LNS
Crossroads of Earth Resources and Society
Submitted by cmjones on March 12, 2007 - 1:50pm.Department:
LNS
Course Number:
170AC
Course Title:
Crossroads of Earth Resources and Society
Instructor:
Birmhall
Description:
Intersection of geological
processes with American cultures in the past, present, and future. Overview
of ethnogeology including traditional knowledge of sources and uses of earth
materials and their cultural influences today. Scientific approach to study
of tectonic controls on the genesis and global distribution of energy fuels,
metals, and industrial minerals. Evolution and diversity of opinion in
attitudes about resource development, environmental management, and conservation on public, private, and tribal
lands. Impending crisis in renewable energy and the imperative of resource
literacy.
Units:
4
Course Type:
Undergraduate
Environmental Issues
Submitted by cmjones on March 12, 2007 - 1:48pm.Department:
LNS
Course Number:
C30V
Course Title:
Environmental Issues
Instructor:
Welter
Description:
Relationship between human
society and the natural environment; case studies of ecosystem maintenance and disruption. Issues
of economic development, population, energy, resources, technology, and
alternative systems.
Units:
4
Course Type:
Undergraduate
Townsend Center for the Humanities
Submitted by cmjones on February 23, 2007 - 2:10pm.Name of Research Center:
Townsend Center for the Humanities
Description:
The Center offers opportunities for advanced research and creative teaching initiatives and sponsors a wide range of programs designed for members of the academic community and for the general public. Building on a history of strong alliances with scholars in the social sciences and in the arts, the Center concentrates on the topics and methods that make the humanities vital and unique in the contemporary world.
