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Environmental problems do not recognize geographic or disciplinary boundaries. In order to develop sustainable solutions to environmental challenges we must incorporate the natural and social sciences and also deeply engage local communities. Through the lens of coastal systems and the human communities dependent upon them, we will explore how coupled human-natural systems interact. Participants will be introduced to fundamental concepts in coastal environmental science and will learn how to collect and evaluate data to solve real-world local environmental problems.
Unique to this course is the infusion of real environmental scientists who will introduce you to their work in the coastal environments of Massachusetts and guide you in lab and field activities to help you apply in practice concepts from a broad array of topics introduced in the course.
Week 1: The Natural History of Your Place
Week 2: The Human History of Your Place
Week 3: How Healthy and Resilient is Your Environment?
Week 4: Global Change and Variation
Week 5: How Can We Scale from Local to Global to Local?
Week 6: How Can We Respond and Adapt to Changes?