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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Environmental Sciences
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
yigal erel
Coordinator Office Hours:
after class
Teaching Staff:
Prof Yigal Erel
Course/Module description:
In this course we will learn to understand the environmental problems of the future and the present, and how to deal with them. We will understand the scientific background and the research of these issues, and learn about options for dealing with them.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
as above
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures
Course/Module Content:
1) What are the main environmental issues? Review of the pressing problems
2) Why we need to address environmental problems? Environmental Ethics.
3) The scientific approach: critical thinking about the environment
3) changing world: the dramatic increase in human population and human activity.
4) Ecosystems
5) Biogeocheimchal cycles
6) Environmental Economics
7) Health and Environment
8) Agriculture and Environment
9) nature reserves and open spaces
10) Maintaining biodiversity
11) protecting the marine environment
12) Global climate change
13) Nuclear Energy
14) renewable energy
Required Reading:
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Additional Reading Material:
Environmental Science, 8th Edition International Student Version
Daniel B. Botkin, Edward A. Keller
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 100 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
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