Browsing Environmental Studies Senior Individualized Projects by Issue Date
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Climate Change and Poverty Alleviation in the Twenty-First Century: A Case study with the Mi Bosque Project and CARE Guatemala
(Kalamazoo College, 2009)This paper will examine how this particular development project has carried out its goals of climate change mitigation activities and poverty alleviation through innovative measures, and if their approaches have proven ... -
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Humans and the Wilderness on the Appalachian Trail
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)Many authors such as Aldo Leopold, E.O. Wilson, and Richard Louv have studied the connection between wilderness and humans. These authors conclude that this connection is intrinsic. The Appalachian Trail (AT) is a 2,183.5 ... -
The Influence of Invasive Centaurea stoebe on Cirsium pitcheri and Tanacetum huronense
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)Centaurea stoebe is a major invasive species within the United States that has invaded the sensitive dune habitats of the Great Lakes region. This area is home to many unique and increasingly rare species, two of which are ... -
Building Responsibly : An investigation of responsible business and how a new insect farm can approach growing responsibly
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2015)Insects, consumed regularly by humans in eighty percent of countries in the world, are a source of nutrition relatively unknown in North America and Western Europe. With growing population and continued climate change, ... -
The Impacts of Exposure to Nature on Humans' Mental and Physical Health
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2016)Exposure to nature, defined as an environment than can live and prosper without human contact, is beneficial for human beings. Indeed, studies have shown that exposure to natural or green spaces affects children and ... -
Waste-full : A Philosophical Investigation of the Pedagogical Potential of Waste
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2017)Recent changes to educational policy and subsequent economic and curricular consequences have caused concern among educators about the normative direction of education. Just as the political and economic systems are rooted ...