Environmental Studies

A movement or theory that applies feminist principles and ideas to ecological issues.

Movement to protect the quality and continuity of life through conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and control of land use.

Any of the political parties established in various countries to oppose the destructive environmental effects of many modern technologies and the economic systems and institutions that drive them.

International protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that was agreed at Kyoto, Japan, in December 1997.

The process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment.

From International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics
Often associated with religious and agricultural views and practices, stewardship covers a diverse range of related positions in regard to how humans ought to value and treat the environment.

Sustainable development is the promotion of developmental patterns that will enable current human generations to meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

From Encyclopedia of Geography
As a concept and a field of study, urban sustainability emerged out of the sustainable development movement that took off in 1987 with the publication of the Brundtland report, Our Common Future.

From International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics
The first law to bear the name ‘Clean Air Act’ was passed by the US Congress in 1963; there were additional laws passed in 1965 and 1967.

From International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics
In 1972, the US Congress rewrote water pollution law by passing the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments, which became known as the ‘Clean Water Act’ (CWA).

From Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 is comprehensive federal legislation designed to protect all species in the United States designated as endangered by protecting habitats critical to their survival.

Agency established to safeguard the environment. Congress officially brought the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) into existence in 1970, but its roots go back as far as 1962.

From International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 became a ‘cornerstone’ of modern environmental law in the USA.