21. Sentido News Global Section > Topical Updates: Democracy, Ecology, Regional Inte The AU case study links the deforestation crisis to a regional economic trend Political approaches to solving economic infirmity must consider issues as http://www.casavaria.com/sentido/global/environment/

SENTIDO GLOBAL TOPICAL UPDATES E NVIRONMENTAL U PDATES ALSO VISIT WORLD'S FRESH WATER RAPIDLY BEING DEPLETED, GLOBAL SHORTAGE FEARED 19 July 2004 The United Nations has been pushing for some time for a global strategy to deal with the looming scarcity of fresh water. A BBC report from June 2000 indicated 1 in 5 of all living human beings already lacks access to safe drinking water. Dramatically making the point that our oceans cannot solve the problem, the report says "Only 2.5% of the world's water is not salty, and two-thirds of that is locked up in the icecaps and glaciers." Immediately available, clean fresh water, not contaminated by industrial chemicals, parasites or natural toxins, simply does not exist in the abundance needed... [ Full Story HEAD OF SHELL OIL SAYS WORLD ENDANGERED BY CO2 EMISSIONS 17 June 2004 Ron Oxburgh, chairman of Shell, says he is "really very worried for the planet", due to the effects of climate change as brought on by excessive emissions of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide. He specifically suggested there is an urgent need to begin the complex process of sequestration, which effectively contains CO2 emissions, thus reducing their release into the atmosphere. Lord Oxburgh added that "No one can be comfortable at the prospect of continuing to pump out the amounts of carbon dioxide that we are pumping out at present".

22. GoodWork Listing · Energy/Climate Change Campaigner, 4-month Contract, Ecology Energy issues Committee, ecology Action Centre http//directory.google. ca/Top/regional/North_America/Canada/Nova_Scotia/Localities/H/Halifax/ http://www.planetfriendly.net/gwd.php?id=1117

23. Border Country: The Ecology And Management Of The Boundary Waters Ecosystem--Wil Sigurd Olson Reader edited by Howard Frank Mosher, environmental assessments and management plans, and selected articles on regional issues and ecology. http://www.wildrockies.org/wrfi/trips/BWCA04.html

Border Country: The Boundary Waters Ecosystem Dates: July 17 - August 4, 2006 Cost: $2325; Semester Credits: 3 Environmental Studies 395: Border Country: The Ecology and Management of the Boundary Waters Ecosystem. (3 credits). GENERAL COURSE PLAN: The vast network of interconnected waterways throughout the Border Country region encompassing northern Minnesota and southern Ontario provides an exceptional setting to explore the ecology and management of this unique transboundary ecosystem. Join the Wild Rockies Field Institute for a three credit course that will examine Border Country as a contiguous bioregion superceding political boundaries. We will investigate the rich spectrum of native diversity and familiarize ourselves with current management issues facing both the United States and Canada including mitigating visitor impact, motorized access of waterways, timber harvesting, and wolf management. We will gain valuable insight into the environmental policies of both countries as well as study the role of regional conservation planning in achieving long-term conservation goals across boundaries. Readings for the class include selections from: The Boundary Waters Wilderness Ecosystem by Miron Heinselman

24. Principles And Guidelines For Sustainable Community Design, Site By placing priority on the regional issues such as the site s natural features and ecology, the community will develop and/or preserve a distinct identity http://sustainable.state.fl.us/fdi/edesign/news/9607/thesis/site.htm

"Where you find a people who believe that man and nature are indivisible, and that survival and health are contingent upon an understanding of nature and her processes, these societies will be very different from ours, as will be their towns, cities and landscapes." Ian McHarg 5.2 SITE 5.2.1 Site Selection One of the most crucial aspects of sustainable design is selection of the site to be developed. The most energy-efficient and ecologically sensitive buildings could still become extremely damaging to the environment if developed on an inappropriate site. The primary concern when selecting a site for development is the suitability of the site for that particular development. This general statement leads to an important question: what criteria will be used to judge the suitability of the site for sustainable development? It is these criteria that will be used to determine whether or not the development can be a sustainable fit for the site. McHarg's

25. Graduate Studies In Community & Regional Planning It does not address solutions to specific problems or issues, a task that is more BI 575, Freshwater ecology. PPPM 627, Energy Policy and Planning http://utopia.uoregon.edu/crp/CRPDescription.htm

PDF version Program Description The master's program in community and regional planning (CRP) trains policy-oriented planners for leadership positions in planning and planning-related organizations, with special emphasis on issues of significance to the communities and regions of the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Basin The field of planning is concerned with rational and sensitive guidance of community and regional change. Planners are responsible for identifying and clarifying the nature and effect of planning problems, formulating potential solutions to these problems, and assisting in the implementation of alternative policies which avoid additional complications. To realize these objectives, the planner must draw on the skills and insights of many professions and disciplines. The planner must have a basic understanding of the cultural, economic, social, political, and physical characteristics of a community. While applying analytical skills to both the community and regional levels, the planner must also be capable of including subjective judgments in the consideration of problems and their solutions. Preparation Those interested in entering the University of Oregon planning program are strongly encouraged to complete a thorough social science undergraduate program, including courses in economics, sociology, geography, history, and other fields relating to community and regional issues. The required introductory course in statistics can be taken after admission. Work experience, particularly related to planning, is valuable, as are writing and public speaking skills. In addition, courses related to a student's primary interests, such as natural sciences, policy sciences, environmental design, or analytic methods are helpful as background for advanced graduate work in a concentration area. Individuals with Peace Corps or other similar community service experience are especially encouraged to apply.

26. Center For Urban Ecology Mission, Vision, Strategic Plan, United States, Nationa Select, implement, and evaluate methods for specific park issues. Implement and manage regional resource management programs. Objective 1. http://www.nps.gov/cue/strategic_plan.htm

Home Mission The Center for Urban Ecology is an interdisciplinary team that provides scientific guidance, technical assistance and education for the preservation, conservation and enhancement of park resources within urbanizing landscapes. Vision The Center for Urban Ecology is committed to improving and conserving the quality of natural resources throughout the National Capital Region (NCR). Working with resource managers, researchers, and the public, we strive to discover and incorporate new ways to understand, preserve, and enhance natural communities within and around the national parks in the metropolitan Washington , D.C. area. By continuing to promote the best available science for park management decisions, we aspire to be recognized as leaders in the important field of urban ecosystem stewardship. Goal 1 . Offer leadership to the region by identifying and answering science questions and issues based on resource management needs. Goal 2 . Provide technical assistance to park managers. Goal 3 . Function as a model interdisciplinary team using a science-based approach for resource stewardship. Goal 4 . Implement and manage regional resource management programs. Goal 5 . Inform and engage NPS staff and the public in regional natural resource conservation and preservation issues. Goal 6 . Provide expertise for national natural resource programs. Goal 1. Offer leadership to the region by identifying and answering science questions and issues based on resource management needs.

27. Institute For Social Ecology - Murray Bookchin Bookchin has also written extensively on urban issues, the role of the city municipalities would confederate in order to manage regional issues and to http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031014170541706

28. Institute For Social Ecology: Murray Bookchin It was in Contemporary issues that he published his earliest articles on municipalities would confederate in order to manage regional issues and to form http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031014170541706&mode=print

29. Science Program > Issues In Ecology > Framing national, regional, and local water management policies to explicitly issues in ecology is designed to report, in language understandable by http://www.esa.org/science/Issues/TextIssues/issue10.php

The Ecological Society of America Science Office Science Program Issues in Ecology Previous Page Sustaining Healthy Freshwater Ecosystems by Jill S. Baron, N. LeRoy Poff, Paul L. Angermeier, Clifford N. Dahm, Peter H. Gleick, Nelson G. Hairston, Jr., Robert B. Jackson, Carol A. Johnston, Brian D. Richter, Alan D. Steinman SUMMARY Scientific evidence indicates that aquatic ecosystems can be protected or restored by recognizing the following: Dynamic patterns of flow that are maintained within the natural range of variation will promote the integrity and sustainability of freshwater aquatic systems. Aquatic ecosystems additionally require that sediments and shorelines, heat and light properties, chemical and nutrient inputs, and plant and animal populations fluctuate within natural ranges, neither experiencing excessive swings beyond their natural ranges nor being held at constant levels. Failure to provide for these natural requirements results in loss of species and ecosystem services in wetlands, rivers, and lakes. Scientifically defining requirements for protecting or restoring aquatic ecosystems, however, is only a first step. New policy and management approaches will also be required. Current piecemeal and consumption-oriented approaches to water policy cannot solve the problems confronting our increasingly degraded freshwater ecosystems. To begin to redress how water is viewed and managed in the United States, we recommend:

30. Audubon Latin America Program - EEPE - Schoolyard Ecology They will be provided with the basic methodology to teach ecology in an appropriate educational context of local and regional issues. http://www.audubon.org/local/latin/EEPE/indexeng.html

Latin America and Caribbean Program What is the EEPE Philosophy Workshops Inquiry Cycle ... Donations Audubon Schoolyard Ecology Initiative EEPE Schoolyard Ecology is an education initiative devoted to make ecology and conservation science accessible to schoolteachers, children and parents through first-hand experience of local ecological processes and human effects on the environment. The Schoolyard Ecology consists of a combination of training workshops, educational materials, and a communications network to provide guidance to all participants. The program is designed to create a collaborative team of ecologists and teachers to explore ways in which they can take advantage of their most immediate environment - the schoolyard - in order to teach the fundamentals of scientific inquiry. The Program encourage children and teachers to ask questions about the local environment and after research and conscientious analysis, to apply this knowledge to diverse situations. Schoolyard Ecology demystifies ecology, natural sciences and scientific thinking for elementary school teachers by providing approaches that are locally relevant, challenging, fun, and fully integrated into school curriculum. The Goal of Schoolyard Ecology in Latin America The goal of the Schoolyard Ecology Program in Latin America and the Caribbean is to create a culture of conservation. We are focused on building a group of local environmental leaders composed of highly motivated scientists and schoolteachers. They will be provided with the basic methodology to teach ecology in an appropriate educational context of local and regional issues. Our purpose will be achieved by training workshops, education materials and building a communications network.

31. Audubon: Strategic Plan For The Latin America And Caribbean Program in an appropriate educational context of local and regional issues. To consolidate and expand the Schoolyard ecology Program in Latin America. http://www.audubon.org/local/latin/bulletin4/Schoolyard.html

Schoolyard Ecology Program in Latin America The new initiative of the Latin America Program is to support the consolidation and expansion of the Schoolyard Ecology Program in Latin America and the Caribbean. The goal of this initiative is to create a culture of conservation and to make conservation understandable to schoolteachers, children and their parents in local communities. We are focused on building a group of local environmental leaders composed of highly motivated scientists and schoolteachers. They will be provided with the basic methodology to teach environmental education in an appropriate educational context of local and regional issues. Our purpose will be achieved by designing training workshops, creating environmental education materials and building a communications network. One of the biggest challenges to conservation is to actively involve local communities in conservation attitudes that point at a sustainable use of biological resources. Without their active participation, conservation solutions will face a perilous future. During the past decade, concern for environmental issues in Latin America has greatly increased, and many new institutions and policies have been put in place. The recent incorporation of environmental education in the formal curriculum of many South American nations will greatly contribute to the effort of getting local people involved. The Schoolyard Ecology also addresses the rising evidence that direct personal experience, particularly during childhood, is the single most important indicator of the formation of environmental attitudes. Underestimating the importance of this education stage can seriously affect the chances of ever achieving a community for environmental action.

32. CURE Centre For Urban And Regional Ecology centre of excellence for the study of urban and regional ecology. The aim of Work Package 4 is to investigate outdoor comfort issues in a series of http://www.art.man.ac.uk/PLANNING/cure/HC.htm

WP4: Human comfort (OCSD, Oxford Brookes University) Main Contact: Elizabeth Wilson Researchers: Anja Ueberjahn-tritta Fergus Nicol Summary Research to date in this area has tended to focus on recreational outdoor spaces with subjects who have chosen to be in that environment. These subjects are therefore more forgiving of climatic conditions and will tolerate levels of environmental parameter far outside those associated with indoor thermal comfort . However, there has been little work done on subjects whose use of outdoor space may not be due to personal choice, e.g. builders, market traders, police personnel, etc. It should also be noted that use of outdoor urban spaces may not be governed by climatic conditions alone; social, cultural and aesthetic issues are likely to be important. The aim of Work Package 4 is to investigate outdoor comfort issues in a series of urban outdoor spaces. Both environmental and social issues will be considered. The collected data will be used to develop design guidance for use by planners and other stakeholders that facilitates optimum comfort outdoors. Downloadable documents: These have not been refereed, and are for information

33. Resilience And Adaptation Program (RAP) At UAF University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) in ecology, resource management, economics, consists of (1) an orientation program on regional Alaskan issues; http://www.rap.uaf.edu/core-trng.cfm

Home Degree Programs Core Training Participating Faculty ... Students' Page Core Training Program Overview Our training program builds on existing disciplinary graduate programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) in ecology, resource management, economics, anthropology, and philosophy. In addition to UAF faculty, we draw on collaborators from other universities who are active in Alaskan interdisciplinary research involving economics, climate dynamics, conservation management, and cultural sustainability. These collaborators come from Stanford University and the Universities of Colorado, Massachusetts, and Minnesota. We actively involve members of indigenous communities and managers in state and federal resource agencies. Background Materials During the summer before entering the program, we will send to each Resilience and Adaptation Program student a carefully selected packet of book chapters and papers that cover important disciplinary background in biology, economics, anthropology, and philosophy. This will provide a rapid non-technical access to the most relevant aspects of each core subject area, so students can familiarize themselves with key concepts and issues in those subject areas in which they have no previous background. This will enable ecology students, for example, to learn enough of the terminology and concepts in economics to participate in interdisciplinary discussions. In addition, we provide web access to videos that describe important applications of these issues in Alaska.

34. Environment Agency - RFERAC recreation, navigation and related conservation issues in the North East Region. regional Fisheries, ecology and Recreation Advisory Committee http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/regions/northeast/412087/431107/432836/?ver

35. Environment Agency - RFERAC recreation, navigation and related conservation issues in Anglian Region. regional Fisheries, ecology and Recreation Advisory Committee http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/regions/anglian/484767/485055/486865/?versi

36. Ecology Links For those interested in international aspects of ecology and environmental on regional and global environmental issues, a few of them downloadable! http://cars.desu.edu/faculty/mreiter/ecolink.htm

Our Favorite Ecology/Environmental Science Links! Questions/Comments? Mail to Mike Reiter at mreiter@desu.edu "Sight is a faculty; seeing, an art." George P. Marsh Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA) The IEA Consultant List The IEA is a non-profit, educational organization with two objectives: First, to bring together all disciplines so that their learning about environmental issues is enhanced through interdisciplinary communication; Second, to inform the educated layperson about accomplishments, current concerns, and plans for a cleaner future. There is also a consultant list for those who would like to speak with members on a wide variety of interdisciplinary topics. G7 Environment and Natural Resources Management The G7 ENRM is a project of the European Commission's Center for Earth Observation and part of the G7 Global Information Society arising from the Brussels Conference in 1995. It is an international cooperative effort with the main objective of creating a global virtually-distributed library of environmental data and resources. This prototype system is the initial step towards that goal. Once it gets going, it promises to be a primary source for data and references. Entry and registration is free! Related and other topics can be searched from one of the links in The Global Information Locator Service The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

37. Frontiers Of Regional Ecology - Home Page Of Keith Pezzoli Frontier of regional ecology Keith Pezzoli, Images, Link Icons Examines how exposures and environmental health issues impact disproportionately on http://usp.ucsd.edu/~kpezzoli/involve_links.html

Empowering People through Civic Engagement and Dialog Service learning links Communications for a Sustainable Future (CSF), University of Colorado, click here National Service Learning Clearinghouse, click here UCLA Higher Education Service Learning Clearinghouse, click here The Help Your Community web site has a searchable database of community-based organizations and coalitions engaged in grassroots level outreach. You can locate organizations in your area through a zip code search. Advancing Environmental Justice through Community-Based Participatory Research A special issue of the NIEHS journal titled "Environmental Health Perspectives." Examines how exposures and environmental health issues impact disproportionately on vulnerable populations, and suggests how community intervention can increase awareness of environmental health hazards. (EHP Supplement, Volume 110 (Supplement 2) April 2002). Participatory Development Virtual Resource Center On-line Digital Democracy Group , Centre for Computational Geography Developing web-based Geographical Information Systems for Public Participation in environmental decision making.

38. Frontiers Of Regional Ecology - Home Page Of Keith Pezzoli Frontier of regional ecology Keith Pezzoli, Images, Link Icons Online Planning aims to cover and discuss issues ranging from the impact of the http://usp.ucsd.edu/~kpezzoli/tools_links.html

Planning and Decision-Support Tools Urban Insight E-government: the top ten technologies San Diego Section of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) URISA is an interdisciplinary society of professionals dedicated to stimulating and encouraging the effective application of information technology and integration of urban and regional information for decision making. URISA is an educational association of providers and users of spatial information in both the public and private sectors. Informed Regional Choices Report . November 2000, the California Center for Regional Leadership (CCRL) published a 45-page report titled Informed Regional Choices. The report examines the use of information technology tools by eight of California's Collaborative Regional Initiatives, and recommendations for establishing CARIT as a statewide intermediary organization. Planning Reports Center The Planning Reports Center (PRC) is a free web-based "virtual" directory maintained by the publishers of the Planning Commissioners Journal, the principal national publication for members of town, city, county, and regional planning boards. The PRC allows users to quickly and easily find information describing ways other communities have dealt with important planning issues. It is anticipated that the PRC will become a key destination on the Web for those searching for planning-related information.

39. Mahatma Gandhi Research & Media Service - Current Books English - Environment & Environment and ecology of early man in northwest India geological and palaeontological Essays on Environment and resources some regional issues http://www.gandhiserve.org/sale/current_books_english/environment_and_ecology/en

Index Current Books English Environment and Ecology A Sense of place ? : a conversation in three cultures : proceedings of an Australian expert workshop held in Canberra on 24th April 1989 with the support of the Australian Heritage Commission and with reference to parallel workshops in India and Argentina. Advancement of crops and monitoring of Environment Agricultural inputs and Environment Allopathy in Agriculture and forestry : Invited lectures delivered at the first National Symposium Allelopathy in Agroecosystems, February 1992, Hisar, India Amita Baviskar / In the Belly of the River [Tribal Conflicts over Development in the Narmada Valley] on request Anil Agrawal and Sunita Narain / Towards a Green World – Should Global Environmental Management be Built on Legal Conventions or Human Rights? on request Aquatic and semi-aquatic plants of the lower Ganga delta : its taxonomy, ecology, and economic importance Aquatic Ecology Aquatic environment Bhopal : Anatomy of Crisis (business in Global environment) / Paul Shrivastava Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India / S.S. Negi

40. COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES Examination of global and regional issues in the context of risk society. Investigates pressing local issues in urban ecology and develops each into a http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/forr.html

Search Directories Reference Tools UW Home ... Student Guide Glossary Search Course Descriptions UW Bothell Course Descriptions UW Tacoma Course Descriptions COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES Detailed course offerings (Time Schedule) are available for Summer Quarter 2005 Autumn Quarter 2005 To see the detailed Instructor Class Description, click on the underlined instructor name following the course description. CFR 181 A survey of the history and stewardship of wilderness, its historical roots and values, managing fire, ecosystems, wildlife, visitors, and the ecological impacts of use. Introduces the challenges of maintaining natural systems and opportunities for solitude amid growing pressures for alternative uses of such lands. Offered: Sp. CFR 500 Graduate Orientation Seminar (1) Introduction to graduate study. Presentations on College resources and services and current research in each College division. Division chairs share teaching responsibilities. Offered: ASp. CFR 501 Forest Ecosystems-Community Ecology (5) Brubaker Community ecology of forest ecosystems. Quantitative methods of community description. Role of limiting factors, competition and disturbance in determining community composition, structure and stability. Introduction to forest ecosystem productivity. History and application of successional theory. Prerequisite: basic ecology course or permission of instructor. Offered: A.

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