Climate change education and the ecological footprint

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 865-872

  Cordero, Eugene C ^a   Todd, Anne Marie ^a   Abellera, Diana ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Redefining Progress   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CANNING; CLIMATE CONTROL; CLIMATOLOGY; CURRICULA; EDUCATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; GLOBAL WARMING; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY USE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LEARNING ACTIVITIES; MITIGATION STRATEGIES; OZONE DEPLETION; PERSONAL ENERGY; PUBLIC EDUCATION; SOCIAL ISSUES; STUDENT KNOWLEDGE; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 49249121733     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007BAMS2432.1     Document Type: Article

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