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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the aspects of toxicology which enable us to study and explore environmental issues concerning human and ecosystem health. It will explore the impact of human activity since World War II in contributing to human disease and ecosystem disruption. Risk perception and communication as it concerns environmental toxicology will also be discussed. Prerequisite: CHEM 1A or CHEM 6A, or instructor permission. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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The study of human society, the natural environment, and their mutual interactions. Examines environmental sociology at several levels, from the micro level of individual communities to the meso level of government policies to macro theoretical considerations. Analyzes environmental issues in a global context also included. Cross Listed: SOC 138. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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Examines environmental issues specific to the tropics, where 40% of the global population now lives and the bulk of future population growth will occur. Emphasis is placed on the uniqueness of tropical ecosystems in terms of climatic, geologic, pedological, and biological diversity; traditional, colonial, and modern industrial agricultural and forest management systems; and sociocultural and political aspects of environmental issues. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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3.00 Credits
Ecological aspects of the production of food and fiber, with emphasis on the sustainability and adequacy of the global food supply to meet the needs of a growing, urbanized population. Covers topics basic to all agricultural systems - soil development, fertility, irrigation, nutrient cycles, crop selection - while contrasting methods developed for large-scale industrial food production with traditional and/or organic farming methods. Note: Required field trips. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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Overview of concepts and practices in restoration ecology, emphasizing the application of ecological principles to restoration design, implementation, and monitoring. Major course topics will include historical ecology, soils and hydrology, plant and animal ecology, exotic species, endangered species concerns, mitigation, monitoring, planning, and assessment as they apply in a restoration context. Students will work in local restoration projects; field trips required. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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Introduces and discusses characteristics of wetland systems; principles of wetland ecology; functions of wetlands; and regulations and permitting process regarding development near and within wetlands. Appropriate for students planning careers in natural resource management. Though not a substitute for professional training in wetlands delineation and functional assessment, students will gain a basis for such assessments. Familiarity with basic principles of chemistry, physics, and biology recommended. Note: Field trips required. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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Evaluates sustainable management of ecosystems by local indigenous people, using traditional resource management, traditional ecological knowledge and Western science. Familiarizes students with the fields of ethnobiology, ethnoecology, and historical ecology. Students learn about the relationship between people and plants, with a focus on how traditional plant knowledge reflects and is reflected by environmental perceptions. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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Traces the development of the changing relationship between human society and the natural environment. Focuses on changing attitudes and behaviors toward the environment from the pre-colonial era through the present. Also examines the relationship between industrialization and the technological revolution and nature and examine past and present conservation and environmental movements. Cross Listed: HIST 165; only one may be counted for credit. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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Politics of human interaction with land, air and water. Political analysis of agenda setting, policy formation and administration (national, state and local) of environmental programs. Focus on contemporary issues such as energy alternatives, management of toxics, land development, and pollution control. Course also substitutes for ENVS 128. Prerequisite: ENVS 111 or instructor permission. Cross Listed: GOVT 171; only one may be counted for credit. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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3.00 Credits
Examines both the negative and positive impacts that anthropogenic effects have on groundwater, streams, and lakes by utilizing the application of field sampling techniques and laboratory analysis currently used to assess pollution impacts. Introduces the interrelationships among plants, animals and environmental factors within polluted aquatic ecosystems. Emphasizes laboratory and field procedures used in strategies taken to assess and manage these impacts. Note: Course also substitutes for ENVS 121. Prerequisite: BIO 160, CHEM 1A or concurrent enrollment; or instructor permission. Cross Listed: BIO 175; only one may be counted for credit. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
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