Global Environmental Issues

Global Environmental Issues will give students a background on the effects of human population on the landscape considering concepts like food production, water, energy, biodiversity, etc., in relation to global sustainability. It will include discussion on the basic principles of system stress, and the earth`s carrying capacity looking towards the tenets of Sustainable Development as the optimal management technique. The course will evolve into a comprehensive discussion on climate change, its major drivers and impacts. Strategies will be discussed for adaption and mitigation to this global challenge. We will conclude by identifying steps people can take to insure a transition to a more sustainable lifestyle that can build community resilience and self-reliance, while stimulating economic development, and mitigating environmental damage.