Not exact matches
Such epigenetic mechanisms are high on the list of suspects when it comes to explaining how
environmental factors that affect parents can later influence their children, such as in the Dutch second world war study, but
just how these epigenetic
changes might be passed on to
future generations is a mystery.
According to the authors, an improved understanding of the complex relationship between climate
change and society is essential for modifying ecologically harmful human behaviors and institutional practices, creating
just and effective
environmental policies and developing a more sustainable
future.
I generally use the Choices for Sustainable Living book in my
Environmental Sociology class, but my students have also liked Menu for the
Future, Hungry for
Change, the global warming course, and the «
Just Below the Surface» retrospective on the Gulf Oil Spill.