Sustainable Development Pathfinder General Information Susan Vater Glen Este High School Kings High School Workshop (3/18/04) Environmental Science Sustainable Development Action Plan 10th grade Environmental Science Sustainable Development Content- understanding sustainability. Sustainable development is about creating new ways to live and prosper while ensuring an equitable, healthy future for all people and the planet. Subject Headings Sustainable development, - Agricultural ecology = Social responsibility of business, Social responsibility of agriculture = Environmental policy- Water conservation- Environmentalism- Applied ecology- Deforestation- Environmental protection- Land use-environmental aspects- Air Pollution- environmental aspects- Water pollution- environmental aspects. Non fiction books available to students 328.47 POP Popkin, Roy. Desalination; : water for the world's future. New York, : Praeger, [1968]. 333.7 CON Conserving the environment. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven, 1999. 333.76 CHA Chandler, Gary. Natural foods and products. 1st ed. New York : Twenty-First Century Books, c1996. Relates success stories about people who apply innovative techniques to produce natural foods and products which protect the environment and save money and energy. 333.79 CHA Chandler, Gary. Alternative energy sources. 1st ed. New York : Twenty-First Century Books, c1996. Explores varieties of alternative energy resources that are not destructive to the environment. 333.91 PRO Protecting water quality. Hudson, Wis. : GEM Publications, c1986. 333.91 SWA Swanson, Peter, 1956-. Water, the drop of life. Minnetonka, Minn. : NorthWord Press, c2001. An illustrated companion to the PBS television series that looks at the problem of water scarcity in countries around the world, and features comments from global personalities who are concerned with the implications of water shortages. 333.91 WAT Water : opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1994. Presents opposing viewpoints on issues relating to water, including managing the water supply, acid rain, and government regulations. 333.95 BIO Biodiversity. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, 2001. Authors offer conflicting viewpoints on the causes, repercussions, and solutions to declining biodiversity. 363.1 GAY Gay, Kathlyn. Silent killers : radon and other hazards. New York : F. Watts, 1988. Examines potentially dangerous chemicals, gases, and metals that can unknowingly endanger people in their homes, schools, and workplaces and destroy the environment. 363.19 FOO Food safety. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven, 2000. 363.6 BAR Barss, Karen. Clean water. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1992. Discusses the problem of maintaining a clean water supply and relates this issue to such topics as pollution, depletion of sources, and other environmental concerns. 363.7 CHA Chandler, Gary. Protecting our air, land, and water. 1st ed. New York : Twenty-First Century Books, 1996. Presents examples of successful efforts to protect natural resources, and includes the names and addresses of organizations that are involved in these endeavors. 363.7 KIN King, Jonathan, 1956-. Troubled water : the poisoning of America's drinking water--how government and industry allowed it to happen, and what you can do to ensure a safe supply in the home. Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, c1985. 363.19 FOO Food safety. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven, 2000. 363.6 BAR Barss, Karen. Clean water. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, 1992. Discusses the problem of maintaining a clean water supply and relates this issue to such topics as pollution, depletion of sources, and other environmental concerns. 363.7 CHA Chandler, Gary. Protecting our air, land, and water. 1st ed. New York : Twenty-First Century Books, 1996. Presents examples of successful efforts to protect natural resources, and includes the names and addresses of organizations that are involved in these endeavors. 363.7 KIN King, Jonathan, 1956-. Troubled water : the poisoning of America's drinking water--how government and industry allowed it to happen, and what you can do to ensure a safe supply in the home. Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, c1985. 363.7 MIL Miller, E. Willard (Eugene Willard), 1915-. Environmental hazards : air pollution : a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio, c1989. 363.7 OUR Our endangered atmosphere : global warming & the ozone layer. Hudson, Wis. : G.E. McCuen Publications, c1987. 363.73 GAY Gay, Kathlyn. Water pollution. New York : F. Watts, 1990. Discuss the problem of our contaminated rivers, lakes, and oceans and proposes ways to purify them. 363.73 HER Herda, D. J., 1948-. Land use and abuse. New York : F. Watts, 1990. Describes the environmental impact of land use, showing how careless development leads to loss of agricultural lands and animal and plant species and causes deforestation, desertification, and urban sprawl. 363.73 ROZ Rozens, Aleksandrs, 1967-. Environmental destruction. 1st ed. New York : Twenty-First Century Books, c1994. Examines such environmental disasters as oil spills, nuclear accidents, toxic waste and chemical disasters, and the effects of various toxins on the food chain. 363.73 THO Thompson, Sharon Elaine, 1952-. Greenhouse effect. San Diego, CA : Lucent Books, c1992. Discusses the greenhouse effect, the consequences of a warming world, and possible ways to protect the environment. 363.73 TYS Tyson, Peter. Acid rain. New York : Chelsea House, c1992. Discusses the problem of acid rain, its causes, how it spreads, and its devastating effects on the environment. Also examines possible solutions to the problem. 577.16 SIL Silverstein, Alvin. Food chains. Brookfield, Conn. : Twenty-First Century Books, 1998. Explains various components of a food chain and discusses the concepts of food webs, umbrella species, biogeochemical cycles, and more. 614.7 PER Perry, John. Our polluted world : can man survive? New York : Watts, 1967. 614.8 MAC Mackarness, Richard. Living safely in a polluted world : how to protect yourself and your children from chemicals in your food and environment. New York : Stein and Day, 1981, c1980. 615.9 SAL Salter, Charles A., 1947-. Food risks and controversies : minimizing the dangers in your diet. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, 1993. Introduces the health hazards associated with food, examining such topics as manmade and natural toxins, food additives, and pesticides, and discusses how to eat safely and wisely. 641.3 MEL Meltzer, Milton, 1915-. Food. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1998. Discusses the social, political, economic, and gastronomic aspects of food in its many forms Reference books available to students REF 333.7 GRO The Grolier Library of environmental concepts and issues. Grolier, c1996. v.1. Ecosystem Earth.--v.2. Air: The invisible resource.--v.3. Water: A finite resource.--v.4. Energy.--v.5. Living resources.--v.6. Using Earth's resources.--v.7. The Earth's ecosystems.--v.8. People and the environment. Examines all aspects of the environment. REF 333.7 MAC Macmillan encyclopedia of the environment. New York : Macmillan Library Reference USA, 1997. Provides information about minerals, energy resources, pollution, soils and erosion, wildlife and extinction, agriculture, the ocean, wilderness, hazardous wastes, population, environmental laws, and evolution. Websites The World Wide Web Virtual Library b Sustainable Development Best Starting Points for Sustainable Development The Global Dialogue of Governments on Mining/Metals and Sustainable Development Earthtrends Smart Communities Network b Creating Energy Smart Communities- A project of the U.S. department of energy Earth summit Info Center for Resource solutions b Dedicated to renewable energy and economic and environmental sustainability Envirolink- the online environmental community Environmental Protection Agency b air trends Ospar Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment http://www.ospar.org/ National center for Appropriate Technology Begin your search at Ebscohost - there are full text articles from over 6000 magazines. suggested search term: sustainable development and ........... Two articles at Ebscohost are linked below JEFFREY SACHS: Economentalist. By: Alexander, Charles. Time, 4/26/2004, Vol. 163 Issue 17, p116, 1/4p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1350; (AN 12846642) Irrigate and die. Economist, 7/19/2003, Vol. 368 Issue 8333, p11, 3p, 1 map, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1240; (AN 10308435) Another Infohio Resource that would be useful is AccessScience. Go to www.infohio.org. Choose the Core Collection or Grades 7-12 button to access this resource.