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Fortuin, Karen P. J.; van Koppen, C. S. A.; Leemans, Rik – BioScience, 2011
Conceptual models are useful for facing the challenges of environmental sciences curriculum and course developers and students. These challenges are inherent to the interdisciplinary and problem-oriented character of environmental sciences curricula. In this article, we review the merits of conceptual models in facing these challenges. These…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Models
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Le Roux, Zak – Environmentalist, 1993
Discusses the objectives of conserving nature, appropriate strategies to reach those objectives, the present situation of formal conservation in South Africa, and the role of research in formulating sound conceptual models of ecosystem structure and function. (MDH)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Educational Strategies, Environmental Education
Olsen, Marvin E.; Merwin, Donna J. – 1976
Broadly conceived, social impacts refer to all changes in the structure and functioning of patterned social ordering that occur in conjunction with an environmental, technological, or social innovation or alteration. Departing from the usual cost-benefit analysis approach, a new methodology proposes conducting social impact assessment grounded in…
Descriptors: Demography, Development, Economics, Environmental Research