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Planting an Idea
Critical and Creative Thinking About Environmental Issues
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eBook - ePub
Planting an Idea
Critical and Creative Thinking About Environmental Issues
About this book
A first-of-its-kind handbook, allowing the reader to combine the processes of critical and creative thinking with a detailed discussion of the environmental challenges facing our planet Â
Planting an Idea is part guidebook for better critical and creative thinking and part overview of the environmental challenges that face our planet today. It is designed
to help readers young and old examine and develop opinions on a variety of environmental issues based on substance, creativity, and fact. Â
Apps and Kassulke take the reader through an examination of critical and creative thinking, providing a foundation for these skills—a foundation that can be used in all matter of public discourse. They then provide a brief history of the environmental movement, followed by a deep exploration of various environmental issues, ranging from climate change to land use to clean air and water. In each section, Apps and Kassulke show how the processes of critical and creative thinking can be used to evaluate the issues and define potential actions and solutions. Â
Inside, a wide variety of topics are covered, including:Â
This book allows readers to better understand their positions, developing the tools they need to provide evidence that is accurate and reliable and to consider other perspectives along the way. An essential read for anyone interested in protecting the environment, Planting an Idea will enable readers to unlock ways to navigate some of today's most pressing and important challenges. Â
Planting an Idea is part guidebook for better critical and creative thinking and part overview of the environmental challenges that face our planet today. It is designed
to help readers young and old examine and develop opinions on a variety of environmental issues based on substance, creativity, and fact. Â
Apps and Kassulke take the reader through an examination of critical and creative thinking, providing a foundation for these skills—a foundation that can be used in all matter of public discourse. They then provide a brief history of the environmental movement, followed by a deep exploration of various environmental issues, ranging from climate change to land use to clean air and water. In each section, Apps and Kassulke show how the processes of critical and creative thinking can be used to evaluate the issues and define potential actions and solutions. Â
Inside, a wide variety of topics are covered, including:Â
- AgricultureÂ
- Endangered SpeciesÂ
- Land UseÂ
- Air QualityÂ
- And lots moreÂ
This book allows readers to better understand their positions, developing the tools they need to provide evidence that is accurate and reliable and to consider other perspectives along the way. An essential read for anyone interested in protecting the environment, Planting an Idea will enable readers to unlock ways to navigate some of today's most pressing and important challenges. Â
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: Just Think About It
- Chapter 1—The Environmental Movement: Providing a Brief History
- Chapter 2—All About Thinking: Evaluating How You Know What You Know
- Chapter 3—A Game Changer: Combining Critical and Creative Thinking
- Chapter 4—Climate Change: Finding Our House Is on Fire
- Chapter 5—Agriculture: Growing from a Complex History, Facing an Uncertain Future
- Chapter 6—Forests: Discovering Deep Roots and Branching Out
- Chapter 7—Water: Riding a Wave of Complex Issues
- Chapter 8—Energy: Building Up Steam for Sustainability
- Chapter 9—Air Quality: Finding It’s Too Soon to Breathe a Sigh of Relief
- Chapter 10—Natural Resource Issues: Where Enjoying Meets Exploiting
- Chapter 11—Land Use: Seeing the Need for Resilient Road Mapping
- Chapter 12—Endangered Species: Going, Going, Gone
- Chapter 13—Biodiversity: Protecting Healthy Ecosystems
- Conclusion: Just the Beginning
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- For Further Reading
- About the Authors