UCOR 126W - Energy & the Environment

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

UCOR - Core Curriculum

Description:

The natural environment is an enormously complex system within which physical, chemical and biological processes interact. Understanding these systems has been remit for generations of chemists, biologists, ecologists, and geologists, scientists of many fields, operating under an umbrella of environmental science. Environmental issues often relate to perturbations within these systems, the existence of which is discovered by teams of scientific investigators trying to understand the ‘normal’ functioning of the system. Science, therefore, is at the heart of our understanding of global and local environmental issues. For every issue which is raised, we must have a firm grasp of both the scientific principles which operate in the environment and the knowledge of policy measures that are meaningful and provide real solutions to environmental problems, while recognizing the importance of a sustainable and strong economy.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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