FYS 1184 - The Sustainability Revolution

Credits: 4
This course will introduce students to the implications of and approaches to sustainability: meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Through discussion, lecture, readings, and field trips, students will address the questions of what resources need to be shared, ethics and methods of equitable distribution, and the scientific and social accounting of those resources. Students will also explore emerging fields of endeavor that tend toward sustainability, including smart growth, environmental and natural building, green business, ecotourism, wildlife conservation, and international agreements.
Offered: Fall only, on demand
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar; Scientific Inquiry with Embedded Lab