ES 360T - Environmental Change and Sustainability Management

(3 units)

The course focuses on sustainable future including overview of present problems, conservation as wise use and stewardship of resources. Students will analyze case studies comparing natural versus impacted systems. Students are exposed to techniques of taking stock of present, past and creatively planning for future desired condition in relation to environmental resources, processes and their interrelationships with solar energy, biological diversity, cycling of water, nutrients and pollutants and population pressure. In view of social, economic and environmental context and human impact on the environment, integrated approaches combining preventive, curative, and participatory approach to managing environmental change and sustainability is emphasized at different scales ranging from local to global level.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor consent