An interdisciplinary course engages teams of business, industrial design, and environmental studies students in designing a product using principles of sustainable development. The course incorporates critical pedagogy, a collaborative approach to the management of innovation, and a real-world context. (Contains 30 references.) (SK)

Ecofeminism draws parallels between treatment of women and treatment of the planet and has relevance for experiential and outdoor educators. This brief introduction outlines areas of ecofeminism: philosophy and science, politics, spirituality, and living in healthy interactions with one another and the environment. Contains 50 references and…

Profiles Phyllis M. Ford, chairwoman of the Department of Park and Recreation Resources at Michigan State University. Examines background of Ford's support for special education, environmental ethic, and leadership development. Praises her writings and work at University of Oregon, University of Iowa, and Washington State University. (TES)

The many facets of the peace education movement in Australia include (1) development education, which focuses on inequities in the global economic structure; (2) demilitarization and disarmament; and (3) conservation of the environment. (SK)

Describes a popular school conservation program that helped an Alberta town reduce its demand for energy and raised the environmental awareness of an entire community. (LZ)

This articles examines the possibility that military organizations may find that common environmental problems serve as a basis for establishing new relationships outside traditional alliances that otherwise would not be possible. The elimination of the need for chloroflourocarbons, halons, and other ozone-depleting substances is used as an…

Employment outlook, working conditions, and training requirements for the following occupations are described: environmental engineer, epidemiologist, wetland ecologist, environmental trainer, emergency responder. (SK)

Native American environmental activists face barriers to funding because of complex documentation requirements and false assistance by urban environmental groups. Offers suggestions that allow Native peoples to generate their own solutions and build relationships with other communities of Native activists. (KS)

Discussion of sustainable communities, or sustainable development, focuses on the ethical role of information in fostering sustainable environmental development. Topics include background information, developments in information technology, permaculture in the area of horticulture and information ethics, information ethics models, hardware…

Presents a segment of the Geoscience Education booklet, Climate Change, that contains information and activities that enable students to gain a better appreciation of the possible effects human activity has on the Earth's climate. Describes the Terrace Temperatures activity that leads students through an investigation using foraminifera data to…

Describes a project designed to teach students how to measure ground-level ozone and determine ozone concentrations. Enables students to research the effects of ozone exposure and discuss ways to clean up the problem. Includes an activity based on the oxidation capability of ozone. (JRH)

Describes the adoption of an old riverside landfill by an elementary school as a Habitat 2000 community project. Contains a "how-to" checklist for such a project, information on building school-community community partnerships, and promotional ideas for stewardship projects. (LZ)

Science education can be an exciting process of observation and discovery. This article describes the use of the Monarch Watch project by environmental educators to study migratory behavior and scientific research through the tagging of Monarch butterflies. Discusses reasons the national project has been successful. (LZ)

This article examines the detrimental effects of polluted run-off from agricultural production on salmonids and aquatic ecosystems, alternative farming methods used to reduce water pollution and soil erosion, and current state and federal policies to control nonpoint source pollution. (LZ)

Examines what wetland conservation means to different groups of Louisiana's coastal residents. Describes coastal resources, reasons for their deterioration, conservation efforts, and the impact of a public perception that conservation of wetlands is closely tied to conservation of the existing lifestyle. (LZ)