In Into the Clear Blue Sky, climate scientist and chair of the Global Carbon Project Rob Jackson explains that we need to redefine our goals. As he argues here, we shouldn't only be trying to stabilize the Earth's temperature at some arbitrary value. Instead, we can restore the atmosphere itself in a lifetime--and this should be our moral duty. Restoring the atmosphere means reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the air to pre-industrial levels--starting...

"Current literature reveals the importance of expanding the educational toolchest to include teaching through games. Game-based learning has been extensively studied, underscoring a human need to have fun while learning. This research project focused on the development of 'Paved Paradise: A Tiny House Ecovillage' Board Game, that could teach individuals how to live on the planet with minimal impact while they simultaneously designed a tiny house ecovillage....

"This research builds upon scholarship in critical environment science agency, and also fulfills a need from the field of community and citizen science for critically oriented programs with implications for teacher professional learning."-leaf ii.

As the global climate crisis continues, pursuing political consensus on pro-climate actions becomes a more urgent priority. This dissertation explores the attitudinal effects of a short video message describing the reproductive health harms of air pollution, a frame that has not yet been extensively employed in climate communications. Analysis reveals that the reproductive health message appeals to certain groups on certain issues. Notably, the message...

"Student and youth leadership programs are prevalent across the United States with programs based in schools, communities, and religious institutions. The researched benefits of such programs include an increased attachment to the community, a greater sense of belonging, and the development of prosocial behaviors. The vast majority of youth leadership programs are intended for High School and College students, with a smaller number of programs starting...

Sustainable development is a global priority, yet there needs to be more research that investigates the training of sustainable development practitioners to address critical multidisciplinary challenges. This disseration aims to analyze the ecosystem that trains development practitioners ; design a Masters in Sustainable Development Practice (MDP) program to train development practitioners and assess what their credentials should be to increase Jamaica's...

"Critiques of outdoor adventure education (OAE) include concerns over the lack of racially and ethnically diverse user participation on public land, barriers for minoritized groups to participation in the outdoors , and the lack of racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in outdoor leadership. This dissertation suggested that one way that ongoing issues of equity and justice in OAE is prioritized is through the critical renovation of sense of place curriculum....

"The Accidental Ecosystem tells the story of how cities across the United States went from having little wildlife to filling, dramatically and unexpectedly, with wild creatures. Today, many of these cities have more large and charismatic wild animals living in them than at any time in at least the past 150 years. Why have so many cities--the most artificial and human-dominated of all Earth's ecosystems--grown rich with wildlife, even as wildlife has...

"Ecotherapy and nature-based approaches represent a recently growing field of interventions that focus on rekindling a reciprocal human relationship with nature, one that yields both deeper care, concern, and connection to the planet, as well as positive mental health benefits. As mental illness rises in the United States, ecotherapy has emerged as an intervention method that promises not only mental health benefits to those diagnosed, but also to...

"The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the wine market, its producers, and how consumers interact with a sensory-oriented product. Traditionally, sensory attributes of interacting with wine rely on the face-to-face method of delivery, whereby consumers interpret wine products by the perceptions of sight, smell, and taste to determine if they like a specific product. Mandatory shutdowns and pandemic restrictions have challenged traditional...