SUST 101 - Introduction to Sustainability Studies

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

SUSTAINABILITY

Description:

Sustainability Studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines theinterrelated environmental, economic and social problems facinghumans at local, regional and global scales. This course provides an introductory survey of the concepts, principles and tools fromdiverse fields that contribute to understanding and responding toproblems such as climate change, environmental degradation, andunequal distribution of limited resources. The course introducesperspectives from the natural and social sciences, arts andhumanities, and professional disciplines and explores how valuingtheir interconnection increases the prospects for achieving a moresustainable future. Specific topics to be explored may include:quantitative systems thinking and analysis, principles of ecology,consumption patterns of energy and natural resources, the role ofmedia in sustainability literacy, cultural sustainability, environmentalpolitics, social justice, sustainable architecture and engineering, andthe roles of the arts.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

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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