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SUS 102环境科学与可持续发展概论(4学分)

研究当前环境问题背后的科学，以及问题的可持续解决方案。专注于生态系统和俄勒冈州和太平洋西北部的案例研究。实验室可能包括实地考察。

SUS 102:环境科学与可持续性导论

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成绩单标题环境科学概论学分4评分模式标准信评分总接触时数60讲课时数30实验时数30课程描述探讨当前环境问题背后的科学和问题的可持续解决方案。专注于生态系统和俄勒冈州和太平洋西北部的案例研究。实验室可能包括实地考察。课程学习成果请从科学的角度描述可持续性。2.应用政府间气候变化专门委员会的太平洋西北地区社会生态情景和气候模型产出，预测人类活动如何影响干旱、火灾和其他生态参数的频率和强度。3.确定气候情景对太平洋西北地区高山、森林、牧场、农业和淡水系统生态系统服务的影响。解释人为因素，如污染、氮沉积、放牧、物种加速迁移、转基因生物和农药对太平洋西北部生态系统可持续性的影响。 Analyze the role of biodiversity and species conservation in disease ecology and stability of ecosystems. 6. Sustainability outcome: Explain the interconnectedness of environmental, social, and economic systems in the context of ecosystem ecology in the Pacific Northwest. Content outline What is sustainability science? How to apply scientific process to measuring sustainability with respect to long term maintenance of ecosystem services Climate change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emissions scenarios and climate models Application of scenarios to regional and local predicted changes in the Pacific Northwest Analysis of data on number and severity of droughts through time Connection of climate change to of ecological and social systems in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Alpine environments Ecosystem service: recreation Changing snowpack Nitrogen deposition and eutrophication effects on lakes Case Study: Water Quality in PNW Rangelands Ecosystem service: food, carbon storage Grazing in ecosystems and regenerative grazing Methane emissions Invasive species Agriculture Ecosystem service: food Pollinators: native, honeybees, colony collapse Science of genetically modified organisms Pesticides and persistence in the ecosystem Nitrogen cycle, fertilizer, energy, eutrophication Forests Ecosystem service: products, recreation, clean air, carbon storage Analysis: Fire history in the PNW Case Study: Fire behavior and vegetation management Freshwater Ecosystem services: clean water, fishing, recreation, filtration of pollutants Pollution, nitrite, and septic systems Case study: Freshwater systems and pollution in PNW Case study: Freshwater systems and invasive species in PNW Biodiversity Diversity-stability hypothesis Biodiversity crisis Quantifying biodiversity Case study: biodiversity and emerging infectious disease Case study: Endangered species in PNW Case Study: Breeding programs in PNW Pollution Case Study: Pollution in PNW Required materials Textbook or printed coursepack may be required. General education/Related instruction lists Science Lab

SUS 210:创建更可持续的社会

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成绩单标题创建一个可持续发展的社会学分4评分模式标准信评分总接触时数40授课时数40推荐准备SUS 101或SUS 102或SUS 103。课程描述使学生能够采取行动，无论是个人还是集体，努力创造一个更可持续的世界。具体议题包括气候变化、空气和水污染、自然资源利用以及粮食和农业问题。采用多学科和系统思考的方法来实现可持续性，优先考虑实施可操作的解决方案。课程学习成果可持续发展成果:使用多学科和系统思维方法分析我们这个时代的主要环境、社会和经济挑战以及潜在的解决方案。2.可持续发展成果:将可持续发展原则应用于个人价值观和职业目标的发展。3.分析与可持续性相关的特定问题相关的所有利益相关者。 4. Create sustainable solutions to environmental, social, and economic problems based on peer-reviewed research. 5. Evaluate visual media for accuracy, validity and possible biases. Content outline Review of sustainability definitions and topics. Sustainability ethics, rationale for caring. Overview of organizations involved in sustainability work (global, national, local). Library research methods. Mapping, cartographic methods. Tragedy of the commons, problems and solutions. Sustainable societal design, problems and solutions. Water scarcity and conservation, problems and solutions. Food security and sustainability, problems and solutions. Writing a persuasive letter, making a persuasive argument. Final written and oral student presentations. Required materials All required course readings will be provided. General education/Related instruction lists Social Science