Where We Live: A Citizen's Guide To Conducting A Community Environmental Inventory

By: Elizabeth Ungar Natter and Don Harker

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Synopsis: Where We Live is a practical workbook to help citizens find information concerning their local environment and to use that information in furthering environmental goals. The book includes general information on human impacts on the environment and instructions for citizens to use in creating a community environmental map. In addition, it guides the user through various environmental programs and available documentation of community environmental hazards.Included are addresses and phone numbers for state environmental and natural resource agencies in all fifty states, and a listing of chemicals and their effects on humans and the environment. The final section of the book presents a series of exercises to help groups explore methods of approaching various community issues.Where We Live is a valuable resource for community development practitioners, local government officials and citizen activists concerned with the impact of environmental decisions on local communities, as well as teachers at both the college and secondary-school levels."

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 332 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781610913652
Publisher:: Island Press
Date of Addition:: 04/01/21
Copyrighted By:: Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Reference, Art and Architecture, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.