...Jennifer Bernstein Contemporary environmental challenges require that decision-makers can think critically, integrate new information, and recognize their own biases. This manuscript focuses on the importance of case studies in facilitating critical thinking within the field of environmental...

...” is documented as a barrier in itself to successful adaptation actions, largely because the term is currently almost exclusively considered to mean physical movement of infrastructure or people out of harm’s way—that is, retreat. There is a need to document and consider case studies where managed retreat...

... to define CT skills in ways relevant for classroom practice. We tested an approach to develop and assess CT in undergraduate conservation biology courses using case studies to address both challenges. We developed case studies with exercises to support content learning goals and assessment rubrics...