Title: Glossary
Course: HUM 299 Environmental Humanities > Section: HUM 299 Environmental Humanities

Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Eco-theology | The domain of religious study and practice  giving particular attention to environmental issues. There are of course numerous varieties of eco-theologies across different religious communities; s ...
Geothermal systems | One important component of 21^st century sustainable energy practices, geothermal systems take advantage of natural terrestrial heating and cooling to regulate building temperatures. Geothermal sys ...
Green jobs | A wide range of careers and occupations concerning energy production, waste mitigation, and sustainable social-ecological practices have recently been grouped under the celebratory label of “gre ...
LEED certification | As a comprehensive standard for architectural sustainability, LEED certification applied to many aspects of an architectural project, including choice of building materials, use of passive and/or ...
Stewardship | A concept especially though not exclusively associated with non-anthropocentric eco-theologies. The central notion of stewardship holds that human beings have an abiding obligation to care for and ...