2004, ISBN: 9781559639675

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A powerful study illuminates our nation's collective civic fault lines Recent events have turned the spo… Mehr…

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A powerful study illuminates our nation's collective civic fault lines Recent events have turned the spotlight on the issue of race in modern America, and the current cultural climate calls out for more research, education, dialogue, 6, Washington, D.c.: Island Press, November 29, 2004. New. How can you make a real difference in the world and make a good living at the same time? The ECO Guide to Careers That Make a Difference: Environmental Work for a Sustainable World provides the answerDeveloped by The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO, the creators of the popular Complete Guide to Environmental Careers), this new volume is unlike any careers book you've seen before Reaching far beyond job titles and resume tips, The ECO Guide immerses you in the strategies and tactics that leading edge professionals are using to tackle pressing problems and create innovative solutionsTo bring you definitive information from the real world of environmental problem-solving, The ECO Guide has engaged some of the nation's most respected experts to explain the issues and describe what's being done about them today You'll explore: Global climate change with Eileen Claussen, Pew Center for Global Climate Change; Biodiversity loss with Stuart Pimm, Nicholas School for the Environment at Duke University; Green Business with Stuart Hart, Kenan-Flager Business School at University of North Carolina; Ecotourism with Martha Honey, The International Ecotourism Society; Environmental Justice with Robert Bullard, Environmental Justice Center at Clark Atlanta University; Alternative Energy with Seth Dunn, Worldwatch Institute; Water Quality with Sandra Postel, Global Water Policy Project; Green Architecture with William McDonough, McDonough + Partners; and twelve other critical issuesTo demonstrate even more clearly what eco-work feels like on the ground, The ECO Guide offers vivid "Career Snapshots" of selected employers and the professionals that work there You'll visit government agencies like the USDA Forest Service, nonprofit organizations like Conservation International and Project Wild, and local advocates like Alternatives for Community and Environment You'll go inside environmental businesses like Wildland Adventures and Stonyfield Farms And you'll learn from academic institutions like the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Gund Institute for Ecological EconomicsECO also identifies and describes forty specific jobs that are representative of environmental career opportunities in the twenty-first century It provides dozens of the best Internet resources And most importantly, The ECO Guide offers all of the insight about current trends you expect from ECO, the acknowledged leaders in environmental career information 320 pp, Island Press, 6<

2004, ISBN: 9781559639675

Contributor: Doyle, Kevin, Island Press, Paperback, Auflage: Revised, Revised, 320 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-11-29T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: index, 0.69 kg, Verkaufsr… Mehr…

Contributor: Doyle, Kevin, Island Press, Paperback, Auflage: Revised, Revised, 320 Seiten, Publiziert: 2004-11-29T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: index, 0.69 kg, Verkaufsrang: 2386849, Textbook Rental ASINs, Specialty Stores, Books, Guides, Job Hunting & Careers, Business & Money, Subjects, Vocational Guidance, Environmental Economics, Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, Science & Math, Conservation, Nature & Ecology, Environmentalism, Career Development, Counseling, Schools & Teaching, Education & Teaching, Citi Free One-Day Shipping, Special Features Stores, Sustainability, Higher Education, partition_000, partition_070, Format: Illustrated, Island Press, 2004<