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9781559633772

Where We Live

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  • ISBN13:

    9781559633772

  • ISBN10:

    1559633778

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-01-01
  • Publisher: Island Pr
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Summary

Where We Liveis a practical workbook to help citizens find information concerning their local environment and to use that information in furthering environmental goals. The book includes general information on human impacts on the environment and instructions for citizens to use in creating a community environmental map. In addition, it guides the user through various environmental programs and available documentation of community environmental hazards.Included are addresses and phone numbers for state environmental and natural resource agencies in all fifty states, and a listing of chemicals and their effects on humans and the environment. The final section of the book presents a series of exercises to help groups explore methods of approaching various community issues.Where We Liveis a valuable resource for community development practitioners, local government officials and citizen activists concerned with the impact of environmental decisions on local communities, as well as teachers at both the college and secondary-school levels."

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
The Human Impact on the Environment
Getting Started on Your Environmental Inventory
Mapping Your Information
Environmental Concerns Inventory
Natural Resources Inventory
Examining an Individual Facility or Site
Analysis of Pollutants
Expanding What the Agencies Know
Environmental Decision Making in Your Area
Appendix A: Resources and References
Appendix B: Environmental Concerns Survey
Appendix C: Addresses - Federal and State (alphabetical)
Appendix D: Freedom of Information
Appendix E: Federal Law Summaries
Appendix F: Forms
Appendix G: Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes
Appendix H: Lists of Regulated Chemicals
Appendix I: Chemicals of Concern
Index to Key Terms
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