The Guide to Graduate Environmental Programs - Softcover

Stu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559633409 ISBN 13: 9781559633406

Publisher: Island Press, 1997

Synopsis

The Guide to Graduate Environmental Programs provides over 160 profiles of graduate programs across the country that offer curricula related to the environment. Following is a description of how the book was researched and the profiles compiled:The research process began with a list, drawn up by career center staff at University of California at Santa Barbara, of 412 environmental programs, departments, and schools within universities across the country. The list was based on a literature search, queries over the Internet, and contact with environmental professionals and associations. Certificate-only programs were not included. Selection preference was given to programs mentioned repeatedly by environmental professionals, and to those drawing a more diverse student body.Of the 412 graduate programs queried, 156 programs completed and returned their surveys. Each completed survey was reworked into a profile. Schools that did not respond to the mailing were contacted twice by phone to remind them to return the survey. To supplement this information, and to ensure that the most noteworthy programs were included in the guide, additional profiles were compiled for a select number of key programs that failed to return their surveys. These latter profiles were based on literature review and personal interviews.Most of the information provided was accurate as of November 1994 the date by which the surveys were completed and some follow-up verification was conducted during the summer of 1996, before the book went into production. There are an ever-expanding number of programs in the environmental field, and existing programs are constantly evolving. Readers should therefore expect to continue to encounter ongoing changes in names, titles, and phone numbers.

About this title

Synopsis

The nonprofit Student Conservation Association provides a state-by-state descriptive, but not evaluative, guide to graduate school programs in environmental disciplines ranging from atmospheric science to zoology. Related fields covered include architecture, environmental law, urban planning, and public policy. Data (as of 1996) are provided on mos

Edition details

• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559633409
• ISBN 13: 9781559633406
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 447