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ENVS 200: Introduction to Environmental Studies (Rev. 6)
ENVS 200: Introduction to Environmental Studies (Rev. 6)
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Unit 0 Worksheet: The Structure of the Course and Wicked Socioecological Issues
Unit 1 Worksheet: The Environment, Human Society, and Environmental Changes
Unit 2 Worksheet: Science, Energy, and Matter
Unit 3 Worksheet: Matter Cycling, Ecosystems, and Complex Systems
Unit 4 Worksheet: Forests and Forestry Management
Unit 5 Worksheet: Agriculture and Soils
Unit 6 Worksheet: Freshwater, Oceans, and Fisheries
Unit 7 Worksheet: Atmosphere, Ozone, and Climate Change
Unit 8 Worksheet: Minerals, Energy, Waste, and Pollution
Unit 9 Worksheet: Endangered Species and Conservation
Unit 10 Worksheet: Urban Areas and Transitions to Sustainability
Unit 0
Fletcher, S., Jacobson, L., & Schreiner, R. (2022, September 1).
We birthed the movement: The Warren County PCB landfill protests, 1978–1982
. University of North Carolina (UNC) Libraries. https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/exhibits/show/we-birthed/introduction
Unit 1
BBC Ideas. (2020, July 24).
Is it time to reassess our relationship with nature? | BBC Ideas
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWGP34-4tY
Unit 2
UNCDD. (2012, August 1).
Desertification is a silent killer
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ADeT9RAH8
Unit 3
Arlind Boshnjaku. (2012, April 1).
Welcome to the anthropocene
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvgG-pxlobk
Unit 4
White, T. (2014, September).
What can save the rainforest? Your used cell phone
[Video]. TEDxCERN. https://www.ted.com/talks/topher_white_what_can_save_the_rainforest_your_used_cell_phone
Unit 5
Friedrich, B. (2020, February).
Meat without animals: The future of food
[Video]. TEDxGateway. https://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_friedrich_meat_without_animals_the_future_of_food
Unit 6
Partlow, J., Farell, J., Dennis, B., Sacks, B., & Slater, J. (2023, August 13). How the Maui wildfires devastated Lahaina, hour by hour.
Washington Post
. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/13/maui-wildfire-started-spread
School of Thought. (2017, June 2).
Assess the view that most natural disasters are the result of human activity
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR_U8aCKqcU
Unit 7
Global Footprint Network. (n.d.).
Ecological Footprint Calculator
. Retrieved June 20, 2024, from https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home/en
WWF UK. (2021, March 4).
How to reduce your environmental footprint | WWF
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEFJd-fJpQ
Unit 8
The Story of Stuff Project. (2021, April 21).
The story of plastic (animated short)
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO3SA4YyEYU
The Story of Stuff Project. (2019, April 21).
The story of plastic: Where your recycled plastic ends up
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urFZ5o0az_4
Unit 9
Reid, A. [4TH SPACE Concordia University]. (2022, March 25).
Indigenous leadership is essential to conservation
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnNPJST2GKc
Nathalie Seddon. (2021, May 27).
The future we can and must chose: nature-based solutions
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-unUVfAwsQ
Unit 10
BCNUEJ - Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability. (2022, May 23).
UPDATED: 10 Drivers of Urban Injustice
[Video playlist]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1eARHwKIbU&list=PLsdD1wa0cvVW5VqCUdGLFDWsErGGXJocd