Evaluating Informal Science Education Centers in the Southern Appalachians.
The southern Appalachian region is a hotspot of ecological biodiversity that is under increasing threat from climate change and rapid population growth. We posit that informal science education is uniquely adapted to foster environmental stewardship in the region, but the current state of informal s...
| Publicado en: | Southeastern Geographer Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 291 - 306 |
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University of North Carolina Press
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