Geography 325 - Water Resources and Society

Institution:

Colgate University

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Description:

P. Klepeis Water, perhaps more than any other natural substance, acts as a direct link between society, the individual, and the natural environment. Using this as an underlying theme, the course examines a range of thematic issues including the physical nature of water and the fundamentals of hydrologic processes, the role of water resource development in the emergence of human civilization, water's capacity to transmit environmental pollution throughout ecosystems and across political boundaries, and the impending global crisis of water scarcity. (Formerly GEOG 215).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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