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4.00 Credits
An examination of the physical and human forces that shape governments, economies, and culture. Topics include geology, soils, climate, agriculture, industry, politics, religion, history, and the arts. We investigate how these factors shape human interactions with the environment and influence people's interactions with one another in various regions and countries.
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(also listed as Biology 342) An introduction to the study of substances toxic to plants and animals. Special emphasis is given to the toxicology of pesticides and herbicides and their mode of action. One laboratory per week emphasizes quantitative analysis of toxins and toxic effects. Prerequisites: Biology 220, 221 and FS Bio 201 or ES 110.
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(also listed as Biology 344) Study of the physical and biological characteristics of stream ecosystems. The laboratory emphasizes field study of local aquatic habitats. One laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Biology 220, 221 and FS Bio 201 or ES 110.
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(also listed as Biology 346) A study of the ecology and hydrology of marshes, swamps, bogs and other transitional habitats between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Emphasis is on "ecosystem services" (hydrologic filters, pollutant sinks, productivity, biodiversity), on the history of wetlands destruction, and on current regulation and management approaches. The laboratory emphasizes field methods for determination and delineation of wetlands based on soils, hydrology and vegetation. Lecture: Two periods. Lab/field: One period. Prerequisites: Biology 220, 221 and FS Bio 201 or ES 110.
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4.00 Credits
(also listed as Political Science 347) An inquiry into how key elements of core U.S. institutions (e.g. the market, the State, the corporation, public education) frame and confront environmental issues, and how impediments to thinking creatively about these institutions exacerbates problems of environmental sustainability and responsive democracy. We pay particular attention to the State: what it is, why it may be a useful unit of analysis, how and why (from competing theoretical perspectives) it chooses to confront environmental ills, and how citizens can most effectively influence it.
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An examination of the ways in which human economic systems depend upon and impact natural systems. The course includes topics covered in the more traditional field of environmental economics, including cost-benefit analysis, incentive-based regulation of pollution, pollution taxes and tradeable permit schemes, and clean technology promotion. In addition, more fundamental issues emerging from the newer field of ecological economics are also explored, including trade and the environment, sustainable national income accounts, limits to economic growth and sustainable economic design. Prerequisites: Environmental Science 110 and permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
(also listed as Religious Studies 360) An exploration of the intersection between religion and ecology, and how religion can both contribute to and help address environmental problems. Topics include religion's role in shaping human relationships with nature, ecological themes that cut across religions and
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4.00 Credits
Principles of Resource Management introduces practical tools used in addressing complex environmental problems including coastal zone planning, guidelines for ecologically sustainable development, environmental impact assessment, fisheries management and protected-area planning and management. We review these tools in terms of their application to local issues and to Case Studies from the Caribbean, the United States, Central America and East Africa. Prerequisites: Must have completed a college-level course in ecology or environmental studies, and are encouraged to have taken coursework in international development, economics or anthropology. Students must have one college- level course in Spanish or otherwise demonstrate a working knowledge of conversational Spanish prior to participation.
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4.00 Credits
Spatial perspectives in environmental problem solving. Students in this class will learn to think spatially, understand the fundamental concepts in spatial analysis, and gain a solid basis for environmental analysis. Topics include map interpretation, map design, map projections, spatial data structure, coordinate systems, geographic information systems, remote sensing, spatial statistics, and spatial analysis. Sources of spatial information include maps, air photos, satellite imagery, global position systems, and census information. Students will learn to interpret, analyze, and model physical and social aspects of our world for application to understanding environmental problems. Emphasis is on appropriate use, limitations, quantitative spatial analysis and interpretation for environmental applications. Prerequisites: Environmental Science 110, Environmental Science 210 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Investigation and analysis of current human health impacts related to environmental issues. Students study the ecological, physiological, and social underpinnings of case studies, evaluate causal and correlative associations using key epidemiological tools, design and assess control and mitigation efforts, and develop a response to a local or regional environmental health issue. Students also interpret and conduct risk assessments to prioritize various issues and to evaluate the severity of impacts on specific populations, examining how environmental issues often place disproportionate health burdens on disenfranchised communities and individuals. Prerequisites: Environmental Science 110, Environmental Science 210 or permission of instructor.
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