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EC.719 D-Lab: Climate Change and Planetary Health
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Undergrad (Spring)
(Subject meets with EC.789)
Prereq: None
Units: 3-4-5
Lecture: R12-3 (N51-350) Lab: TBA
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Examines the current state and future projections of climate change and its effects on human, ecosystem, and planetary health, and develops solutions for these challenges. Class is project-based, student-focused, experiential, and transdisciplinary. Emphasizes nature- and community-based solutions, both local and global, with a focus on environmental and climate justice. Participation and teamwork are fundamental, as are experiential activities such as field trips to zero-carbon buildings and to sites undergoing rapid transformation. Working individually or in teams, students develop a term project on a climate change or planetary health solution of their choice, applying knowledge and skills to craft innovative, sustainable real-world solutions. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
S. Murcott, J. Simpson
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