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Environmental studies is the systematic study of human interaction
Human behavior

Human behavior is the collection of behaviors exhibited by human beings and influenced by culture, attitude s, emotions, Value s, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion and/or genetics....
 with their environment. It is a broad field of study that includes the natural environment
Natural environment

The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a term that encompasses all life and non-living things occurring nature on Earth or some region thereof....
, built environment
Built environment

The phrase built environment refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for anthropogenic, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places....
s, social environment
Social environment

The social environment ,also known as the milieu, is the identical or similar social positions and social roles as a whole that influence the individuals of a group....
s, organizational environments, and the sets of relationships between them. Environmental studies is distinct from ecology
Ecology

Ecology is the science study of the distribution and Abundance of life and the interactions between organisms and their nature environment ....
 and environmental science
Environmental science

Environmental science is an expression encompassing the wide range of scientific disciplines that need to be brought together to understand and manage the natural environment and the many interactions among physics, chemistry, and biology components....
.

Current environmental problems have evolved into a complex set of interdisciplinary issues involving ecological, political
Politics

Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behaviour within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporation, academia, and religion institutions....
, economic
Economics

File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
, social
Society

A society is a group of humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive culture and/or institutions....
, as well as physical and biological
Biology

Biology is a branch of the natural sciences concerned with the study of living organisms and their interaction with each other and their environment ....
 considerations.






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Environmental studies is the systematic study of human interaction
Human behavior

Human behavior is the collection of behaviors exhibited by human beings and influenced by culture, attitude s, emotions, Value s, ethics, authority, rapport, hypnosis, persuasion, coercion and/or genetics....
 with their environment. It is a broad field of study that includes the natural environment
Natural environment

The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a term that encompasses all life and non-living things occurring nature on Earth or some region thereof....
, built environment
Built environment

The phrase built environment refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for anthropogenic, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places....
s, social environment
Social environment

The social environment ,also known as the milieu, is the identical or similar social positions and social roles as a whole that influence the individuals of a group....
s, organizational environments, and the sets of relationships between them. Environmental studies is distinct from ecology
Ecology

Ecology is the science study of the distribution and Abundance of life and the interactions between organisms and their nature environment ....
 and environmental science
Environmental science

Environmental science is an expression encompassing the wide range of scientific disciplines that need to be brought together to understand and manage the natural environment and the many interactions among physics, chemistry, and biology components....
.

Current environmental problems have evolved into a complex set of interdisciplinary issues involving ecological, political
Politics

Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behaviour within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporation, academia, and religion institutions....
, economic
Economics

File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
, social
Society

A society is a group of humans characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals that share a distinctive culture and/or institutions....
, as well as physical and biological
Biology

Biology is a branch of the natural sciences concerned with the study of living organisms and their interaction with each other and their environment ....
 considerations. Modern environmental studies must include the study of the urban
Urban area

An urban area is an area with an increased Population density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be city, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlet ....
 environment as well as the natural environment.

See also

  • Bachelor of Environmental Studies
    Bachelor of Environmental Studies

    A Bachelor of Environmental Studies is an undergraduate bachelor's degree awarded for courses taken in the study of environmental studies or related disciplines, such as geography, urban planning, environmental resource studies, or architecture....
  • Brian Black
    Brian Black

    Brian Black is an United States professor of history and environmental studies at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Black received his BA in English in 1988 from Gettysburg College, an MA in American Civilization in 1991 from New York University and his Ed.D in American Studies from the University of Kansas in 1996....
  • Conservation Commons
    Conservation Commons

    The Conservation Commons is the expression of a cooperative effort of non-governmental organizations, international and multi-lateral organizations, governments, academia, and the private sector, to improve open access to and unrestricted use of, data, information and knowledge related to the conservation of biodiversity, with the belief that...
  • Environmental communication
    Environmental communication

    Environmental communication refers to the study and practice of how individuals, institutions, societies, and cultures craft, distribute, receive, understand, and use messages about the Natural environment and human interactions with the environment....
  • Environmental education
    Environmental education

    Environmental education refers to organized efforts to teach about how natural environments function and, particularly, how human beings can manage their behavior and ecosystems in order to sustainable living....
  • Environmental Impact Statement
    Environmental impact statement

    An environmental impact statement under United States environmental law, is a document required by the National Environmental Policy Act for federal government of the United States government agency actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment." A tool for decision making, an EIS describes the positive and negative E...
  • Environmental science
    Environmental science

    Environmental science is an expression encompassing the wide range of scientific disciplines that need to be brought together to understand and manage the natural environment and the many interactions among physics, chemistry, and biology components....
  • List of environmental studies topics
    List of environmental studies topics

    This page is a list of environmental studies topics....
  • Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
    Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

    A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is a report prepared for a real estate holding which identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liability....
  • School of Environmental Studies
    School of Environmental Studies

    The School of Environmental Studies is an optional two-year high school in Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Also known as the "Zoo School" because of its active partnership with the Minnesota Zoo and its 12 acre site on zoo property, the school embraces project-based learning with an environmental theme....
  • Sustainable development
    Sustainable development

    Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future....