| Environment and Ecology is concerned with the interrelationships among components of the natural and human-made world. These components incorporate the disciplines of ecology, resource management, agriculture diversity, government and the impact of human actions on natural systems. This interaction leads to the study of watersheds, threatened and endangered species, pest management and the development of laws and regulations that protect, control and manage the environment to meet societal needs for long term sustainability. |
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Available is a listing of academic standards pertaining to environment and ecology.
In his landmark book Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv called the growing isolation of Americans from outdoor experience “nature-deficit disorder.” Louv's book explored how the destruction of natural landscapes by urban sprawl, community design that denies access to nature, and the explosion of electronic distractions are cutting contact with the natural world from American childhood.
