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1.25 - 3.00 Credits
After introducing major physical, chemical and biological aspects of the ecology of lakes, rivers and coastal waters, the course focuses on the consequences of human activities on aquatic ecosystems: cultural eutrophication, oxygen-demanding wastes, persistent toxic chemicals, acidification, oil and metal pollution, global warming, and the effects of water diversions and impoundments.. Projects emphasize water sampling and analysis, stream assessment using biotic indices, analysis of contaminants in runoff and sediments, and models of phosphorus in lakes and bio-accumulation of persistent toxins. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101 or Biology 101 or Geology 103. Also offered through Global Studies.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the sources, chemistry, transport, and ecological and social impacts of major air pollutants. Our scale of study moves from global to regional to local. Issues include global climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, urban air quality, photochemical smog, acidification and local industry. Emphasis is on consequences of industrialization and urbanization in both developed and developing countries. While primary focus is on ecological impacts, we also consider the equity issues, policy and implementation strategies for protecting air quality. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101. Also offered through Global Studies and Native American Studies.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a study of alternatives for handling, transporting and disposing of solid waste. It emphasizes environmental impacts and governmental policy of waste management. In addition to issues of waste disposal, the course uses a multidisciplinary approach in an analysis of waste reduction possibilities on both local and national levels. Specific topics include landfills, incineration, recycling, composting and source reduction. Several solid waste management facilities will be visited. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed for chemistry majors and students in environmental studies who have a strong background in chemistry. It explores the sources and levels of chemical pollutants, the pathways along which they move through the environment and the toxicological effect they have on humans and other living things. A laboratory program accompanies the lecture. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101 and Chemistry 221 or permission of instructor. Also offered as Chemistry 306.
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4.00 Credits
An analysis of deficiencies in the market system and the existing property rights structure that generate pollution problems in industrial society. Alternative policy options are considered, including incentive-based approaches and cost-benefit analysis. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101 and Economics 251. Also offered as Economics 308.
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4.00 Credits
Our current environmental problems are due primarily to the total volume of human consumption. This course focuses on the problem of high consumption in developed countries and possible solutions for it. Is this high consumption necessary for our happiness, or could we be just as happy while doing less damage to the natural world? If we could, as many environmentalists argue, why do so few of us live as though we truly believe it? Is it possible to consume less, either as individuals or as a society? What kinds of changes are feasible in society to reduce our damage to the natural world? The course offers a theory of happiness intended to make it possible to answer these questions. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101. Also offered as Philosophy 310 and Outdoor Studies 310.
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4.00 Credits
Legal and governmental reactions to problems of environmental protection, including population, crowding, noise, air and water pollution, depletion of resources and land use. A survey of private law and public law at federal, state and local levels, with stress on the representation of interest groups in legislative, administrative and judicial processes. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101 and Government 103; junior or senior standing. Also offered as Government 312.
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4.00 Credits
This lecture-lab course studies the relationships between humans and physical environments, both natural and built. Topics include environmental assessment, attitudes and behavior toward the environment, and the psychological effects of such environmental factors as crowding, architectural design, extreme environments, pollution and natural disasters. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101 and Psychology 100 or 101. Also offered as Psychology 318.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the movement and storage of water on the Earth's surface (hydrology) and in the subsurface (hydrogeology). We discuss the fundamentals of the water cycle and hydrologic processes at the surface, the transfer of water in and out of the subsurface and the processes of groundwater flow. Human impacts upon water are also examined, including water resources, contamination, changing land-use and climate change. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101. Also offered as Geology 319.
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4.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary approach to land-use planning that both satisfies human needs and protects the environment. Topics include human settlement patterns, urban development and sprawl, farmland preservation, habitat and groundwater protection, and coastal zone management. Procedures of traditional land-use planning and neo-traditional design are emphasized, including zoning, site plan review, preferential tax policies, acquisition of easements and transfer of development rights. The course integrates theory and methods within an applied context. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101.
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