GEOG*1220 - Human Impact on the Environment

Delivery Options Online

Course Description

A global overview of the changing relationships among society, technology and the environment. This course emphasizes the major stages of human use of resources and the environmental consequences of global changes in production systems. It contrasts Third and First World experiences, focusing on core-periphery relationships.

Note: This course can be taken individually or as a part of a certificate program.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:

Present an overview of how the Earth’s systems function and how we are affecting these systems (from both a historical and contemporary perspective);
Enhance appreciation of environmental problems from a geographic perspective (for example, the consequences of spatial variability in the availability and use of resources);
Facilitate oral and verbal written communication of environmental geography in order to encourage the sort of innovative thinking required to manage human impact; and
Understand management challenges and strategies employed to reduce human impact.

Course Topics

The Historical Context of Human Impact on the Environment
Natural Physical Systems and their Human Transformation
Natural Biological Systems and their Human Transformation
Agriculture and the Transformation of Biophysical Systems
Environmental Management and Fishery Resources
Water Resources
Forest Resources
Soil and Land Resources
Energy Resources
Environmental Ethics and Economics

Assessment

Assessment Item	Weight
Discussion Questions	20%
Essay Proposal	10%
Essay	30%
Online Final Exam	40%
Total	100%

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

Certificate in Environmental Citizenship : Electives
Certificate in Environmental Conservation : Electives

Technical Requirements

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GEOG*1220 - DEOL

S23

Online

Available

Human Impact on the Environment

Online

May 11, 2023 to August 04, 2023

36.0

Online

Domestic Tuition Fee (0.5 units)	$683.39	Click here to get more information
Domestic Tuition Fee - Non-Ontario (0.5 units)	$713.81	Click here to get more information
International Tuition Fee (0.5 units)	$3,106.72	Click here to get more information

Virginia L. Gray Memorial Bursary Donation	$5.00	Optional
Open Learning Bursary	$5.00	Optional

0.5 units

Section Notes

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Section Materials

e-book (Unconfirmed) (Mandatory) Environment: The Science Behind the Stories by Withgott, Jay, Laposata, Matthew, and Barbara Murck © 2022 Pearson Education Canada 3rd -Custom for UofG edition ISBN 9780134267913