ES 10 Reading List - First Semester, SY 2001- 2002
* Copies of all materials listed below are placed at the Rizal Library reserve section
under the teacher's name (Shih, Karen S. - ES 10).
BooksTitle Author/Publisher
The Philippine Environment in the Eighties EMB-DENR
Philippine Environmental Quality Report 1990-1995 EMB-DENR
Folder: ES 10 Handouts
ES 10 Syllabus
Critical Thinking in the Science Classroom
Introduction to Environmental Science
Chapter II: Concepts of Ecology
Population Characteristics Enger, E.D., et al.
Framework for Understanding Environmental Problems
The Air We Breathe
Soils and Their Preservation
Chapter VI: Water Resources and Management
Solid, Toxic, and Hazardous Waste
Energy Resources
Response to Environment Development Issues
The Need for Environmental Management
Folder: Environmental IssuesIntersect: Return the Land (June 2000) ICSI
Haring Ibon: Pop Goes the World Haribon Foundation
Managing and Conserving Our Diminishing Resources Philippine Development
Impact: Degradation of Critical Resources
Environmental Variables in Development Planning
Experts lament lack of study on reefs PDI, 28 October 2000
One cause of floods in Legazpi cited MB, 10 December 2000
An answer to Metro Manila's garbage problem Neal H. Cruz / Opinion PDI, 5 December 2000
Ecology vs. economics: The new limits to growth PDI, 23 April 2000
Folder: Required ReadingsSongbird shows how evolution works BBC, 18 January 2001
Lake use threatens world’s smallest edible fish PDI, 4 March 2001
Population set to decline Nature , 2 August 2000
Scientist Finds That Plants Regulate Elephant Population NG, 5 March 2001
The Environmental Resource Base and Human Welfare Dasgupta, Folke, Mäler
Birth defect link to landfill sites BBC, 16 August 2001
Tunisia Plants Trees, Builds Home to Revitalize Sahara NG, 14 February 2001
Erosion, Bad Construction Heightened El Salvador Quake Tragedy NG, 16 February 2001
An Ounce of Precaution TomPaine.common sense
Endangered Climate Jose T. Villarin, SJ
Children in Philippine capital lose IQ points to leaded gasoline US-AEP
Folder: "Encouragements" (for bonus papers)
Toxic toads threaten north Australia BBC, 19 January 2001
Oil Threatens 'Extraordinary Ecosystem' in Galapagos NG, 23 January 2001
Galapagos 'Out of Danger' - For Now NG, 26 January 2001
New Camel Species Emerges from Western China NG, 7 February 2001
India Girds for Famine Linked with Flowering of Bamboo NG, 22 June 2001
Asian birds under threat BBC, 6 June 2001
Scientist Uncovers Secrets of Metal-Eating Plants NG, 16 August 2001
State of the Earth Study Launched BBC, 5 June 2001
Lightning jumpstarts evolution Nature , 1 August 2001
Artificial Reefs: Trash to Treasure NG, 5 February 2001
* Abbreviations:
BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation
EMB-DENR - Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources, Government of the Philippines
MB - Manila Bulletin
NG - National Geographic
PDI - Philippine Daily Inquirer
US-AEP - United States-Asia Environmental Partnership
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