International
Environmental Issues (EnvS 225)
Course Description
(3 Credit Course)
Welcome.
This course is designed for individuals who have an interest in
understanding environmental issues from a global perspective. The
course focuses on various social and physical issues related to the
environment and natural resources using human population dynamics as
a backdrop. In general, the goals of the course are; (1) to
gain insight into a specific country's environmental problem area of:
air, water, biodiversity, energy, waste management, soil, and marine
and coastal resources; (2) to consider the relationship and impacts
of economy, politics, history, culture, demographics, and religion
on an environmental issue in a given country; (3) to understand the
various approaches that have been attempted toward mitigating these
issues; and (4) to propose viable alternatives and sound arguments
for adopting the alternatives.