GEOG 1125: Resources, Society, and the Environment

3 Credit Hours

Interactions between physical systems and human activities, and their effects on environmental quality and sustainability are emphasized. Topics include: geography of population and resource consumption, food production, water and air quality, energy policy, land/biotic resource management. Contrasting social, ethical, and technological perspectives on environmental concerns are explored.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Describe biophysical processes that operate in the environment as a response of social and ecological factors due to resource management.
Recognize the diversity of life and the interactions among the elements of the ecosphere to achieve sustainability.
Explain the dynamic nature of the earth’s environments, evident across a range of spatial and temporal scales operating on biomes and ecoregions.
Recognize the reciprocal interactions between human action, modification of their support systems, and past/future global environmental change.
Identify the role of science in the political ecology transactions of the everyday functioning of our environment, and its crucial role in informing social policy decision-making, environmental conflict resolution, peace, and sustainability.
Demonstrate an understanding of college-level scientific principles, theories, and laws, and apply them to solve problems and explore natural phenomena.