The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to environmental studies:
Environmental studies – multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. Environmental studies connects principles from the physical sciences, commerce/economics, the humanities, and social sciences to address complex contemporary environmental issues. It is a broad field of study that includes the natural environment, the built environment, and the relationship between them.
Fields of study
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Aquatic and environmental engineering
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Biomimetics (Biomimicry)
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Climatology
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Conservation biology
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Conservation movement
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Ecocriticism
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Ecological economics
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Ecological engineering
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Ecological genetics
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Ecological humanities
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Ecological literacy
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Ecological psychology
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Energy and environment
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Energy conservation
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Environmental archaeology
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Environmental chemistry
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Environmental degradation
Environment most often refers to:
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* Natural environment, referring respectively to all living and non-living things occurring naturally and the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism ...
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Environmental design
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Environmental economics
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Environmental effects on physiology
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Environmental engineering
Environmental engineering is a professional engineering Academic discipline, discipline related to environmental science. It encompasses broad Science, scientific topics like chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, hydraulics, hydrology, microbiolo ...
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Environmental ethics
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Environmental finance
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Environmental geography
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Environmental geology
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Environmental history
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Environmental impact assessment
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Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement about supporting life, habitats, and surroundings. While environmentalism focuses more on the environmental and nature-related aspects of green ideology and politics, ecolog ...
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Environmental issues
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Environmental justice
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Environmental law
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Environmental management
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Environmental monitoring
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Environmental movement
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Environmental organization
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Environmental philosophy
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Environmental psychology
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Environmental policy
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Environmental protection
Environmental protection, or environment protection, refers to the taking of measures to protecting the natural environment, prevent pollution and maintain ecological balance. Action may be taken by individuals, advocacy groups and governments. ...
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Environmental racism
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Environmental remediation
Environmental remediation is the cleanup of hazardous substances dealing with the removal, treatment and containment of pollution or contaminants from Natural environment, environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment. Remediation may be ...
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Environmental restoration
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Environmental science
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Environmental sociology
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Environmental soil science
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Environmental studies
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Environmental technology
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Environmental toxicology
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Geomatics
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Green chemistry
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Green computing
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Green economy
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Green engineering
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Landscape architecture
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Natural resource management
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Fishing
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Hunting
Hunting is the Human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products (fur/hide (sk ...
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Hydrology
Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydro ...
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Oceanography
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Pollutant
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Pollution
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Renewable energy
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Renewable resource
A renewable resource (also known as a flow resource) is a natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a finite amount of t ...
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Restoration ecology
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Sustainability science
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Sustainability studies
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Toxicology
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Traditional environmental knowledge
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Waste management
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Waste minimisation
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Whaling
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Wildlife conservation
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Wildlife management
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Wildlife observation
Degrees
Primary undergraduate and graduate degrees in
Environmental studies include the following.
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Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
in Environmental Studies BA 4sem
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Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES)
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Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies (BS)
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Master of Arts in Environmental Studies (MA)
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Master of Professional Studies in Environmental Studies (MPS)
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Master of Science in Environmental Studies (MS)
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Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of Postgraduate education, graduate study and original resear ...
in Environmental Studies (PhD)
Environmental education institutions and organizations
Listed here are primary, secondary, and non-degree granting
environmental education institutions and organizations.
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Arkansas Environmental Academy
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Canadian Centre for Environmental Education (CCEE)
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Dekalb Academy of Technology and Environment
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Earhart Environmental Magnet Elementary School
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Ecovillage Training Center (in Tennessee in the US)
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Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Germany
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Environmental Charter High School
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Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
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European Academy of Environmental Affairs
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Fanling Environmental Resource Centre
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Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
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Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies
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Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School
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Jennings Environmental Education Center
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Jupiter Environmental Research and Field Studies Academy
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Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center
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Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC)
* London Environmental Education Forum (LEEF)
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Merry Lea Environmental Center
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NatureBridge (in California in the US)
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Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center
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Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Rachel Carson Center, Environmental Studies Certificate Programme, Munich Germany*
School of Environmental Studies, Minnesota
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School of Social Ecology
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Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
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Southern Environmental Center
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Subject Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UK
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Sunnyside Environmental School
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Sustainability Management School (SUMAS) (Switzerland)
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School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
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The School for Field Studies (SFS)
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Tokyo Global Engineering Corporation, Japan (global)
See also
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Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study (CHEERS), USA
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Fourth International Conference on Environmental Education (2007), India
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Milthorpe Lecture,
Macquarie University
Macquarie University ( ) is a Public university, public research university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the Sydney metropolitan area. ...
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National Environmental Education Act (1990), USA
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North American collegiate sustainability programs
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Phase I environmental site assessment, USA
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Environmental groups and resources serving K–12 schools
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IB Group 4 subjects
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Index of environmental articles
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Outline of environmental journalism
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List of environment research institutes
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List of environmental design degree–granting institutions
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List of institutions awarding Bachelor of Environmental Science degrees
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List of institutions awarding Bachelor of Environmental Studies degrees
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List of years in the environment
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in the environment and environmental sciences
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Chartered Environmentalist
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Environmental Change Network (ECN)
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Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
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Society for Environment and Education
References
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