Environmental studies

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Environmental studies is a multidisciplinary academic field that systematically studies human interaction with the environment in the interest of solving complex problems. Environmental studies bring together principles of physical science, commerce/economics and social science to solve contemporary environmental problems. This is a wide field of study covering the natural environment, the built environment, and the set of relationships between them. This field includes studies in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science, as well as related subjects such as ethics, geography, anthropology, policy, politics, law, economics, philosophy, sociology and social justice, planning, pollution control and natural resource management. There are also many degree programs in Environmental Studies including the Master of Environmental Studies and Bachelor of Environmental Studies.

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The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University established a BS degree in environmental studies in the 1950s, awarding a first degree in 1956. Middlebury College established majors there in 1965.

The Canadian Environmental Studies Association (ESAC) was established in 1993 "for further research and teaching activities in fields related to environmental studies in Canada". The ESAC magazine, J: Alternative Journal was first published by Robert A. Paehlke on July 4, 1971.

The Association for Studies and Environmental Science (AESS) was founded in 2008 as the first professional associate in the field of interdisciplinary environmental studies in the United States. In 2010, the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) agreed to advise and support the Association. The Association's scientific journal, Journal of Science and Environmental Science (JESS), began publishing in March 2011.