Global Environment, Health, and International Law

Catalog description

The course has the primary purpose to develop the philosophic, social, and scientific knowledge base and to facilitate the identification, analysis and solution of the global environmental changes currently threatening the planet earth. The course enables students to analyze social, legal, environmental and health information related to global warming, extraordinary climatic changes, destruction of the ozone layer, acid rain, deforestation, desertification, extinction of species, rise of sea level, contamin ation of the oceans, nuclear activities and the transportation of dangerous waste materials. The course also provides the students with an insight on the impact of these environmental problems on human health within the Caribbean region, particularly in Puerto Rico. Thus, the structure of the course helps the students to develop the capability to integrate global environmental information as part of the decision making process related to Environmental Health at the local as well as regional and international levels.