Geographic and Skill Development
Throughout this course, students will:
use the geographic inquiry process and the concepts of geographic thinking when investigating issues related to the environment and the management of natural resources
- Encyclopedia Of Geography Terms, Themes, And Concepts (Book)
- Geo-data The World Geographical Encyclopedia (Book, eBook)
- McGraw Hill’s Atlas Of World Events The Key Political, Economic, Demographic, And Environmental Issues That Are Shaping The World Today (Book)
- Atlas Of The World National Geographic Maps (Book)
- What Is The Geographic Approach? (Website)
- Independent Investigation – Royal Geographical Society (Website)
- I Can Think Like a Geographer! Spatial Significance (Website)
apply in everyday contexts skills, including spatial skills, developed through geographical investigation, and identify careers in which a background in geography might be an asset
- Careers by Major – Geography, Geomatics and Environment (Website)
- Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) (Website)
- What Can You Do With A Geography Degree? (Website)
Spatial Organization
Throughout this course, students will:
assess various strategies used for protecting natural spaces and species, locally, nationally, and globally
- Ready For Change? An Assessment Of Ontario’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (Book)
- How Much Habitat Is Enough? A Framework For Guiding Habitat Rehabilitation In Great Lakes (Book)
- Preserve Ontario’s Carolinian Forests Preserve Songbird Species At Risk (Database article)
- Wildlife Preservation Canada: Canada’s Last Defence for Endangered Species (Website)
- World Network of Biosphere Reserves (Website)
- Essex Region Conservation (Website)
assess impacts of human population settlement on natural spaces and species
- Not On My Watch: How A Renegade Whale Biologist Took On Governments And Industry To Save Wild Salmon (Book, eBook)
- Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact On The Earth (Book)
- Tipping Point For Planet Earth (Book)
- Earth Then And Now (Book)
- Green Equilibrium The Vital Balance Of Humans & Nature (Book)
- Terra Our 100-million-year-old Ecosystem–and The Threats That Now Put It At Risk (Book)
- Kaiāulu Gathering Tides (Book)
- Invasive Alien Species (Hoopla eBook)
analyse relationships between the spheres of the earth and the characteristics of ecosystems
- Half-earth Our Planet’s Fight For Life (Book)
- The Secret Wisdom of Nature Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things -— Stories From Science and Observation (Book, eBook)
- Desert Ecology An Introduction To Life In The Arid Southwest (Book)
- A Reef In Time The Great Barrier Reef From Beginning To End (Book)
- Climate And Ecosystems (Hoopla eBook)
- Life Under Glass (Hoopla eBook)
- Ecosystem (Website)
- Soil, Land and Climate Change (Website)
Sustainability and Stewardship of Natural Resources
Throughout this course, students will:
analyse the roles and contributions of individuals, governments, and organizations with respect to the sustainable management of the world’s natural resources
- World Atlas Of Sustainable Development Economic, Social, And Environmental Data(Book)
- Solved How The World’s Great Cities Are Fixing The Climate Crisis (Book)
- The Geography Of Hope A Tour Of The World We Need (Book)
- Just Cool It! The Climate Crisis And What We Can Do : A Post-Paris Agreement (Book)
- Canada’s Boreal Forest (Book)
- Environmental Policy And Biodiversity (Hoopla eBook)
- Conservation Across Borders (Hoopla eBook)
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer) (Website)
- Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy 2020 to 2023 (Website)
- Sustainable Forest Management (Website)
- International Watersheds Initiative: Building on Success (Website)
- Principles and Guidelines forEcological Restoration in Canada’s Protected Natural Areas (Website)
- Natural resource management and climate change (Website)
- Sustainable Development (Website)
analyse impacts of resource development on the natural and human environment, and assess ways of managing resource development sustainably
- The Age Of Sustainable Development (Book)
- The Last Forest The Amazon In The Age Of Globalization (Book)
- The Real Cost Of Fracking (Book)
- On the Edge The State and Fate of the World’s Tropical Rainforests (Cloudlibrary eBook)
- Paradise Won The Struggle to Create Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Supporting Aboriginal Participation In Resource Development The Role Of Impact And Benefit Agreements (Database article)
- Integrating the Environment in Urban Planning and Management: Key Principle and Approaches for Cities in the 21st Century (Website)
- Impacts of Resource Development (Website)
assess the availability of various natural resources, and analyse factors affecting their exploitation and use
- Tar Sands Dirty Oil And The Future Of A Continent (Book)
- Should Drilling Be Permitted In The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? (Book)
- The Last Forest The Amazon In The Age Of Globalization (Book)
- Breakdown The Pipeline Debate And The Threat To Canada’s Future (Book)
- Blue Future (Hoopla eBook)
Ecological Systems: Interconnections and Interdependence
Throughout this course, students will:
analyse challenges involved in reducing pollution from human activities, and assess the effectiveness of various methods of pollution reduction
- Climate Change Picturing The Science (Book)
- A Good War: Mobilizing Canada For The Climate Emergency(Book)
- The Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat Of Air Pollution — And How We Can Fight Back (Book)
- Ecological Economics: An Introduction (Book)
- Overheated:The Human Cost Of Climate Change (Book)
- Human Dimensions Of Ecological Restoration (Hoopla eBook)
- New Thinking About Pollution (Hoopla eBook)
- Windfall (Kanopy eVideo)
- Sustainable Water Use (Kanopy eVideo)
- Government of Canada: Taking Action to Reduce the Plastic Pollution (Website)
evaluate impacts of various types of pollution on the natural environment and on human health
- Superman’s Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis And What We The People Can Do About It (Book)
- A Sea In Flames The Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout (Book)
- Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution (Book)
- Slow Death By Rubber Duck:How The Toxicity Of Everyday Life Affects Our Health (Book)
- Visit Sunny Chernobyl And Other Adventures In The World’s Most Polluted Places (Book)
- Island On Fire The Extraordinary Story Of A Forgotten Volcano That Changed The World (Book)
- Impacts Of Climate Change On Human Health In The United States (Hoopla eBook)
- Polluted Water And Your Vital Organs (Hoopla eBook)
- Air Pollution in Asia (Hoopla eBook)
describe key ecological and biological processes, and explain how they are affected by human activities
- Endangered Oceans (Book)
- Agriculture And The Nitrogen Cycle (Hoopla eBook)
- The Global Carbon Cycle (Hoopla eBook)
- Ecological Processes (Website)
Community Action
Throughout this course, students will:
assess a variety of strategies for resolving environmental and natural resource management issues, locally, nationally, and/or globally
- True Green @ Work 100 Ways You Can Make The Environment Your Business (Book)
- How To Avoid A Climate Disaster:The Solutions We Have And The Breakthroughs We Need (Book, eBook)
- Blue Skies Over Beijing (Hoopla eBook)
- Climate Ready: A Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Town of Essex, 2021-2026, (Website)
- Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (Website)
assess impacts of community land use and infrastructure on humans and the natural environment, and assess ways of reducing these impacts
- High Tech Trash Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, And Human Health (Book)
- Stormwater Management For Sustainable Urban Environments (Book)
- Groundwater Quality Survey Of Shallow Wells Situated Within 2 Km. Radius Of Essex No. 3 Landfill Site, Township Of Maidstone, County Of Essex (Book)
- Reshaping The Built Environment (Hoopla eBook)
- Great Lakes Agriculture – The Nature Conservancy (Website)
- Wastewater Pollution (Website)
analyse impacts of various human behaviours on the natural environment, and assess the role of behaviour, ethics, and technology in reducing these impacts
- Earth Repair A Grassroots Guide To Healing Toxic And Damaged Landscapes (Book)
- Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit 10 Clean Technologies To Save Our World (Book)
- Inconspicuous Consumption:The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have (Book, eBook)
- Computers And The Environment Understanding And Managing Their Impacts (Book)
- Ecological Footprint (Hoopla eBook)
- An (almost) Zero-waste Life (Hoopla eBook)
- Making Your Lifestyle Footprint Regenerative (Kanopy eVideo)