Environmental history of the southwest as a general science education course

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-219

  Sheppard, Paul R ^a   Hallman, Christine L ^a   Towner, Ronald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649306862     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/sheppard-v56p212     Document Type: Article

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