Additional Readings

Anderson, N. D. 1993. SCI-LINK: An innovative project linking research scientists and science teachers. Journal of Science Teacher Education v. 4 no2 (Spring 1993) p. 44-50.

Bachrach, P. and A. Botwinick. 1992. Power and Empowerment: A Radical Theory of Participatory Democracy. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. A classic analysis of participatory democracy.

Bell, S. and S. Morse. 1999. Sustainability Indicators: Measuring the Immeasurable? Covelo, CA: Island Press. How will we know when we're sustainable?

Berry, Thomas. 1999. The Great Work: Our Way into the Future. San Francisco: Bell Tower Books. Argues that we need to understand how to commune with the natural world rather than exploit it. The most recent work of a renowned creation spirituality theologian.

Bright, Chris. 2000. "Environmental Surprises: Planning for the Unexpected." The Futurist July/August: 41-47. Environmental futurists are finding new ways to cope with complex, unexpected change.

Brophy, Paul C., and Alice Shabecoff. 2000. A Guide to Careers in Community Development. Covelo, CA: Island Press. Describes a wide range of of exciting and rewarding employment options in community development.

Brower, M. and W. Leon. 1999. The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices. New York: Three Rivers Press. Practical advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists on living sustainably.

Buck, Susan J. 1996. Understanding Environmental Administration and Law, 2e . Covelo, CA: Island Press. Explores policy-making processes.

Buck, William and Tracey C. Rembert. 1997. "Just Doing It." E Magazine 8(5): 28-35. Action speaks louder than words.

Chambers, Nicky , Craig Simmons, & Mathis Wackernagel. 2001. Sharing Nature's Interest : Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability. London: Earthscan Publications. Ecological footprints measure the ecological impact of our individual and collective resource consumption.

Cherry, Drew. 2001. "If you built it, we will burn it." Forest (May/June 2001): 40-44. Denounced by mainstream environmental groups, the Earth Liberation Front continues its burning ways.

Clayton, Tony and Nicholas Radcliffe. 1996. Sustainability: A Systems Approach. London: Earthscan. Can sustainablity work?

Corraliza, J. A. and J. Berenguer. 2000. Environmental values, beliefs and actions: A situational approach. Environment and Behavior vV32 n6 p832(17). Looks at how situational and personal values interact in determining environmental behavior.

Cortner, Hanna J. and Margaret A. Moote. 1999. The Politics of Ecosystem Management. Describes the institutional changes necessary to implement ecological management.

Cosgrove, P.J. and L.C. Hastie. 2001. "Conservation of threatened freshwater pearl mussel populations: river management, mussel translocation and conflict resolution." Biological Conservation 99(2): pp183-190. Shows how natural and social sciences can be combined to protect and restore an endangered species.

Crocker, David A. 1997. Sustaining the Good Life: The Ethics of Consumption and Global Stewardship. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. An examination of the causes and consequences of over consumption.

Cronon, William. 1991. Nature's Metropolis. New York: Norton. A fascinating exploration of the growth of Chicago and its relation to the land and resources of the American Midwest.

Crosby, N. 1999. "Using the citizens jury process for environmental decision making." In Better Environmental Decisions, K. Sexton, et al. (eds.). Covelo, CA: Island Press.

Dobson, Andrew. 2000. Green Political Thought 3^rd ed. Routledge Press. An introduction to environmental politics.

Durbin, Kathie. 1997. "Letting Nature Shape Childhood." The Amicus Journal 19(3): 31-34. Educators are trying to help children find their way back into the woods.

Durning, Alan Thein. 1996. This Place on Earth: Home and the Practice of Permanence. Seattle: Sasquatch Books.

Echeverria, John and Raymond Booth Eby, eds. 1995. Let the People Judge: Wise Use and the Private Property Rights Movement. Covelo, CA: Island Press. A critique of the Wise Use movement.

Environmental Careers Organization. 1999. The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century. Covelo, CA: Island Press. A revised and updated survey of environmental careers and how to prepare for and find one.

Ewert, A.W. 1996. Natural Resource Management: the Human Dimension. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Natural resource management is shifting away from managing based only on biophysical considerations about resources and towards "people management" where preferences, motivations and attitudes of citizens are taken into account.

Faber, Daniel R. & Deborah McCarthy. 2001. Green of Another Color: Building Effective Partnerships Between Foundations And The Environmental Justice Movement. Boston, Mass.: Philanthropy and Environmental Justice Research Project, Northeastern University, 2001. Advocates justice as an essential environmental issue.

Carl Folke, et.al, Resilience and Sustainable Development: Building Adaptive Capacity in a World of Transformations (International Council for Science, 2002) (available online at www.icgu.org/library/WSSD-REP/vol3.pdf).

Fowler, Alan. 1997. Striking a Balance: A Guide to Enhancing the Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations in International Development. Covelo, CA: Island Press and London: Earthscan.

French, H. 1999. "Challenging the WTO." Worldwatch Magazine 12(6): 22-27. A call for reform of the WTO.

Geatz, Ron. 1997. "Voluntarily Committed." Nature Conservancy 47(2): 24-29. Recognition of the volunteers who make conservation possible.

Gerber, B. L.; A.M.L. Cavallo & E.A. Marek 2001. "Relationships among informal learning environments, teaching procedures and scientific reasoning ability." International Journal of Science Education v. 23 no5 (May 2001) p.535-49.

Glasson, G. E. and M. L. Bentley. 2000. "Epistemological undercurrents in scientists' reporting of research to teachers." Science Education v.84 no4 (July 2000) p.469-85.

Golley, Frank B. 1998. A Primer for Environmental Literacy. Yale Univ. Press.

Gorelick, Steve. 1997. "Big Mac Attacks; Lessons from the Burger Wars." The Ecologist 27(5): 173-174. A pair of impoverished activists take on a mighty transnational corporation.

Gottlieb, Robert. 2001. Environmentalism Unbound: Exploring New Pathways for Change. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Proposes a new strategy for social and environmental change.

Gould, Kenneth A., Allan Schnaiberg, & Adam S. Weinberg. 1996. Local Environmental Struggles: Citizen Activism in the Treadmill of Production. Cambridge Univ. Press. Describes local struggles over wetlands protection, water pollution of the Great Lakes, and consumer waste recycling.

Guha, Ramachandra and Juan Martinez-Alier. 1997. Varieties of Environmentalism: Essays North and South. Covelo, CA: Island Press. An important exploration of what environmentalism means in different cultures.

Gunderson, Lance H. and C. S. Holling (eds). 2001. Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Systems of Humans and Nature. Island Press. A new work by the originators of resilience theory.

Gunderson, Lance H., C. S. Holling, and Stephen S. Light. 1995. Barriers and Bridges to the Renewal of Ecosystems and Institutions. New York: Columbia University Press. A landmark book in environmental policy and ecosystem resilience.

Hawken, P. 2000. "On the Streets of Seattle." The Amicus Journal 22(1): 29-33, 48-51. A prominent business leader is tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed at the WTO protests.

Hays, Samuel P. 1999. Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency :The Progressive Conservation Movement, 1890-1920. Univ. of Pittsburg Press. A reissue of the 1959 classic in conservation history.

Hays, Samuel P. 2000. A History of Environmental Politics since 1945. Univ. of Pittsburg Press.

Hogan, K. and Maglienti, M. 2001. "Comparing the epistemological underpinnings of students' and scientists' reasoning about conclusions." Journal of Research in Science Teaching v. 38 no6 (Aug. 2001) p. 663-87.

Holmes, H. 2000. "The World Trade Take-over." Earth Island Journal 14(4): 38-39. A radical critique of environmental policies of the WTO.

Huckle, John and Stephen Sterling, eds. 1996. Education for Sustainability. Covelo, CA: Island Press. Perspectives on environmental education.

Katz, E. et al., 2000. Beneath the Surface: Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Deep Ecology. A philosophical examination of the merits and demerits of deep ecology.

Kellert, Stephen R. and Timothy J. Farnham. 2002. The Good in Nature and Humanity: Connecting Science, Religion and Spirituality with the Natural World. Island Press. Twenty leading thinkers explore our relationship with the natural world.

Kubasek, Nancy K. and Gary S. Silverman. 1997. Environmental Law 2^nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. A good introduction to the topic.

Lee, Kai N. 1993. Compass and Gyroscope: Integrating Science and Politics for the Environment. Covelo, CA: Island Press. A fascinating and eloquently written description of the benefits of adaptive management.

Lerner, S. 1997. Eco-Pioneers: Practical Visionaries Solving Today's Environmental Problems. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Examples of people finding ways to live more sustainably.

Light, Andrew. 1998. Social Ecology after Bookchin. New York: Guilford. A collection of essays on social ecology.

Manilov, Marianne and Tamara Schwarz. 1997. "The Assault on Eco-Education." Earth Island Journal 12(1): 36-37. A discussion of the forces behind the classroom backlash.

Margolis, R. M. & D.M.Kammen.1999. "Underinvestment: The Energy Technology and R&D Policy Challenge." Science 285: 690-692 (1999). We need funding to study sustainability.

Marsh, Alex. 2001. "The Sky's the Limit." Audubon 103(6): 40-47. Latin American environmental educators are building environmental awareness in their classes.

McKibben, B. 1995. Hope Human and Wild. New York: Little Brown & Co. Some optimistic examples of sustainable living.

Milbrath, Lester W. 1996. Learning to Think Environmentally While There is Still Time. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

Miller, Stuart. 1997. "Women Warriors." E Magazine 8(1): 28-35. Discusses the effect of female leadership of the environmental movement.

Mohai, P. and B. Bryant. 1998. "Is there a "race" effect on concern for environmental quality?" Public Opinion Quarterly Winter 62(4): 475-481. Argues that the main difference between races in the Detroit area was over "local" environmental issues where African Americans expressed significantly more concern than whites.

Moje, Elizabeth B. Tehani Collazo, & Rosario Carrillo. 2001. "Maestro, what is 'quality'?" Journal of Research in Science Teaching v. 38 no4 (Apr. 2001) p. 469-98. Language, literacy, and discourse in project-based science.

Moyers, Bill, et al. 2001. Doing Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing Social Movements. Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers. Beginning with an overview of social movement theory and the MAP (Movement Action Plan) model, Doing Democracy outlines stages of social movements, roles of activists, and several case studies.

Murdock, B.S. and K. Sexton. 1999. "Community-based environmental partnerships." In Better Environmental Decisions, K. Sexton, et al. (eds.). Covelo, CA: Island Press.

O'Brien, A. 1999. "Purchasing Power." Nature Conservancy 49(6): 12-17. An explanation of the Nature Conservancy's land acquisition policy.

Penick, J. E. 1995. "Helping teachers make science accessible to more students." Science & Biodiversity Policy. BioScience Supplement S-52-S-57, 1995.

Pick, Maritza, 1993. How to Save Your Neighborhood, City, or Town: The Sierra Club Guide to Community Organizing. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books A good guide on how to organize.

Pooley, J.A. and M. O'Connor. 2000. "Environmental education and attitudes: emotions and beliefs are what is needed." Environment and Behavior 32(5): 711-717

Prescott-Allen, Robert. 2001. The Wellbeing of Nations: A Country-by-country Index of Quality of Life and the Environment. Covelo, CA: Island Press. Combines 39 indicators of health, population, wealth, etc into a Human Wellbeing Index and 39 similar indicators of biodiversity, water quality, etc into an Ecosystem Wellbeing Index.

Putnam, Robert D. 2000. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Simon & Schuster. A fascinating look at the demise of social capital in modern America.

Redclift, Michael. 1996. Wasted: Counting the Cost of Global Consumption. Covelo, CA: Island Press. Do we really need more stuff?

Rees, Williams E., Phil Testemale, and Mathis Wackernagel. 1995. Our Ecological Footprint : Reducing Human Impact on the Earth. Gabriola Island, B.C. Canada:New Society Publishers. A revolutionary new way to determine humanity's impact on the Earth and to visualize the resources required to sustain households, communities, regions, and nations.

Runyan, C. 1999. "The Third Force: NGOs." Worldwatch Magazine 12(6); 12-21 November/December 1999. A good summary of groups and individuals working to save the environment.

Sagarin, R. & F. Micheli. 2001. "Climate Change in Nontraditional Data Sets." Science 294: 811 (2001). Citizen science in the form of collecting observations of seasonal changes is useful in documenting climate patterns.

Saltmarsh, J. A. 1999. Scott Nearing: The Making of a Homesteader. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishers. A biography of one of the original "back to the land" homesteaders.

Schnaiberg, Allan and Kenneth Gould. 1994. Environment and Society: The Enduring Conflict. New York: St. Martin's Press. A confrontational view of environmental policy and problems.

Sexton, Ken, et al. 1999. Better Environmental Decisions. Covelo, CA: Island Press. An excellent collection of articles on policy options for government, business, and communities.

Shabecoff, Philip. 2000. Earth Rising: American Environmentalism in the 21^st Century. Covelo, CA: Island Press. A history of conservation and environmentalism.

Shipka, Barbara. 1997. Leadership in a Challenging World: A Sacred Journey. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. Ethical leadership is essential if the environmental movement is to be successful.

Shutkin, W. A. 2000. The Land That Could Be: Environmentalism and Democracy in the Twenty-first Century. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. A blue print for sustainable, just, democratic communities through "civic environmentalism".

Smith, G. 2000. "The WTO and War in the Cities." Earth Island Journal 15(1): 38-39. A view from the trenches of what happened in Seattle.

Sosnowchik, Katie. 2000. "The Hopeful Inventors." Green@work May/June 2000: 12-26. An interview with Bill McDonough and Michael Braungart, leaders of the ecological design movement describes their innovative approaches to design of everything.

Stauber, John and Sheldon Rampton. 1995. Toxic Sludge is Good for You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press. An entertaining exposé of the public relations industry and its role in environmental cover-ups.

Stubbs, H. 1991. "From Research Scientist to Science Teacher: A Methodology to Translate Current Scientific Knowledge of Air and Water Quality Issues into Teaching Practices." International Organization for Science and Technology Education, August 1991. National Institute for Curriculum Development, Enschede, The Netherlands. p. 248-256.

Stubbs, H. S., and Anderson, N. D.1994. "GLOBE-NET: A partnership of research scientists and teachers for the development of instructional materials on global change." In Proceedings of the Conference: Science and Technology Education in a Demanding Society, 7^th International Symposium, International Organization of Science Technology Educators, De Koningshof, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, August 23-31, 1994, edited by Kerst Boersma, Kortland Koos, and Jacques von Trommel. National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO), Enschede, The Netherlands. p. 817-832.

Student Conservation Association. 1997. The Guide to Graduate Environmental Programs. Covelo, CA: Island Press. A practical guide to graduate programs in the United States.

Werbach, Adam, et al. 1997. "Class Acts." Sierra 82(6): 52-57. Tomorrow's leaders are off to an early start because they have no time to lose.

Wilke, Anne W. 1997. "Adam Werbach." E Magazine 8(5): 10-13. The youngest-ever Sierra Club president is aiming for the grassroots and MTV.

Willums, Jan-Olaf and Ulrich Goluke. 1992. From Ideas to Action: Business and Sustainable Development. Oslo, Norway: Ad Notem Press. A report prepared for the International Chamber of Commerce for the 1992 Earth Summit on business and the environment.

Wilson, E. O. 2002. "The Bottleneck." Scientific American 286(2): 82-91. A distinguished ecologist looks at how we might provide a satisfying and sustainable life for everyone.

Wilson, E. O. and D. L. Perlman. 1999. Conserving the World's Biodiversity. Covelo, CA: Island Press. An interactive, audio-visual package for conservation biology and environmental science.

World Bank 2000. World Development Indicators 2000. Washington, DC: World Bank Publications. An excellent source of economic data on human development.