GEOG 5700 - Global Environmental Change

3 hours (2;2)

Explores current scientific and policy perspectives on key issues of global environmental change. Topics include climate change, land-use and land cover-change, terrestrial and ocean acidification, and water pollution. Critically examines scientific evidence for these phenomena and attendant consequences for Earth’s physical, chemical, and biological systems. Involves comparisons and assessments of policy responses.

Prerequisite(s): GEOG 1710 or GEOL 1610, or equivalent, or consent of department.