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Mar 03, 2025
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University of Alberta Calendar 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BIOL 381 - A Planet in Crisis Course Career Undergraduate Units 3 Approved Hours 3-0-0 Fee index 6 Faculty Science Department Biological Sciences Typically Offered first term
Description This course examines how humankind’s collective activities, including altering the climate, have significantly affected the natural planetary balance. We will discuss human population growth and unsustainable resource use; the movement of pollutants through the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere; the impacts these stressors have on ecosystem services and human health; and how certain impacts have been and can be mitigated by environmental policies and laws. Prerequisite: BIOL 208.
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