Quotation by William D. Ruckelshaus, first Environmental Protection Agency Chief Administrator

"Using one discipline to address the environment isn't going to work.  You have to use them all."  ---William D. Ruckelshaus, first Environmental Protection Agency chief Administrator, 1970-1973, also 1983-85, speaking to "Living on Earth," broadcast through Public Radio International

Reviews of the Book

"Until the publication . . . of Environment: An Interdisciplinary Anthology, those searching for an overview of the field had few texts to which they might turn .... "

-Rochelle Johnson in Thoreau Society Bulletin for Fall 2008

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Remarks by the Publisher:

"A comprehensive guide to environmental literacy."

 

Selected as a 2008 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries.

Events

- Professor James Engell to teach a DuPont Seminar at the National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC, on Environmental issues and the humanities ...
- Professor Glenn Adelson to attend the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) meeting ...

Video Focus

Web Connections for Chapter 13: PDF Print E-mail

Supplemental web reading for Chapter 13, Air and Water

  • http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/english.html Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment: comprehensive coverage of the atmosphere, excellent links. 

  • http://jwocky.gsfc.nasa.gov NASA’s Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer. Maps of ozone and aerosol levels in almost real-time, and satellite images from every day for the last five years. 

  • http://www.noaa.gov The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration site includes information on fisheries, air quality, weather, and other air and water topics. 

  • http://www.indigenouswater.org Site promotes an indigenous perspective on water and development. 

  • http://www.unicef.org/wes UNICEF site devoted to water, environment, and sanitation. 

  • http://www.worldwater.org Data from the annual volume The World’s Water,including access to safe drinking water and sanitation. 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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