ENVIRON 12
Sustainability and Environment
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to sustainability with emphasis on environmental component, including Earth's physical, chemical, and biological processes as related to resource demands and management. Examination of application of scientific method in helping to understand and solve sustainability problems. Case studies illustrating how natural and social scientists work on environmental sustainability issues. Focus on global climate change, biodiversity, pollution, and water and energy resources presented in context of creating sustainable human society that is environmentally sound, economically viable, and socially just and equitable. Letter grading.
Sections in Fall 2026
Not offered in Fall 2026.
No grade history for this course — the data runs Fall 2021 to Spring 2025.