Urban Environmental Education - Resources
Urban Environmental Education - Resources
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Information and data resources that focus on urban environmental issues. Environmental information broken into topic areas is available at: Environmental Information - General
Greenbelt Alliance is a bay area-based non-profit organization dedicated to preserving open space and promoting smart-growth. One goal is to educate young people about the urban natural world. Our unique curriculum, “The Greenbelt in Your Schoolyard”, can be used in many different youth programs called for grades 3-8. To receive a copy, email or download the PDF online.
The URL is: http://greenbelt.org/resources/reports
Site provides hazard information, a resource library, tips for parents, programs for lead control, community outreach and news.
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/
The EcoJustice Network addresses environmental issues facing communities of color in the United States. The EcoJustice Network provides links to government resources, reports and articles, and organizations dealing with environmental justice issues.
The URL is: http://www.igc.apc.org/econet/index.html
Background on environmental disaster of 9/11 with links to scientific and press articles; discussion of government response to the disaster; health consequences; links to other organizations and websites working on the issue.
The URL is: http://www.wtceo.org/
"To help communities address the changing landscape of local and regional planning, HUD sponsored Growing SmartSM, a project to develop model state planning and development management legislation."
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment...
Brought to you as a service of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help you locate, use and share environmental
information on your watershed or community. The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/surf/
This "non-profit society promotes urban food production and environmental conservation," by presenting case studies and urban agriculture tips from around the world.
The URL is: http://www.cityfarmer.org/
"Brownfields: Abandoned, idled or under-used real property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived contamination." HUD is working with community, private, and government organizations to stimulate reinvestment in communities by restoring brownfields to productive use.
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment...
A publication from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health on health disparities within urban communities, specific enviro health issues, strategies, and research.
The URL is: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/justice.htm
BCUE is dedicated to shaping positive and protective attitudes towards our urban environments, both built and natural. Programs for neighborhood communities, schools (preK-12), an afterschool program (grades 1-8), week-end programs and professional development workshops.
The URL is: http://bcue.org/
Located at Harvard University, group serves as a means for circulating a Research Bibliography Series, a Papers In Progress Series, a Document Archive & Reference Series, and an AudioVisual Gateway, providing access to news reports, interviews and documentary material.
The URL is: http://ecojustice.net/
A quarterly online journal (free) that is a "celebration of the symbiosis between the built and natural environments where it exists, and an examination and discourse where it does not."
The URL is: http://www.terrain.org/
"Access hundreds of Free EHS software packages, databases, and interactive information resources. Find out how clean your community is, see photographs of endangered species, ecosystems, and oil spills, visit parks around the world, or view the Kids pages." Most resources can either be downloaded or used online. A project of Donley Technology.
The URL is: http://www.ehsfreeware.com/
"Current studies suggest that the primary sources of lead exposure for most children are deteriorating lead-based paint, lead contaminated dust, and lead contaminated residential soil. OPPT is playing a major role in addressing these residential lead hazards." Informational publications are avail. in PDF format (some in Spanish).
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/lead/
The U.S. Department of Transportation's website features environmental justice case studies, resources relating to governmental, academic, and non-governmental websites, and training opportunities.
The URL is: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ej2.htm
Community programs to preserve farmland and meaningful access to open space by improving planning, providing advice on land stewardship and providing matching funds to create parks. From the Livable Communities Website.
The URL is: http://www.firstgov.gov/index.shtml
"The Envirofacts Warehouse allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Superfund sites, drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste and Biennial Reporting System data, water discharge permits, and grants information. Use online queries to retrieve data or generate maps of environmental information."
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index_java.html
Features EPA environmental justice publications, links to regional environmental justice offices, and information on projects and programs. Sponsored by the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/oswer/ej/index.html
Profiles of communities that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)has worked with to create safe and healthy environments. Community resources that are available through HUD are also listed on the site.
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/energyenviron/index...
Provides profiles of local enviromental problems (toxic chemical releases, air pollution, and agricultural pollution) searchable by zipcode or interactive maps. An environmental information service provided by the Environmental Defense Fund.
The URL is: http://www.scorecard.org/
"Healthy Communities Environmental Mapping — HUD E-MAPS — is a free Internet service that combines information on HUD’s community development and housing programs with EPA’s environmental data."
The URL is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cio/emaps/index.cfm
An online fact sheet from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that outlines the hazards of lead-based paint and safety precautions that consumers can take to reduce their risks and harmful exposure.
The URL is: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5054.html
A nonprofit environmental education organization, "committed to making environmental education relevant to urban learners and to helping them address their unique environmental concerns." Providing urban programs, teacher education, professional speakers for classroom presentations, and resources supporting urban EE concerns.
The URL is: http://www.ecoeducation.org/programs/model_schools...
Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to improve the quality of life in our communities and to protect our natural and historic resources for future generations. TPL's website contains resources for agencies and communities working to conserve land, guide growth, protect air and water, and ensure a high quality of life in urban and rural areas.
The URL is: http://www.tpl.org/
A non-profit educational organization that supports individuals, institutions, federal, state, and local government agencies, and various corporations to diversify campuses and work sites by improving the recruitment, retention and enhancement of minorities.
The URL is: http://www.minorityaccess.org/
"Over the five years of the project, the schools will create, implement, evaluate and disseminate an interdisciplinary curriculum integrating the sciences, mathematics and social studies for grades 6-8 based on urban ecosystems themes, and will also address local community needs." A Project of U.S. Dept. of Ed and Portland State Univ.
The URL is: http://www.cse.pdx.edu/urbeco/
"The Urban Environmental Initiative (UEI) is a pilot program launched in 1995 under the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Region 1, New England, to address environmental and public health problems in urban cities. The UEI facilitates community based environmental protection" through grants, education and access to information.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/region01/eco/uei/index.html
The World Resource Institute site looking at sustainability in urban communities. Case studies from the U.S. and around the world illustrate the challenges urban areas face and how they are striving to overcome them.
The URL is: http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm?PubID=253...
"A research, education, technical assistance, and community-linked organization of affiliated programs on urban and environmental policy, actions and education. Based at Occidental College, UEPI focuses on issues of regional development, work and industry, housing, and the urban environment."
The URL is: http://www.uepi.oxy.edu/
Earth 911 is a public and private sector partnership that was founded in 1991. It is operated by E2C, Engaging & Empowering Citizenship, which provides the public with free "call-to-action" awareness programs. Through
Earth 911, environmental information and resources are offered by thousands of local authorities and made available to all communities and citizens of all ages throughout North America. Topics include Recycling, Household Hazardous Waste, Beach Water Quality, Water Conservation, Air, Energy, a Kid's/Education area and more. The URL is: http://www.earth911.org/master.asp
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