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Understand the dynamics between human activity and environmental processes in several specific geographic contexts around the world.
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Examine the ideas and techniques utilized in efforts to bring about greater environmental sustainability.
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Consider the range of available data related to environmental sustainability worldwide and the themes evident in these data.
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1. Environmental Systems
Human Impacts on the Arctic Environment
El Niño and the Peruvian Fishing Community
Sustainability in the Sahel
Climate Change and Past Civilizations
2. Human Responses
Economies and Sustainability
Industrial Ecology
Sustainable Design
Ecological Architecture
International Environmental Regimes
3. Conclusion: Thoughts on Sustainability
Afterthought for Further Study
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This e-seminar is divided into nine sections. Each section begins with an introduction to the contributing faculty member, followed by a series of video discussions and activities based on our Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) mapping tool. Throughout the e-seminar you will be encouraged to respond to five essential questions in the Discussion Forum. While this e-seminar is not for credit and your responses to questions are not required, we strongly encourage you to participate in the discussion.
There are no required outside reading assignments. At the end of the seminar, Marc Levy has listed additional Web resources and texts for those interested in further study. |
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Marc A. Levy is Associate Director for Science Applications at CIESIN, the
Center for International Earth Science Information Network, an environmental
data and research institute associated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth
Observatory. Levy oversees programs focused on issues involving
environmental sustainability, measures of state capacity, information tools
for international environmental agreements, and other work aimed at
integrating natural and social science information on the environment. He is
a Project Scientist for CIESIN's Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center,
which is one of the primary liaisons between NASA's Earth Observing System
and the social science and policy-making communities. He has taught
political science and international environmental policy since 1980 at
Harvard University, Princeton University, Williams College, and Columbia
University. He has published on the effectiveness of international
environmental institutions and on environment-security connections. Levy is
coeditor (with Robert O. Keohane and Peter M. Haas) of Institutions for the
Earth (MIT Press, 1993) and coeditor (with Keohane) of Institutions for
Environmental Aid (MIT Press, 1996).
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You will need to use a computer with Internet access to complete this course. We recommend the following minimum
configurations:
IBM-COMPATIBLE PC
Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, or NT
64 MB of RAM (128 recommended)
Monitor: 800x600 resolution recommended
Connection: Internet service and 56K modem minimum
Browser: Internet Explorer 4 or above (Internet Explorer 5 strongly recommended) or Netscape 4.7 or above
Sound Card (if you can hear audio you have a sound card)
Plug-ins: RealPlayer 7 or later; Flash Player 5 or later; Acrobat Reader 5 or later
(all plug-ins are free)
MACINTOSH
MAC OS 8.6 or higher
64 MB of RAM (128 recommended)
Monitor: 800x600 resolution recommended
Connection: Internet service and 56K modem minimum
Browser: Internet Explorer 5 or above or Netscape 4.7 or above
Sound Card (if you can hear audio you have a sound card)
Plug-ins: RealPlayer 7 or later; Flash Player 5 or later; Acrobat Reader 5 or later
(all plug-ins are free)
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