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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on ecological research techniques with the goal of providing students a hands-on experience in planning and conducting scientific research using modern and traditional methods in a natural, field-based setting. Students conduct studies on plant and animal systems and gain experience in developing hypotheses, designing field experiments and analyzing results. Students will develop, conduct and analyze the results of a small group project. This course meets at the Cincinnati Center for Field Studies (Miami Whitewater Forest).
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the ecology of aquatic ecosystems. Focusing primarily on freshwater systems, the course will cover their physical, chemical and biological properties, the origins and major characteristics of lakes and streams, and the distribution, ecology and adaptations of organisms living in aquatic systems. Key themes from freshwater ecology will be considered, including nutrient cycles, energy flow, and population, community and trophic dynamics, as well as the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on aquatic environments (such as habitat alteration, pollution, harmful algal blooms and climate change), and responses to such disturbances (policy, management and restoration).
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3.00 Credits
A survey of environmental ethics with attention to: the condition of the global environment, the relation of philosophical, scientific and economic approaches, and the role our conception of nature plays out in discussion of environmental problems. Students in this course are expected to have had at least two prior courses from the Philosophy Department.
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3.00 Credits
Sustainable development, with its promise of equitable, environmentally sensitive economic growth, has been hailed by some as a promising alternative to conventional development strategies which are argued to emphasize economic growth at the expense of environmental stewardship or income parity. Others contend that sustainable development is at best an impossibility, and at worst an ideology that prevents the poor from improving their quality of life and allows citizens, businesses, and governments to brand themselves as environmentally friendly without fundamentally changing their practices. This course explores the myriad debates surrounding sustainable development and explores current strategies for implementing sustainable development at the state, national, and international levels, including green national income accounting, voluntary sustainability standards and certification systems for businesses, and global efforts to mitigate climate change while improving livelihoods in poor countries. Students will evaluate theoretical and empirical critiques of sustainable development as well as arguments and case studies suggesting that the concept can be implemented in beneficial ways.
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3.00 Credits
In depth examination of global environmental challenges, environmental planning to combat pollution problems, as well as the complexity in environmental data collection and analyses. These fundamentals will be used for modeling and assessing the anthropogenic impacts on the environment.
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3.00 Credits
Are the earth's resources on the verge of exhaustion? This course deals with environmental issues and areas of interaction among natural resources, population, energy, technology, societal institutions, and cultural values. We will discuss the sustainability of human society and the biosphere, and explore innovative strategies for the avoidance of resource crises.
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3.00 Credits
This is an advanced multi-disciplinary course focused on training journalists to report clearly, accurately and thoughtfully about current science and environmental issues, resulting in publishable stories about the intersections of the environment, health and science.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar-style course explores the interactions between our growing population and the planet's rapidly changing environment, investigating human-environment interactions in various regions of the world, with emphasis on evaluating the impact of climate change on the developing world and creating solutions for a sustainable future. The course will include virtual or in-person guest visits from climate scientists working in the Arctic and an Inupiat Eskimo from Barrow Alaska, visits to labs on campus where climate research is going on today, and work with researchers in analyzing data. Because this topic includes current events and politically charged issues, there will be considerable opportunity for students to discuss and respond to readings, and to introduce their own topics of interest.
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3.00 Credits
The course covers (1) analysis of how consumption and production choices impact upon the environment and the conditions under which market outcomes can be made consonant with environmental quality, (2) analysis of economic instruments and market incentives to promote environmental quality, (3) problem of natural resource overuse and sustainability of living standard, (4) effectiveness of environmental protection measures.
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3.00 Credits
This course integrates concepts of biology, conservation, sustainability and sociopolitics. Students will work in groups to develop a research project and execute the project at a remote field site. One particular field location serves as a focus, but a comparative strategy is encouraged, where concepts, processes and policies from other locations around the world that face similar challenges are brought to bear on the focal system. During the term, groups present their project ideas at various stages in their development for peer evaluation and feedback. Articles from the primary literature will be read and discussed in class sessions with students as discussion leaders. Travel is optional and arrangements are generally made well before the beginning of the term using a variety of funding mechanisms.
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