2020 Fall

ESPM 150 004 - LEC 004

Special Topics in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Anthropogenic Climate Change and Natural Resource Management

Patrick Joseph Gonzalez

Aug 26, 2020 - Dec 11, 2020

10:00 am - 11:59 am

Internet/Online

Class #:34244

Units: 2

Instruction Mode: Remote Instruction

Offered through Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

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Hours & Workload

2 to 4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 4 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week.

Course Catalog Description

Special topics in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. Topics may vary from semester to semester.

In this new course, students will learn about tree mortality, wildfire, biome shifts, animal extinctions, sea level rise, ocean acidification, other observed impacts and future risks of human-caused climate change, adaptation of natural resource management and biodiversity conservation, and carbon solutions to protect ecosystems and human well-being.

Class Notes

The course will have lectures and interactive discussions, streamed live by video, unrecorded, with participation required, and a semester report and presentation for a specific national park or protected area. The estimated workload is 2 hours of presentation and class discussion and 2-3 hours of o.. show more