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ENVS 200: Introduction to Environmental Studies (Rev. 6) Report a Broken Link

Worksheets

Compiled List of Study Terms
Unit 0 Worksheet: The Structure of the Course and Wicked Socioecological Issues
Unit 1 Worksheet: The Environment, Human Society, and Environmental Changes
Unit 2 Worksheet: Science, Energy, and Matter
Unit 3 Worksheet: Matter Cycling, Ecosystems, and Complex Systems
Unit 4 Worksheet: Forests and Forestry Management
Unit 5 Worksheet: Agriculture and Soils
Unit 6 Worksheet: Freshwater, Oceans, and Fisheries
Unit 7 Worksheet: Atmosphere, Ozone, and Climate Change
Unit 8 Worksheet: Minerals, Energy, Waste, and Pollution
Unit 9 Worksheet: Endangered Species and Conservation
Unit 10 Worksheet: Urban Areas and Transitions to Sustainability

Unit 0

Fletcher, S., Jacobson, L., & Schreiner, R. (2022, September 1). We birthed the movement: The Warren County PCB landfill protests, 1978–1982. University of North Carolina (UNC) Libraries. https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/we-birthed/introduction

Unit 1

BBC Ideas. (2020, July 24). Is it time to reassess our relationship with nature? | BBC Ideas [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWGP34-4tY

Unit 2

UNCDD. (2012, August 1). Desertification is a silent killer [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ADeT9RAH8

Unit 3

Arlind Boshnjaku. (2012, April 1). Welcome to the anthropocene [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvgG-pxlobk

Unit 4

White, T. (2014, September). What can save the rainforest? Your used cell phone [Video]. TEDxCERN. https://www.ted.com/talks/topher_white_what_can_save_the_rainforest_your_used_cell_phone

Unit 5

Friedrich, B. (2020, February). Meat without animals: The future of food [Video]. TEDxGateway. https://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_friedrich_meat_without_animals_the_future_of_food

Unit 6

Partlow, J., Farell, J., Dennis, B., Sacks, B., & Slater, J. (2023, August 13). How the Maui wildfires devastated Lahaina, hour by hour. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/13/maui-wildfire-started-spread
School of Thought. (2017, June 2). Assess the view that most natural disasters are the result of human activity [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR_U8aCKqcU

Unit 7

Global Footprint Network. (n.d.). Ecological Footprint Calculator. Retrieved June 20, 2024, from https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en
WWF UK. (2021, March 4). How to reduce your environmental footprint | WWF [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEFJd-fJpQ

Unit 8

The Story of Stuff Project. (2021, April 21). The story of plastic (animated short) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO3SA4YyEYU
The Story of Stuff Project. (2019, April 21). The story of plastic: Where your recycled plastic ends up [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urFZ5o0az_4

Unit 9

Reid, A. [4TH SPACE Concordia University]. (2022, March 25). Indigenous leadership is essential to conservation [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNPJST2GKc
Nathalie Seddon. (2021, May 27). The future we can and must chose: nature-based solutions [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-unUVfAwsQ

Unit 10

BCNUEJ - Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability. (2022, May 23). UPDATED: 10 Drivers of Urban Injustice [Video playlist]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1eARHwKIbU&list=PLsdD1wa0cvVW5VqCUdGLFDWsErGGXJocd