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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810097203321

Autore

Frank Lawrence D

Titolo

The ECO guide to careers that make a difference : environmental work for a sustainable world

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Island Press, 2004

ISBN

1-59726-254-4

1-59726-861-5

1-4356-4861-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (35 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

EngelkePeter O

SchmidThomas L

Disciplina

628

Soggetti

Environmental sciences - Vocational guidance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Featured Jobs""; ""Career Spotlights""; ""Introduction""; ""Sector by Sector Snapshot of Environmental Careers Today""; ""Building Your Environmental Career""; ""Conversations with the Experts: Working the Issues""; ""1. Agriculture and Food Security""; ""2. Air Quality""; ""3. Architecture, Construction, and Design""; ""4. Biodiversity Loss and Species Extinction""; ""5. Climate Change""; ""6. Coastal Environments and Oceans""; ""7. Economics""; ""8. Ecotourism""; ""9. Energy""

""10. Environmental Education""; ""11. Environmental Justice""; ""12. Fisheries""; ""13. Forestry""; ""14. Freshwater Quality, Use, and Protection""; ""15. Greening of Business""; ""16. Smart Growth""; ""17. Recycling and Solid Waste""; ""18. Sustainable Consumption and Green Lifestyles""; ""19. Toxics and the Environment""; ""Index""