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E N V I R O N M E N TA L S C I E N C E I !E N V R 1 0 0 0 – C O N C E P T S !

E N V I R O N M E N TA L S C I E N C E I !E N V R 1 0 0 0 – C O N C E P T S !

COURSE DESCRIPTION!

•  This course will introduce students to the conceptual framework of the environment by examining its physical, biological, and social components. •  General topics to be considered will include ecological

principles and the responses of natural and managed systems to disturbance; population growth; biodiversity; and environmental sustainability

ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

Dr. R. Lastra, PhD

University of Manitoba 204 272 1581

E-mail: Rodrigo.Lastra@umanitoba.ca

Office hours e-mail appointment only

INSTRUCTOR!ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

FALL SESSION 2013 FRIDAY AM

08:30 – 11:30AM 307 FITZGERALD

LECTURES!

2013 Academic Regulation states that: �regular attendance is expected of all students in all

courses� WEEKLY ATTENDANCE WILL BE TAKEN

BEGINNING WEEK 2

ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

STUDENT CONDUCT!

•  Turn off or silence your cell phone! •  Laptop and other electronic devices are only to be

used for course-related activities •  Facebook, youtube and other related are prohibited

during lecture •  Chronic late arrivals will not be tolerated

ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

Berg, Hager, Goodman

& Baydack (2011) Visualizing the Environmental

Science Canadian Edition

COURSE TEXTBOOK!

University Bookstore!ISBN: 978-0-470-15798-5!Bookstore copies: $95.95!

ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

MIDTERM 1 (OCT 18, 2013): 20% 30 multiple choice questions MIDTERM 2 (NOV 08, 2013): 20% 30 multiple choice questions

FINAL EXAM (DATE/LOCATION TBA): 60%

EXAMS WILL BE BASED ON LECTURE MATERIAL, INTERNET

QUESTIONS AND ASSIGNED READINGS!

Marking Scheme!ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

!F = 0 - 49%; D = 50 – 59% !!C = 60-64%; C+ = 65 – 69%! !B = 70 - 74%; B+ = 75-79%!!A = 80 - 89%; A+ = 90 - 100%.!!

GRADE DETERMINATION!ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

IMPORTANT DATES SUMMER 2013!

Nov 13, 2013. Final VW date (no academic penalty)

NO CLASS NOV 01 (make up class TBA)

DEC, 2013: Final Examination Period

ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

INTERNET ASSIGNMENT!

•  Three (3) internet assignment topics

•  The first assignment will be assigned two weeks prior to the Midterm 1

•  the second assignment will be assigned two

weeks prior to the Midterm 2

•  The last assignment will be assigned two weeks prior to the final exam (the final exam will contain topics from all three)

ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

INTERNET ASSIGNMENT!

•  You will be responsible for determining the correct response for each topic

•  Assignments are not to be handed in

ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

INTERNET ASSIGNMENT!!Topic 1 – URANIUM!!Question 1: What is its Chemical property?!Answer: metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 92; isotopes include U235 and U238!!Question 2: What is the main mineral source for uranium?! Answer: Uraninite (U308)!!Question 3: What is it used for?! Answer: Nuclear fission reactions!!

ENVR 1000 – ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 - CONCEPTS!

INTERNET ASSIGNMENT!!EXAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM QUESTION RELATED TO TOPIC 1 !!Q1) Which one of the following is the mineral from which uranium is extracted. !a) Plunonium !b) Columbite-Tantalite!c) Silica!d) Uraninite!e) Titanium!!

INTERNET ASSIGNMENT!!EXAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM QUESTION RELATED TO TOPIC 1 !!Q1) Which one of the following is the mineral from which uranium is extracted. !a) Plunonium !b) Columbite-Tantalite!c) Silica!d) Uraninite!e) Titanium!!

Outline!

Lecture Outline!

ENVR 1000: Course Outline! !

Outline!

Lecture Outline!

INTRODUCTION!WEEK 1 !0. COURSE INTRODUCTION!

!• The World in Crisis - a summary!!WEEK 2 - MOVIE!1. WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE!

!• Definition of environmental science!!• history on the changes world views on !how !to care for and use planetary resources. !

! • Scientific method and the birth of the !rational movement!

! • economic theory and its view on the !environment!

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Outline!

Lecture Outline!

SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY!WEEKS 3 & 4 !2. SUSTAINABILITY, POPULATION GROWTH, AND RESOURCES!

!• What is sustainability? !! • Causes and consequences of human population growth!! • Robert Malthus and population growth models!

! • Carrying capacity and the allee affect!! • Consequences of growth!! • distribution of wealth and poverty!! • Earth stewardship and the UN mandate!

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Outline!

Environmental Sustainability

Sources! Sinks!Scale !

of throughput!

Outline!

Lecture Outline!

SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY!!WEEKS 5 - 6!3. NATURAL RESOURCES - ENERGY ! • Renewable and non-renewable resources? ! • What is energy? !

! • Oil, natural gas and coal exploration!! • Nuclear energy (fusion and fission)!

Outline!

Lecture Outline!

WEEK 8 !4. NATURAL RESOURCES - RAW MATERIALS !

!• Rare Earth Elements (REE)! ! • Case study - can fuel and paint make you dumber? !

Outline!

Lecture Outline!

SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE!WEEKS 09 and 10!5. THE SCIENCE OF "CLIMATE CHANGE" !

!• Internal and external climatic forcings!!• Greenhouse gases and aerosols!!• Link between the oceans and the atmosphere!!• Modelling climate change!!• Intergovernmental panel on climate change!!• Kyoto and the future.!!• Thermosaline gradient (global warming -> cooling)!!• Impacts of Climate Change!

Temperature trends during the past 10,000 • Entire human �enterprise� (e.g., agriculture, civilization) is based on the assumption of a stable climate.

•

Thomas Lovejoy 2008 (ESA Meeting)

Variation of surface The past 1,000 yrs (Northern hemisphere)

The past 140 yrs (Global)

Human induced changes (0.7oC)

Thomas Lovejoy 2008 (ESA Meeting)

The world in crisis!

CO2 Concentrations Currently 387 ppm Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change Targets = 350 ppm

Outline!BIODIVERSITY:!

WEEK 11 !6. BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY & ECOSYSTEMS!

!• Biodiversity - the importance of determining the abundance !and numbers of species. !

!• Causes of extinction.! • Measure of diversity! • Ecosystems!

Implications of human induced changes:

Loss of tropical forest

Deforestation

Fresh water

Robert May 2008 (ESA Meeting)

Robert May 2008 (ESA Meeting)

Things to ponder: United Kingdom ministry of defense report (2008):

Robert May 2008 (ESA Meeting)

�significant recent conflict zones� correlated with a) water scarcity b) population pressures c) crop decline d) hunger - poverty

e) fossil fuel conflicts

Outline!

Lecture Outline!

WEEK 12 !7. HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE !ENVIRONMENT!

!• Perspectives on risks!! • Cholera!

!• Health hazards and toxicants! ! • Impacts and challanges of agriculture! ! • Agriculture and the origins of major infectious

!diseases!!WEEK 13 !8. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION!

Outline!

Lecture Outline!

END OF COURSE!FINAL EXAM WILL

COVER !TOPICS 1 - 8 !