Environmental Sustainability in Costa Rica (Study Tour)

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Traditional lectures and a study tour explore the complex relationship between the use and conservation of natural resources and economic development in Costa Rica, especially the role of protected areas in ensuring the country's environmental sustainability. Within the Earth Sciences B.S. degree, this course can only be used in the Earth System Science subprogram to meet the requirements for credits taken outside Earth Sciences. This course cannot be used to meet any other requirements within the Earth Sciences B.S. Prereq: One college-level geology, ecology, biology, or environmental sciences course; and one college-level Spanish course (or excellent achievement in at least three years in high school Spanish); and permission of instructor.