Student Resources
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Learning Objectives
Chapter 1
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the features of ecosystem interdependence.
- Describe Common Pool Resources.
Chapter 2
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the model which constitutes those clusters of beliefs, values, and ideals that influence our thinking about society, government, and individual responsibility.
- Explain how the influence of special interests has increased.
- Describe how environmental policy has developed.
- Identify the most important factor influencing the history of the environmental movement.
- Identify a way in which civil society can change state policy, the private sector and cultural norms.
- Identify the two periods in American history of greatest natural resource/environmental concern.
- Explain the most important indicator of the salience of environmental issues.
- Describe to what extent voters view environmentalism as a priority.
- Define the concept of survivalism.
- Explain the concept of green romanticism.
Chapter 3
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the context in which environmental regulations are developed.
- Define the Fundamentals of Environmental Law.
Chapter 4
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Describe the institutional setting with respect to environmentalism.
- Identify institutional biases within environmental settings.
- Identify features of the political setting as they relate to environmentalism.
Chapter 5
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the sources of air pollution.
- Describe air pollution law, regulations, and enforcement.
Chapter 6
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the sources of water pollution.
- Describe water law and regulation.
Chapter 7
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify aspects of the history of energy use.
- Explain the sources of non-renewable energy.
- Describe the development of renewable energy.
- Describe conservation and energy efficiency efforts.
Chapter 8
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify aspects of solid waste management.
- Describe problems with hazardous waste management.
Chapter 9
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify aspects of local land-use planning.
- Identify Types of Land-Use Planning.
- Describe the development of federal land management.
- Explain the wilderness with respect to land management.
Chapter 10
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify aspects of population and food production as international issues.
- Describe Desertification and Food Production.
- Describe the development of global pollution.
- Explain the North vs. South dilemma.
Chapter 11
Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify aspects of International Environmentalism.
- Describe environmental management in alternative political systems.
- Describe International Environmental Management.
- Identify International Regulatory Efforts.