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Earth Sciences

- (also known as geoscience or the geosciences), is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. It is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth science. The major historic disciplines use physics, geology, geography, meteorology, mathematics, chemistry and biology to build a quantitative understanding of the principal areas or spheres of the Earth system - Wikipedia.

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  • Columbia University (US), Center for International Earth Science Information network (CIESIN) - mission to provide access to and enhance the use of info worldwide, advancing understanding of human interactions in the environment and serving the needs of science and public and private decision making, independent non-governmental organization

  • EnviroLink Network (US) - non-profit organization, grassroots online community uniting organizations & volunteers around the world, up-to-date environmental information and news.

  • Geology.com (US) - information about geology and earth science to visitors without charge: Articles, News, Maps, Satellite Images, Dictionary

  • US Geological Survey (US) - multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information and water, dedicated to timely, relevant and impartial study of landscape, natural resources, and natural hazards that threaten: Maps, Imagery and Publications, Hazards, Newsroom, Education, Jobs

  • Intute (UK), Earth Sciences Gateway - target audience students, staff and researchers: Area Studies, Earthquakes & Seismology, General, Geochemistry, Geographical Information Systems, Geomorphology, Geophysics, History, Hydrology & Hydrogeology, Meteorology & Climatology, Minerals & Gemstones, Oceanography, Petrology, Planetary Geology, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy & Geochronology, Structural Geology & Tectonics, Volcanoes

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Climate change

Open University (UK), OpenLearn

explores climate change and global warming, how the Earth’s global mean surface temperature is determined, natural greenhouse effect and how this contributes to a balanced global climate, human impact on the atmosphere including the impact of industrialisation & other sources of greenhouse gases connected to humans, means of measuring climate change

Introduction to Environmental Engineering

Penn State University (US)

introduction, mass & energy fundamentals, physical chemistry & principles, organic chemistry, microbiology & microbial growth, erosion control & stormwater management, water, waste, air pollution, global events

Transport Processes in the Environment

MIT (US), OpenCourseware

introduction to mass transport in environmental flows with emphasis on river & lake systems, derivation & solutions to differential mass conservation equations, molecular & turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange & particle transport: readings, labs, tools, related resources

Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of Global Energy

MIT OpenCourseWare (US)

strategic and political implications of ongoing trends in global energy markets, particularly markets for crude oil and natural gas, world's major oil and natural gas producing regions (Middle East, the Caspian Region, Russia, Venezuela, and the North Sea), Producer-consumer relationships for China, India, Japan, and the US, foreign policy implications, especially with respect to China

Environmental, Natural Resources and Sustainability Economics (courses)

Humboldt State University (US)
  • Economics of a Sustainable Society - economic fundamentals, sustainability as an ethic and as a policy standard, interrelationships between sustainability and factors such as income, poverty, educational attainment, empowerment of women and ethnic minorities, international trade, population growth and taxes, policy proposals, discounting, economic development assistance programs, methods for measuring progress, issues, case studies

  • Environmental and Natural Resources Economics - normative foundations, supply and demand, property rights, externalities, natural resource economics, fisheries economics, benefit cost analysis, political economy, compliance and deterrence, incentive regulation, cap & trade, RPS, climate change

Environment and Sustainable Development

UNU OpenCourseWare

examines policy responses to environmental problems caused by economic development with special attention to innovation, innovation for the environment explored: reading material, course download

Global Warming

Cincinnati University (US)

examines the general topic of climate change and asks are the scientific uncertainties surrounding Global Warming large enough to preclude developing mitigation policies?

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