Sustainability

Local Description

STUDENTS: Year Level: 09, 10, 11 and 12 PRODUCT: Subject: History and Geography Subject: Environmental Studies

Description

Sustainability is positioned on the learning pathway that prepares students for their places in a world and an economy that will have sustainable development as a major theme. This book invites students to explore the issues and terminology involved. Through connections with, experience in, reflection about and knowledge of sustainability, students will become action-competent and equipped with the means to contribute to the good health of New Zealand and the planet generally.While Sustainability sits firmly in the Social Studies strands, especially The Economic World, Place and Environment, and Continuity and Change, and in Geography NCEA, the concept of sustainability is integral to the New Zealand curriculum. It is intrinsic in all its values, key competencies, principles and learning areas.

Author description

Ruth Naumann is an experienced Social Studies teacher and the author of numerous social studies publications.

Table of contents

CONTENTS: •What Does Sustainability Mean? • Greenhouse Gases – Sustainability’s Enemies • The Argument About Global Warming • The Carbon Footprint • Carbon Offsetting • Sustainable Energy • Sustainable Transport • Overpopulation • Environmental Refugees • Overconsumption • Life Cycle of a Cellphone • The Poo Problem • Waste, Garbage, Junk, Trash, Rubbish, Refuse • Sustainable Species • The Water Footprint • Wetlands – Sustainability’s Friend • Chemical Crunch-Time • The Ecological Footprint • Fishy Issues • Trees – Sustainability’s Main Mates • Amazon Rainforest – From Tree Choppers to Tree Huggers • Food Miles • Sustainable Gardening for Food • Softly-Treading Tourists • Sustainable Buildings Aren’t Sick • Shaking up Cities • Mining Doesn’t Have to be End of Story • Going Green • China is a Test Case for Sustainability 1 • The Earth Charter • Sustainability Will Save the Planet