Spacing for Academic Sustainability
- Robert Gordon University
By combining pertinent theories from environmental psychology and human geography, this article proposes a socio-spatial framework of principles, which could be used by academic actors, to reflexively embody and critically ...
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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The Psychology of Sustainability and Social Movement: Student Ecological Citizenship Through a Study Abroad to Malta
- James Madison University (VA)
For the past three years, a multidisciplinary group of first and second year honors students have participated in a month-long Psychology of Sustainability trip to Malta. The pre-departure curriculum includes ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Intercultural Understanding, Garden Benefits, and Sustainability Discourse at the Shawneetown Community Garden
- University of Kentucky (KY)
For years, anthropological and environmental researchers have studied the contributions of community gardens to education, health, community development, and sustainability; however, community gardens within institutional contexts such as universities are ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Handbook of Sustainability and Social Science Research
In this handbook social science researchers who focus on sustainability present and discuss their findings, including empirical work, case studies, teaching and learning innovations, and applied projects. As such, the ...
- Posted Oct. 23, 2017
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Professional Science: Environmental Geographic Information Science
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
Often, environmental scientists can analyze and interpret environmental data while GIS scientists can manage and manipulate data. Unity College’s 100% online GIS degree, the Master’s in Professional Science ...
- Posted Aug. 2, 2017
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An interdisciplinary approach to environmental and sustainability education: developing geography students’ understandings of sustainable development using poetry
- Anglia Ruskin University
Education for sustainable development (ESD) persists as an important concept within international policy and yet, despite considerable debate, there remains a lack of consensus as to a pedagogy for ESD ...
- Posted Aug. 2, 2017
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The World Climate Simulation
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
The importance of sustainability will only grow during our students’ lifetimes, as will the need for sustainability-literate citizens and professionals of all types. We have developed an interactive and engaging ...
- Posted July 21, 2017
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Master of Arts in Food Studies
- Chatham University (PA)
Chatham University's Master of Arts in Food Studies is a part of their Falk School of Sustainability & Environment. The interdisciplinary program trains students to understand and analyze holistic ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Center for Integrative Conservation Research
- University of Georgia (GA)
Established in 2007 after several years of planning and funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the CICR seeks to bring together conservation experts from across disciplines ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Agricultural Economics
- McGill University (QC)
This program provides students with applied economic concepts and tools to identify, define, and analyze economic problems affecting the performance of the agri-food sector and the environment. The ideal prior ...
- Posted May 15, 2017
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The Drivers Behind Edible Food Recovery Programs at Institutions of Higher Education
- Messiah University (PA)
Food waste is a multi-faceted issue that affects societies on a social, economic, and environmental level. In 2014, more than 38 million tons of food were thrown away in the ...
- Posted May 11, 2017
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PowerZee – Sustainable Change through User Engagement
- Nanyang Technological University
- ENGIE (TX)
PowerZee (formerly PowerZ) is a smartphone application (‘app’) developed by NTU, along with industry partner ENGIE, for energy conservation and sustainability through user engagement. The application fosters knowledge and nudges ...
- Posted May 11, 2017
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The Urban Agriculture Community-based Research Experience (U-ACRE) Project
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
- Fullerton College (CA)
- Santa Ana College (CA)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
In Orange County, 36% of low-income households experience hunger at least once a day and well over 1/3 are children. Engaging students in experiential learning that addresses sustainability in ...
- Posted May 9, 2017
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The University as a Site of Food Insecurity
- Texas A&M University (TX)
The project investigated a topic of increasing importance, that of food security among undergraduate students while away at school. Specifically, we examine the topic through two methodological approaches. First, a ...
- Posted May 5, 2017
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Earth Day Festival and Speaker Series!
- Western Washington University (WA)
The AS Environmental Center hosted it's annual Earth Day Festival and Speaker Series on Friday and Saturday April 21st and 22nd. The Friday event was a tabling event in ...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Sustainability Studies
- Bristol Community College (MA)
Offered as an associate degree in liberal arts or certificate at Bristol Community College, Sustainability Studies offers a dynamic entry into the societal challenges and opportunities offered by climate change ...
- Posted April 4, 2017
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Carbon Tax
- Whitman College (WA)
The Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC) Sustainability Committee passed a self-imposed carbon tax on February 7, 2016. The tax is designed to raise money for the Green Fund, a ...
- Posted March 13, 2017
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Impact of a participatory analysis of a campus sustainability social network: A case study of Emory University
- Emory University (GA)
Social network analysis makes visible the invisible connections and flows that underlie complex social relationships. Applied organizational researchers have used social network analysis to assess and improve organizational and leadership ...
- Posted March 2, 2017
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Green chemistry = social and environmental justice
- Bridgewater State University (MA)
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Green Chemistry Education Webinar Series: A webinar series for chemistry faculty and students highlighting relevant and important topics in green chemistry education.
Presented by: Dr. Ed Brush Professor of Chemistry ...
- Posted Jan. 31, 2017
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"Environmental awareness" and rock climbing: changing pedagogies to enhance pro-environmental graduate attributes
Geography has long been seen as having a central role in education for sustainable development, and yet the degree to which a geographical education translates to personal capacities for action ...
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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Teaching with trash: archaeological insights on university waste management
- University of Idaho (ID)
The archaeological study of modern trash on an American university campus can yield valuable insight into how both human and environmental processes contribute to the accumulation and distribution of litter ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2016
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Illustrating the 'Criterion Problem': How Starting With the End in Mind Gets us There
- Missouri State University (MO)
Virtually every sustainability problem begins with human thinking and behavior. While this may seem obvious, psychologists are rarely involved in the conception, development, delivery, or evaluation of real world attempts ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Certificate in Applied Economic Research on Cooperative Enterprises
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The certificate is credit-based, involving 15 credits of coursework and an approved 6-credit field-based research internship with, or related to, a cooperative enterprise. Students gain experience in doing applied economic ...
- Posted Nov. 10, 2016
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The disappearance of cooperatives from economics textbooks
Discussion of cooperatives abounded in early twentieth century economics textbooks, but is virtually absent from their modern counterparts. In this paper, I assemble a dataset of economics textbooks used at ...
- Posted Nov. 9, 2016
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Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Geography and Environmental Management
- University of Waterloo (ON)
Students in this program explore the world and the people, places, and cultures that make it such a diverse place. They learn about climate change, landforms, natural hazards, global population ...
- Posted Oct. 31, 2016
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Master of Climate Change
- University of Waterloo (ON)
The University of Waterloo’s Master of Climate Change (MCC) program focuses on the multiple ways climate change interacts with society and the environment. The MCC program provides a unique ...
- Posted Oct. 31, 2016
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Assessing sustainability teaching and learning in geography education
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- University of Oklahoma (OK)
Purpose
This study aims to understand if geographers, who teach in a new sustainability program, are conveying new knowledge, understanding, skills and competence about the integrated and holistic concept of ...
- Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Master of Science in Energy Systems Management
- University of San Francisco (CA)
The Master of Science in Energy Systems Management is designed for people seeking the skills and knowledge to work in the fast changing world of electrical generation, distribution, conservation, and ...
- Posted Aug. 12, 2016
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Interdepartmental Undergraduate Minor in Energy
- Ball State University (IN)
This interdepartmental minor gives students an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the development, use, and conservation of energy. Students may focus on solar and alternative energy systems, energy policy ...
- Posted Aug. 8, 2016
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Campus sustainability at the edges: Emotions, relations, and bio-cultural connections
- Temple University (PA)
The university campus is often considered a key site for the development of environmental sustainability initiatives. At the same time, the concept and practice of sustainability has been critiqued for ...
- Posted June 20, 2016
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Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
The Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography exists to promote a holistic, interdisciplinary approach in the education of future leaders in marine biodiversity and conservation ...
- Posted June 20, 2016
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Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Climate change is in motion. If societies do not respond, their populations face water and food shortages and severe economic disruptions. Countless plant and animal species will be at risk ...
- Posted June 20, 2016
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Graduate Certificate in Environmental GIS and Biodiversity Conservation
- George Mason University (VA)
As biodiversity is the life support system of our planet, it is important to prepare students for careers that require knowledge of both ecology and public policy. This certificate focuses ...
- Posted June 20, 2016
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UT Farm Stand
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
UT Farm Stand is a student-led project that provides local and organic fresh foods to the University of Texas at Austin students, faculty, and staff. Our mission is focused on ...
- Posted June 16, 2016
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Hawaii Pacific University Loa Campus: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Conservation in the Office
- Hawaii Pacific University (HI)
In order to promote sustainability throughout campus and engage in a behavior change process that is both research intensive and action oriented, the Green Office Program of Hawaii Pacific University ...
- Posted June 10, 2016
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Map More, Waste Less: A Study in How GIS Helps Texas A&M Prevent Waste
- Texas A&M University (TX)
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During the Spring of 2016, the Texas A&M Geography Society, a student organization that performs undergraduate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) research, set out to help SSC Services for Education ...
- Posted June 6, 2016
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Smokey's Pantry: A FISH Hospitality Pantry
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
Erica Davis, a senior at the University of Tennessee, spearheaded a food recovery project called Smokey’s Pantry. This project provided groceries recovered from various sources and distributed them to ...
- Posted June 2, 2016
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The Contribution of Social Sciences to Sustainable Development at Universities
This volume presents contemporary, state-of-the-art examples of how social science theories, models, and findings can advance all aspects of campus sustainability, an area that has so far been largely neglected ...
- Posted June 2, 2016
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Solar Energy Justice in Portland
- Lewis & Clark College (OR)
Project Description We are two Environmental Studies majors pursuing a project to put solar panels on affordable housing in Portland. We are working with Central City Concern (CCC) to put ...
- Posted June 1, 2016
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The Transition to Resilience: A Comparative Case Study of Two Communities
- Berea College (KY)
- Oberlin College (OH)
- University of Kentucky (KY)
This dissertation examines the question of how communities understand their risk related to global economic and environmental problems and how communities respond to those risks. Specifically, using comparative case study ...
- Posted June 1, 2016
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Academic Jet-Setting in a Time of Climate Destabilization: Ecological Privilege and Professional Geographic Travel
- Vassar College (NY)
This article analyzes the interrelationship among resource consumption, sociospatial justice, and what is popularly known as global warming by interrogating the ecological footprint of professional geographers, especially in terms of ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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Sustainable Science? Reducing the Carbon Impact of Scientific Mega-Meetings
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
- University of North Texas (TX)
Scientists across the globe recognize the importance of reducing carbon emissions to combat climate change. At the same time, we have increased our carbon footprint through air travel to the ...
- Posted May 9, 2016
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