EGR 31FCS - Engineering The Planet

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Engineering

Description:

This seminar examines the environmental impacts of large infrastructure from dam construction, to large-scale farming and irrigation, clear-cutting of natural forests, and extensive urbanization of land-margin ecosystems. Focus on the social and engineering make-up of global environmental change and water resources. Introduction to the science and technology of environmental adaptation and sustainability. Students will organize in small research groups working on trans-disciplinary case-studies. Instructor: Barros

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Discus/recit

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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