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PUBLICATIONID : 51064
PUBLICATIONTYPE : 1
TYPE : Article
TITLE : College and University Environmental Programs as a Policy Problem (Part 2): Strategies for Improvement
ORIG_TITLE : College and University Environmental Programs as a Policy Problem (Part 2): Strategies for Improvement
AUTHOR : Clark, SG, MB Rutherford, MR Auer, DN Cherney, RL Wallace, DJ Mattson, DA Clark, L Foote, N Krogman, P Wilshusen and T Steelman
FIRST_AUTHOR : Clark, SG, MB Rutherford, MR Auer, DN Cherney, RL Wallace, DJ Mattson, DA Clark, L Foo
AUTHOR_COUNT : 1
ADDRESS : [Clark, Susan G.] Yale Univ, Sch Forestry & Environm Studies & Inst Social & P, New Haven, CT 06520 USA; [Rutherford, Murray B.] Simon Fraser Univ, Sch Resource & Environm Management, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada; [Auer, Matthew R.] Indiana Univ, Sch Publ & Environm Affairs, Bloomington, IN USA; [Cherney, David N.] Univ Colorado, Ctr Sci & Technol Policy Res, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; [Wallace, Richard L.] Ursinus Coll, Environm Studies Program, Collegeville, PA 19426 USA; [Mattson, David J.] US Geol Survey, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 USA; [Clark, Douglas A.] Univ Saskatchewan, Sch Environm & Sustainabil, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; [Foote, Lee] Univ Alberta, Dept Renewable Resources, Edmonton, AB, Canada; [Krogman, Naomi] Univ Alberta, Dept Rural Econ, Edmonton, AB, Canada; [Wilshusen, Peter] Bucknell Univ, Environm Studies Program, Lewisburg, PA 17837 USA; [Steelman, Toddi] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Forestry & Environm Resources, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
PUBLISHER : SPRINGER
FIRSTAUTHOREMPLOYER : 3
ABBREV_JOURNAL : Environ. Manage.
BEGINPAGE : 716
ENDPAGE : 726
VOLUME : 47
ISSUE : 5
PUBLISH_DATE : MAY
YEAR : 2011
URL : http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/admin/publication_files/2011.07.pdf
REFEREED : 1
RESOURCE : WOS:000290277200002
DEPT : CSTPR
LAST_UPDATED : 2012-10-11 11:38:32
ISSN : 0364-152X
IDS : 759VS
DOI : 10.1007/s00267-011-9635-2
ABSTRACT : Environmental studies and environmental sciences programs in American and Canadian colleges and universities seek to ameliorate environmental problems through empirical enquiry and analytic judgment. In a companion article (Part 1) we describe the environmental program movement (EPM) and discuss factors that have hindered its performance. Here, we complete our analysis by proposing strategies for improvement. We recommend that environmental programs re-organize around three principles. First, adopt as an overriding goal the concept of human dignity-defined as freedom and social justice in healthy, sustainable environments. This clear higher-order goal captures the human and environmental aspirations of the EPM and would provide a more coherent direction for the efforts of diverse participants. Second, employ an explicit, genuinely interdisciplinary analytical framework that facilitates the use of multiple methods to investigate and address environmental and social problems in context. Third, develop educational programs and applied experiences that provide students with the technical knowledge, powers of observation, critical thinking skills and management acumen required for them to become effective professionals and leaders. Organizing around these three principles would build unity in the EPM while at the same time capitalizing on the strengths of the many disciplines and diverse local conditions involved.
KEYWORDS : Environmental studies; Environmental sciences; Environmental education; Interdisciplinary education; Human dignity; Sustainability; Problem-solving skills; Leadership
KEYWORD_PLUS : HUMAN DIGNITY; SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARITY; CONSERVATION; REFLECTIONS; INFORMATION; EDUCATION
AREA : Environmental Sciences & Ecology
FIRST_AUTHOR_EMAIL : susan.g.clark@yale.edu
PUBLICATION : ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PLACE : NEW YORK
LANGUAGE : English
SERIAL : 51064
PAGES : 716-726
APPROVED : yes
ONLINE_PUBLICATION : no
VERSION : 1
FIRST_AUTHOR_ADDRESS : Clark, SG (reprint author), Yale Univ, Sch Forestry & Environm Studies & Inst Social & P, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
AUTHOR_OTHER_FORM : Clark, Susan G.; Rutherford, Murray B.; Auer, Matthew R.; Cherney, David N.; Wallace, Richard L.; Mattson, David J.; Clark, Douglas A.; Foote, Lee; Krogman, Naomi; Wilshusen, Peter; Steelman, Toddi
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