ENVR 402 Climate Studies and Action Capstone
Submitted by admin on Thu, 11/14/2024 - 13:31Instructor-guided collaboration between student teams and community partners on climate action projects.
Instructor-guided collaboration between student teams and community partners on climate action projects.
Community-engaged climate action projects; skill building for climate action.
Community-engaged climate action projects; skill building for climate action.
Community-engaged climate action projects; skill building for climate action.
Community-engaged climate action projects; skill building for climate action.
Climates over the geological, historical and instrument periods. Theories of climatic change. Monitoring and modelling the climate system. Impacts of change on environmental and socio-economic systems.
Application of economic analysis to the management of renewable resources. Special attention is given to criteria for the optimal use of depleting resources such as forests and water. Other topics include public policy with regard to environmental quality, conservation, and outdoor recreation.
Economic analysis applied to various environmental issues, including sustainable development, quality of life, and environmental impacts of specific industrial and consumption activities. The design and implementation of government policies. Global environmental effects of human economic activity.
Impact of climate change on ecological systems. Builds framework for understanding past and future changes following fundamental organizing units of ecology - individuals, populations, species, communities, and ecosystems.
Introductory genomics in the context of genetics and epigenetics; current and topical issues, including genetic determinism, environmental DNA, revival of extinct species, and applications of genomics to improve our life and environment including adaptation to climate change.