Environmental Sociology

Page 2 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Free Essay

    Environmental Scanning

    [Note: This text was originally printed as a chapter in A Primer for new Institutional Researchers and is reprinted here with permission from the Association for Institutional Research. The bibliographical citation is: Morrison, J. L. (1992). Environmental scanning. In M. A. Whitely, J. D. Porter, and R. H. Fenske (Eds.), A primer for new institutional researchers (pp. 86-99). Tallahassee, Florida: The Association for Institutional Research.] Editor's Note: The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature

    Words: 5674 - Pages: 23

  • Free Essay

    Ethics

    Support for Environmental Protection: The Role of Moral Norms Paul C. Stern National Research Council Thomas Dietz George Mason University I. Stanley Black Illinois Environmental Protection Agency A theoretical model is presented that traces support for environmental protection to a social-psychological process involving the activation of moral norms against harming innocent people. In a preliminary test of the model's social-psychological hypotheses, judgments about the moral obligations of

    Words: 4389 - Pages: 18

  • Premium Essay

    The Technological Environment

    Technological Environmental Innovations Joseph Huber Der Hallesche Graureiher 2005-1 Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Institut für Soziologie 2005 Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Forschungsberichte des Instituts für Soziologie Emil-Abderhalden-Straße 7 D-06108 Halle (Saale) Postanschrift: 06099 Halle (Saale) Telefon: 0345 /5524251 Telefax: 0345 /5527150 e-mail: institut@soziologie.uni-halle.de Druck: Druckerei der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

    Words: 6973 - Pages: 28

  • Free Essay

    Environmental Studies

    Environmental Studies For Undergraduate Courses Erach Bharucha Textbook for Environmental Studies For Undergraduate Courses of all Branches of Higher Education Erach Bharucha for University Grants Commission Natural Resources i Preliminary Pages.p65 1 4/9/2004, 5:06 PM Credits Principal author and editor – Erach Bharucha Unit 1 – Erach Bharucha Unit 2 – Erach Bharucha, Behafrid Patel Unit 3 – Erach Bharucha Unit 4 – Erach Bharucha Unit 5 – Shamita Kumar Unit 6

    Words: 125061 - Pages: 501

  • Premium Essay

    Jared Diamond Collapse

    LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA Diamond, Jared M. Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed/Jared Diamond. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-670-03337-5 1. Social history—Case studies. 2. Social change—Case studies. 3. Environmental policy— Case studies. I. Title. HN13. D5 2005 304.2'8—dc22 2004057152 This book is printed on acid-free paper. 8 Printed in the United States of America Set in Minion Designed by Francesca Belanger Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved

    Words: 235965 - Pages: 944

  • Free Essay

    Limited Effects Theory

    Global Environmental Change 17 (2007) 445–459 Barriers perceived to engaging with climate change among the UK public and their policy implications Irene Lorenzonia,b,������, Sophie Nicholson-Coleb, Lorraine Whitmarshb a School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK b Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK Received 25 August 2006; received in revised form 12 January 2007;

    Words: 13826 - Pages: 56

  • Premium Essay

    Eia Malaysia

    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) Procedure and Requirements in Malaysia CONTENTS Page I. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT What is Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Why do we need EIA? Which activities are subject to EIA How to conduct EIA II. THE EIA PROCEDURE IN MALAYSIA Integrated Project Planning Concept How is EIA Report Processed and Approved ? Organisational Structure Preliminary EIA Reports Detailed EIA Reports Classification of Projects by Timing of EIA Report Submission (Project

    Words: 5472 - Pages: 22

  • Premium Essay

    Healing Hospitals

    Running head: HEALING HOSPITALS Healing Hospitals Shari Wilson Grand Canyon University HLT-310V September 23, 2012 Healing Hospitals Spirituality and healing hospitals; what are they and how are they related to one another? Is every hospital considered a healing hospital and if not why? The purpose of this paper is to identify what spirituality means to this writer, to describe the components of a healing hospital and

    Words: 1203 - Pages: 5

  • Premium Essay

    Simple Promotional Article

    (UTM), Johor. Green Agent Summit (GAS) is the perfect youth conference for those who are serious about making a difference in the world they live in. It’s an annual conference for youths aged 15-19 with the sole mission of effectively raising environmental awareness amongst youths and developing leadership potential at the same time. The objective of GAS is to motivate youth to play an active role in saving the environment in a fun and exciting way. This conference promises delegates an unforgettable

    Words: 431 - Pages: 2

  • Premium Essay

    Mycf

    development of economy. An improving economy is the prerequisite of protecting the environment as it is ensure that people need to be in carefree lives first so that they can have vigor and capability to govern those thorny environmental problems. Meanwhile, if environmental pollution contributes to too many negative effects, it will slow down the pace of economical

    Words: 430 - Pages: 2

Page   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50