Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Toxic Waste
The Economy
The Politics
| Required Text: P. Raven, L. Berg and G. Johnson, Environment, 3rd ed., Saunders College Publishing, 2001.. | ||||||||||||||
| Schedule of Classes, Examinations, and Assignments | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Chapter | Subject | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1-2 | Introduction - scientific analysis- risk assessment | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 8-9 | Population | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Energy | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Economics and Policy | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Cycling Within Ecosystems | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 19 | Air Pollution | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 20 | Global Atmospheric Changes | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 21 | Water and Soil Pollution | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Midterm | |||||||||||||
| 10 | The Urban Environment - Field Trip | |||||||||||||
| 11 | The Urban Environment - Field Trip | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 23 | Solid and Hazardous Wastes | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 24 | Sustainability / Biodiversity | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Projects - Oral Presentations | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Final Exam | |||||||||||||
Ideology: The anthropocentric world view vs. the scientific method; The Coase theorem -Are men and environment "negotiating" partners?Topics: Population Dynamics
Global and local energy balance
Limits to growth?
Environmental Justice - Distribution of risk
| Global Warming
Air Pollution Water Pollution Toxic Waste |
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The Science
The Economy The Politics |
Class Projects:
THE GOWANUS PROBLEM - Allison Houston - fall-99
THE GOWANUS CANAL AND ITS NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES
- Freda Daniel Le Provost - fall-99