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GEOG 430: Human Use of Environment

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  • Geography 430: Human Use of the Environment
    • Lesson 1 - Orientation and Syllabus
      • Lesson 1 Overview
      • Course Structure, Description and Objectives
      • Required Course Materials
      • Course Assignments and Schedule
      • Course Communications
      • Academic Integrity
      • Resources for Research and Citations
      • How to Succeed in GEOG 430
      • Week 1 Summary and Tasks
    • Lesson 2 - Global Environmental Change and Planetary Boundaries
    • Lesson 3 - Complex Social-Ecological Systems
    • Lesson 4 - Governance
    • Lesson 5 - Environmental Justice
    • Lesson 6 - The Food-Energy-Water Nexus
    • Lesson 7 - Food
    • Lesson 8 - Energy
    • Lesson 9 - Water
    • Lesson 10 - Biodiversity Conservation
    • Lesson 11- Land Use Change
    • Lesson 12 - Climate Change

Course materials prepared by Bronwen Powell, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

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