This course delves into the field of Ecosystem Services, an analytical framework for evaluating the economic, cultural, and biogeochemical contributions that ecosystems make to human health and well-being. Topics will be drawn from aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and cover pressing issues such as pollution and contamination cleanup, commercial and subsistence food provisioning, climate regulation, and cultural uses in folklore, art, religion, science, and recreation. A special emphasis will be made on current events and guest lectures by professionals in the field of Ecosystem Services, or those with unique epistemological perspectives related to Ecosystem Services [3 credits]
This course delves into the field of Ecosystem Services, an analytical framework for evaluating the economic, cultural, and biogeochemical contributions that ecosystems make to human health and well-being. Topics will be drawn from aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and cover pressing issues such as pollution and contamination cleanup, commercial and subsistence food provisioning, climate regulation, and cultural uses in folklore, art, religion, science, and recreation. A special emphasis will be made on current events and guest lectures by professionals in the field of Ecosystem Services, or those with unique epistemological perspectives related to Ecosystem Services [3 credits]
