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ACTIVE LEARNING MODULES ON THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL CHANGE 

Introduction to the Human Dimensions of Global Change

 

By Emma R.M. Archer and Billie L. Turner II Graduate School of Geography, Clark University
 
What Is This Module About? | Editor's Note | Full Table of Contents 
Unit 1: The Driving Forces of Global Change Unit 2: Environmental Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit 3: Climate 
Change 
Unit 4:  Human Impacts 
and Responses
References | Glossary | Notes on Active Pedagogy | Supporting Materials | Appendices

 

Significant revisions contributed by CCG2 Summer 1996 workshop participants Sarah Bednarz (Texas A&M University), Jennifer DeHart (Appalachian State University), Kirstin Dow (Rutgers University), Lisa Graumlich (University of Arizona), Jeremy Holman (Clark University), Ian Okabe (University College of the Fraser Valley), Frances Slater (University of London), Sarah Washburn (University of North Carolina), and Kay Weller (University of Northern Iowa).
 

Developing Active Learning Modules on the Human Dimensions of Global Change
"Introduction to the Human Dimensions of Global Change"
© 1997 by the Association of American Geographers, 1710 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-3198. Phone: (202) 234-1450, Fax: (202) 234-2744, E-mail: gaia@aag.org. ISBN: 0-89291-239-1.  Printed copies of this document may be ordered directly from the Association.

Project director, Susan Hanson, Clark University, acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the Association of American Geographers (AAG) (Grant No. DUE-9354651) for the development of these teaching materials. Administrative support is provided through the AAG's Second Commission on College Geography (CCG2) and the AAG's Educational Affairs Director, Osa Brand, and her staff. General Project support is provided by Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts which also hosted a workshop to develop the modules further. The hard work of the conference participants evident in these materials is greatly appreciated. Kay Hartnett, Clark University, gave most generous and proficient graphic design advice. Module authors, co-authors, and other contributors are solely responsible for the opinions, findings, and conclusions stated in this module which do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF or AAG.

These materials were converted to hypertext form by Jeremy Holman, CCG2 Project Staff Member (Clark University) with the permission of the authors and the AAG.  The format of the Internet version of these materials has been adopted and modified from that developed by Jennifer Goett, University of Texas at Austin.

 

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