LEADER 05204nam 22006972 450 001 9910457787703321 005 20160223155633.0 010 $a1-139-12449-8 010 $a1-107-22318-0 010 $a1-283-29597-0 010 $a1-139-12282-7 010 $a9786613295972 010 $a0-511-92152-7 010 $a1-139-11708-4 010 $a1-139-12774-8 010 $a1-139-11272-4 010 $a1-139-11491-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000056766 035 $a(EBL)775129 035 $a(OCoLC)769341832 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000536320 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11364498 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536320 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10552319 035 $a(PQKB)11461830 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511921520 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC775129 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL775129 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10502707 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL329597 035 $a(OCoLC)768770740 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000056766 100 $a20100927d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEnvironmental literacy in science and society $efrom knowledge to decisions /$fRoland W. Scholz ; some chapters are coauthored by Claudia R. Binder [and seven others]$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xxiii, 631 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-18333-2 311 $a0-521-19271-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: List of boxes; Overview; Roadmap to environmental literacy; Part I. Invention of the Environment: Origins, Transdisciplinarity, and Theory of Science Perspectives: 1. What knowledge about what environment?; 2. From environmental literacy to transdisciplinarity; 3. Basic epistemological assumptions; Part II. History of Biological Knowledge: 4. Emerging knowledge on morphology, ecology, and evolution; 5. From molecular structures to ecosystems; Part III. Contributions of Psychology: 6. Psychological approaches to human-environment interactions; 7. Drivers of individual behavior and action; Part IV. Contributions of Sociology: 8. Traditional sociological approaches to human-environment interactions; 9. Modern sociological approaches to human-environment interactions; Part V. Contributions of Economics: 10. Origins of economic thinking and the environment; 11. Contemporary economic theories dealing with the environment; Part VI. Contributions of Industrial Ecology: 12. The emergence of industrial ecology; 13. Industrial agents and global biogeochemical dynamics; Part VII. Beyond Disciplines and Sciences: 14. Integrated systems modeling of complex human-environment systems Roland W. Scholz, Justus Gallati, Quang Bao Le and Roman Seidl; 15. Transdisciplinarity -- a tool for environmental literacy; Part VIII. A Framework for Investigating Human-Environment Systems (HES): 16. The HES postulates; 17. The HES framework Roland W. Scholz, Claudia R. Binder and Daniel J. Lang; 18. Applying the HES framework Roland W. Scholz, Claudia R. Binder, Daniel J. Lang, Timo Smieszek and Michael Stauffacher; 19. Comparing the HES framework with alternative approaches Roland W. Scholz and Fridolin Brand; Part IX. Perspectives for Environmental Literacy: 20. New horizons: environmental and sustainability sciences; Glossary; References; Index. 330 $aIn an era where humans affect virtually all of the earth's processes, questions arise about whether we have sufficient knowledge of human-environment interactions. How can we sustain the Earth's ecosystems to prevent collapses and what roles should practitioners and scientists play in this process? These are the issues central to the concept of environmental literacy. This unique book provides a comprehensive review and analysis of environmental literacy within the context of environmental science and sustainable development. Approaching the topic from multiple perspectives, it explores the development of human understanding of the environment and human-environment interactions in the fields of biology, psychology, sociology, economics and industrial ecology. The discussion emphasises the importance of knowledge integration and transdisciplinary processes as key strategies for understanding complex human-environment systems (HES). In addition, the author defines the HES framework as a template for investigating sustainably coupled human-environment systems in the 21st century. 517 3 $aEnvironmental Literacy in Science & Society 606 $aEnvironmental education 606 $aEnvironmental sciences 615 0$aEnvironmental education. 615 0$aEnvironmental sciences. 676 $a304.2 700 $aScholz$b Roland W.$0171351 702 $aBinder$b Claudia R. 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457787703321 996 $aEnvironmental literacy in science and society$92480750 997 $aUNINA