NATSC 203 - Humans, Environmental Change and Sustainability

Institution:

Roger Williams University

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Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the Environmental Science Core ConcentrationPrerequisite: BIO 104This course examines the effects of human populations andsociocultural variables on contemporary environmental changesat global and local scales with an emphasis on the sustainable useand management of natural resources and ecosystem services.Topics covered include human demographics, land use and landcover change, energy generation and use, agricultural production,biodiversity loss, water management, pollution and global climatechange. These topics will be discussed in an interdisciplinarycontext to emphasize interrelationships among the economic,political, philosophical and ecological dimensions of environmentalchange and the sustainability of human populations and ecosystems.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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