| Description: | It is important in our life to have more information to understand, if possible, our mission on earth. Emphasis is placed on key concepts and generalization of global environmental issues within an earth-systems science framework including climate change, air pollution, land and coastal degradation, water resources and pollution, and habitat loss. The course intends to introduce students to ecological concepts that provide a foundation for understanding present and future environmental issues and for them to learn about critical environmental issues such as population growth, natural resource management, biodiversity and global changes, wilderness, food production and changing habitats |