Syllabus
| # | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geomorphology, Ecology, Hydrology, and soil science | |
| 2 | Critical Thinking, Systems Thinking, Creative Thinking, Future Thinking | |
| 3 | Lectures using PowerPoint. Collaborative learning. Projects-based learning. Questions and Answers | |
| 4 | Active participation of students in collaborative learning and projects-based learning | |
| 5 | Projects: 8 Class activity: 3 Quiz: 4 Final exam: 5 | |
| 6 | Environment management is defined as the management of the interaction and impact of human activities on the natural environment, through the identification and management of factors that have a stake in the conflicts that may rise between meeting social and economic needs but protecting the environment. Environmental conservation is the protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural environments and the ecological communities that inhabit them. It refers to all practices that pave the way for protecting the environment and natural resources on the individual, organizational as well as governmental levels. Conservation is generally held to include the management of human use of natural resources for current public benefit and sustainable social and economic utilization. Environmental conservation and preservation are two terms that are often used interchangeably, although they are quite different. Conservation refers to the responsible management of the environment and its resources for present and future use. Preservation, on the other hand, is a much stricter approach where the environment, lands and natural resources are put away, not to be consumed by humans, but are instead maintained in their pristine form. If the land is to be used by humans, it should only be utilized for its natural beauty and inspiration. To fix these issues as well as ensure we leave some resources for the future, environmental conservation comes in and this course will delve more into the topic. | |
| 7 | Pdf File | |
| 8 | Lovejoy, S. B. (1999). Environmental conservation strategies: what works and what might work better. In Flexible Incentives for the Adoption of Environmental Technologies in Agriculture (pp. 43-54). Springer, Dordrecht. Biebighauser, T. R. (2007). Wetland drainage, restoration, and repair. University Press of Kentucky. Holland, M. M., & Risser, P. G. (1991). The role of landscape boundaries in the management and restoration of changing environments: introduction. In Ecotones. Springer, Boston, MA. Darby, S., & Sear, D. (Eds.). (2008). River restoration: managing the uncertainty in restoring physical habitat. John Wiley & Sons. Sear, D. A. (1994). River restoration and geomorphology. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 4(2), 169-177. Ramstead, K. M., Allen, J. A., & Springer, A. E. (2012). Have wet meadow restoration projects in the Southwestern US been effective in restoring geomorphology, hydrology, soils, and plant species composition?. Environmental Evidence, 1(1), 1-16. |