Water and Society
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-College Senior |
| Discipline(s): |
Biological Systems and Agricultural Engineering Earth Sciences Environmental Engineering General Engineering, Engineering Science Geological Engineering |
| Special Topic(s): |
Technology and Society |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Course |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Calvin Alexander Hans Pfannkuch |
| Publisher(s): |
Digital Library for Earth System Education |
| Description: | Course website, with syllabus, projects and links to related resources. Water and Society is a study of the processes that influence the formation, circulation, and modification of water at or near the surface of the earth. The course begins with a detailed analysis of the physical aspects of the hydrologic cycle and the chemical and physical nature of water on Earth. Building from this scientific understanding of natural water systems, students will investigate the sensitivity and vulnerability of these systems to change, emphasizing the effects of agricultural, industrial, and other land-use practices on the compositions and use of water resources. The role of politics and ethics in developing environmental policy on issues such as toxic and nuclear waste disposal, agricultural non-point source pollution, flood control, and river and lake pollution will be considered. |
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| Keywords: | Environmental science Hydrology |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
| Use of Resource: |
I think the most useful part of this course website is the related links and class projects. |
| Difficulty: |
Medium |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | June 2001 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://160.94.61.144/courses/3004/index.html |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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