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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
If food is a basic human right, how do societies create universal access to food? This course explores the ethical basis for making citizens food secure despite global inequality. Major topics include private vs public solutions and the relationship between food access, gender, cultural appropriateness, nutrition, sustainability, and justice.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for students with some basic scientific skills, who might become scientists professionally, but all of whom will be communicating about science, often to non-scientists. In this course, we will read, discuss, and practice a variety of methods of communicating about environmental science, from popular culture to news to government reports. Students will competently translate scientific results into written journalistic English and will be able to evaluate scientific results from the news in terms of its scientific accuracy and clarity. Cross-listed as ENV327W. Prerequisite: any 200-level ENV course or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the sustainability of food and agricultural systems from the local to the global level, focusing on economic, social, ethical, and environmental factors. It also explores the roles of food access and culture, sustainable production at various scales, and the development of resources to support sustainable food systems.
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3.00 Credits
Drawing from case studies in landscape design and natural resource management, this course will apply quantitative methods to ecological data analysis. Students will work with the software program R to apply statistical inference and mathematical modeling using previously collected data sets on single species, species interactions, communities, and food webs.
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1.00 Credits
Laboratory exercises from this course will complement material covered in SUS 404. Activities will primarily involve data collection and retrieval in ecosystems surrounding Eden Hall and in the Laurel Highlands. Additional fees: $50 laboratory fee.
Corequisite:
SUS404
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses water policy, management, and sustainability. We will consider water resources with specific attention to the challenges that come with managing a resource that crosses a range of boundaries and scales. Topics include U.S. water policy, water privatization, water resources in the global south, infrastructure and climate change.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses water policy, management, and sustainability. We will consider water resources with specific attention to the challenges that come with managing a resource that crosses a range of boundaries and scales. Topics include U.S. water policy, water privatization, water resources in the global south, infrastructure and climate change.
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