An interdisciplinary, quantitative approach to understanding environmental issues. Students will learn practical applications of methods used to assess environmental problems including estimation techniques, box modelling, and visual displays of data. Topics include transport and fate of persistent pollutants, impact of human activities on climate, climate feedbacks, air pollution, acid deposition, fisheries management, ocean acidification, and disruptions of biogeochemical cycles. Credit horus: 4. Prerequisite: EVST 1101 or EVST 1104 or MSCI 1101 or permission of the instructor.
- Teacher: Karin Warren