Project-based course on development of bioeconomy products; demonstration of out-of-box thinking, service learning and teamwork. Restricted to students in the Forest Bioeconomy Sciences and Technology program.
Concepts in sustainability around technology and material use; relevance of biological ecology to industrial ecology; life cycle analysis: components and applications; and approaches to design.
Understanding key issues for carbon management, protocols for carbon accounting and methodologies for emissions inventories and carbon costing. Economics and business response to climate change are examined.
Behavioural, population, and community ecology of insects. Interaction between insects and plants and the application of the principals of insect ecology to biological control of insects and weeds.
Wed, November 10, 2021 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PONDEROSA COMMONS NORTH (OAK AND CEDAR HOUSES). https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/nov-10-2021/ The Amazon holds a unique place within the living fabric of the Earth. Its significance to the climate emergency and the...