Urban Ecosystems and Processes. 4 credits

Catalog description

Overview and introduction of challenges and opportunities that urban environments present to the plants and animals inhabiting cities and the ways that those organisms and entire ecosystems respond. Ecosystem ecology for engineered ecosystems along with reviews om urban metabolism, energy budgets, water cycles, and soil ecology taught. Creating and restoring green infrastructures is discussed. Note: the course will involve students to design and conduct a small-scale green infrastructure experiment/project on the campus. Offered by Biology . Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to EVPP 442 .