Environmental Management

Course summary

The ecosystem is the unifying concept of this course, as it is through the understanding of how these systems function and interact that the critical interface between people and the physical environment can be addressed. Key topics include: Foundations of environmental systems and societies Ecosystems and ecology Biodiversity and conservation Water and aquatic food production systems and societies Soil systems and terrestrial food production systems and societies Atmospheric systems and societies Climate change and energy production Human systems and resource use