Future Generations

Readings and Multimedia

1. To successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following literature found in ebrary in the Ashford University Library:

· Bennett, J., & Chaloupka, W. (1993). Part I – Call of the wild. In In the Nature of Things. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. Retrieved from the ebrary database.

· Thiele, L. P. (1999). Chapter 3 – The quest for environmental sustainability: Generational independence across time. In Environmentalism for a New Millennium: The Challenge of Coevolution. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from the ebrary database.

2. To successfully complete this week's assignments, read the following literature:

· Sustainable Development: An Ancient Concept Revived

3. To successfully complete this week’s written assignment, "Environmental Justice and Mountaintop Removal,” watch the following videos:

· Mountaintop Removal pt. 1 of 2 

· Mountaintop Removal part 2 of 2 

 

Recommended Readings and Websites

1. To successfully complete this week’s written assignment, “Environmental Justice and Mountaintop Removal,” it is recommended that you read the following article:

· The Rape of Appalachia

2. To successfully complete this week’s written assignment, “Environmental Justice and Mountaintop Removal,” it is recommended that you review the material at the following website:

· iLoveMountains.org – End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining 

3. To add to your understanding of this week’s learning outcomes, it is recommended that you read the following material:

· Minteer, B. A. (2006). Chapter 5 – Aldo Leopold, land health, and the public interest. In Landscape of Reform: Civic Pragmatism and Environmental Thought in America. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved from the ebrary database. (This chapter discusses intergenerational equity.)

· Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future