Sustainable Resource Consrvtn

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of sustainability and resource conservation as related to environmental policy and environmental management. Through lectures, laboratories, and dialogue, students develop literacy in sustainability topics including environmental values and ethics; natural resource economics; environmental policies and regulations; sustainability management; sustainable development; ecosystem resources and management, biodiversity and wildlife conservation; forest and soil conservation, water conservation and quality, air quality, climate change and climate action planning. This course meets the General Education Requirement Scientific Reasoning (formerly area 5). Course meets 3 hours lecture; 3 hours lab.