Environment and development : policies for our sustainable future: innovative syllabi for university courses / / editors, Nicolai Dronin, Renee Richer, Eszter Timar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821703703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y., : Central European University, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Open Society Institute : Higher Education Support Program, 2008
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DroninNicolai; RicherRenee; TimarEszter
• Soggetti: Sustainable development - Environmental aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Materials of the Regional Seminar for Excellence in Teaching (ReSET)".
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Environmental Topics for Non-Majors -- Ecological Economics as an Interdisciplinary Course Taught to Master's Students of Environmental Protection -- Political Dimensions of Environmental Problems -- Environmental Engineering for Future Engineers -- Ecological Economics: An Introduction for Non-Majors -- Fundamentals of Ecotourism -- Environmental Discourse in Theory and Practice -- Chapter Two: Environmental History -- Environmental History of Russia -- Grounds of Environmental History of Ukraine -- Chapter Three: Environmental Management -- Urbanization and Sustainable Development -- Environmental Management -- Sustainable Development through Quality Management Standards in the European Area -- Environmentally-Friendly Agriculture and Sustainable Food Production -- Sustainable Development: Environmental Protection and Management Tools -- Landscape Planning: Introductory Course -- Ecology and Tourism: Strategic Environmental Assessment -- Our Environment in a Plurality of Policies Through the Future -- Chapter Four: Region-Specific Sustainable Development -- Sustainable Human Development -- Meaningful Learning for Sustainable Development -- ; Strategic Planning of Sustainable Regional and Spatial Development -- Implementing Principles of Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic -- Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development for Non-environmental Students -- Chapter Five: Environmental Risk -- Food Security: Global and Regional Prospects -- Transboundary Environmental Issues and Security -- Sociological Approaches to Biotechnology: Using Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture -- Environmental Security in Central Asia -- Biographical Data of Authors.