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Environmental Economics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Amazon Interactive 
 An interactive site for younger students to explore the physical and human geography, environmental, economic, and social issues of the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest as well as the indigenous people, the Quichua. An ecotourism simulation game will aid students in learning about ecotourism in this Amazon region. Also included is the research report, Indigenous Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: The Case of Río Blanco, Ecuador on which the activities of the simulation game are based. http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html Topics: Agriculture, Economics, Environment, Plants, Travel Last updated Dec 1, 2002 The ELDIS Gateway to Development Information
Offers searchable access to world development information, including agriculture, economics, education, trade, statistics, organizations, and development sectors. Includes country profiles for Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East; resource guides on development topics; news; and Web links. From the ELDIS Programme, hosted by the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. http://www.eldis.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Country Studies by Continent, Economics, Environment, Finance, International Governments, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 28, 2002 Hoover Dam
A look at people and events, recommended reading, an essay on "whether dams are environmentally and economically sound or harmful," and suggested topics for classroom discussion of the dam. A companion to the PBS television program in The American Experience series. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/hoover/ Topics: Architecture, Economics, Technology, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 5, 2009 The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Research Program (PBRP)
"The PBRP is a diverse team of researchers and staff at Southeastern Louisiana University dedicated to stabilizing and restoring the Lake Pontchartrain Basin ecosystem." The website provides reports on the status of research on Louisiana's coastal forests and marshes, pollution in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, and birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, insects, mammals, and plants in the area. http://www2.selu.edu/orgs/pbrp/ Topics: Economics, Geography, Hurricane Katrina, Water Last updated Aug 29, 2006 |
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