or biol 3101 or biol 3601 or biol 3615 or biol 3623 or biol 3624 or biol 3664 or biol 3665or biol 3761 or biol 3762or INTD 2001 or INTD 2002BIOL 2060BIOL 3003 OR BIOL 3060 OR BIOL 3061 OR BIOL 3062 OR BIOL 3063 OR BIOL 3065 OR BIOL 3080 OR BIOL 3069
Describe major drivers of, and differences among, terrestrial, marine and freshwater biomes [BIOL 2060] Discuss and debate proposed solutions to environmental problems & issues Make use of a range of ecological models Manage group work [BIOL 2003] Point out the influence of economic and social factors on natural resources [BIOL 3063] Present environmental results and conclusions to classmates Recall a range of ecological principles and concepts on various ecological scales from local to global Recall case studies to understand human-ecological interrelationships Recommend management strategies that foster sustainability [BIOL 3063] Use the library and internet to conduct appropriate literature searches [BIOL 3061] Generate and interpret appropriate tables and graphs to represent ecological data [BIOL 2060] Identify environmental factors and biological interactions that influence resource abundance [BIOL 3063] Identify how species diversity, food-webs and ecosystems influence resource abundance [BIOL 3063] Predict major human impacts on natural ecosystems and global biogeochemical cycles [BIOL 2060] Read and interpret a scientific paper describing a straightforward experimental or observational study [BIOL 2060] Analyze diverse examples of environmental problems & issues [BIOL 3061] Assess the usefulness of a range of environmental indicators [BIOL 3061] Write a formal essay synthesizing the results of scientific studies [BIOL 3069] Write clear environmental descriptions and well-organized scientific reports [BIOL 3061]
Analyze the sustainability risks of globalizationContrast how the North and South have approached sustainable developmentContrast the pros and cons of an ecological economics, environmental economics, and neoclassical economicsContrast the pros and cons of the Cuban Model of sustainable developmentDefend positions on sustainable development to classmatesDesign and deliver a creative, insightful presentation on an area of sustainable development as a case studyGive examples of the major thinkers in sustainable developmentMake use of a variety of sustainability tools and modelsParticipate in groups to solve sustainable development problemsDesign and justify the major features of a Sustainable SocietyInterpret sustainable development as a trans-disciplinary conceptAssess global success or lack thereof in achieving sustainable development as per the 2012 Rio + 20 Summit in BrazilConceive of how a green economy might function in a Sustainable SocietyContrast the major global trends affecting sustainable development and existential risk in the coming decades and imagine the world of 2050Describe some of the major controversies and confusion in sustainable developmentDesign a well-formulated sustainability analysis and present to classmatesDistinguish achieving genuine sustainability versus simply reducing non-sustainability using a set of case studiesOutline history of diverse ideas and approaches that led to the global adoption of sustainable developmentWrite insightful essays on important sustainable development questions and problems.
