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Case Studies in the Environment has become a trusted resource for classroom instruction on the pressing environmental issues of our era.

“The Willow Project and Environmental Justice” balances economic, ecological, and cultural considerations while foregrounding environmental justice concerns.

Case Studies in the Environment Prize Competition's 2024 winning article, from authors Lia Downing and David Hsu, explores the case of Brooklyn's Casa Pasiva green energy retrofit project.

Rural communities and livelihoods can be transformed into more resilient entities by focusing on knowledge transfer, better resource management, and livelihood diversification.

Environmental injustice has become much more visible in recent years, thankfully, and people are looking for ways to incorporate environmental justice frameworks more explicitly into their research and teaching.

The winning case study from the 2023 competition, “Building Resilience in Jamaica’s Farming Communities: Insights From a Climate-Smart Intervention,” from The University of the West Indies’ Donovan Campbell and Shaneica Lester, demonstrates that while climate change poses immense threats to the envi

A virtual special issue from Case Studies in the Environment for #AAG2024

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