Date of Award
2013
Advisor(s)
Edward Van Buren
Abstract
The following paper was inspired by my passion for environmental education and environmental justice. The problem being addressed herein is the environmental literacy gap in the United States caused by the environmental education deficit. After an extensive review of literature and research regarding the issue of environmental education in America, I propose that the environmental and social responsibility movement in business can help augment the environmental education deficit in our country. In order to fully grasp the issues at hand and to understand the full scope of environmental education, I first discuss three disciplines essential to the process of integrating a solution, and these disciplines are environmental history, environmental justice, and environmental economics or “green business” as I refer to it throughout my thesis.
Recommended Citation
Garcia, David, "Giving Back to the Community: Addressing the Environmental Literacy Gap Through Socially and Environmentally Responsible Business Practices" (2013). Student Theses 2001-2013. 10.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/environ_theses/10
