Preparing Future Generations: Climate Change, Sustainability and the Moral Obligation of Higher Education.

The article offers information on the problem of global climate change, which the future generations will face. It states that the rate of climatic change has severe consequences for the abilities of species and ecosystems to adapt. It presents the National Science Foundation (NSP) pilot program, un...

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Publicado en:	Ometeca Vol. 14/15; pp. 53 - 77
Autor principal:	Scott, Dane
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Ometeca Institute 2010
Materias:	Climate change Species Biotic communities National Science Foundation (U.S.) Sustainability United States
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	The article offers information on the problem of global climate change, which the future generations will face. It states that the rate of climatic change has severe consequences for the abilities of species and ecosystems to adapt. It presents the National Science Foundation (NSP) pilot program, under which the U.S. Debating Science program will engage graduate students in the science of interdisciplinary deliberation over agricultural sustainability and global climate change.