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Decision Making in Environmental Management - Case studies & practical application
by William “Bill” Dennison , Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen , Richard Arnold- 0.0
5 Weeks
Utilizing extensive case studies of various ecosystems, you will learn how to effectively utilize science-based management to mitigate anthropogenic impacts and ensure resiliency and sustainability in your community. Case studies are the best means to analyze real world problems and assess viability of proposed solutions. Each case study will present unique solutions to address ecosystem stress....
$149
Socio-environmental Management - Integrating politics, justice and stakeholders
by William “Bill” Dennison , Richard Arnold , Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen- 0.0
5 Weeks
Develop your own science and management strategy while viewing the environment through a multicultural lens. Learn how science advocacy can drive effective environmental and sustainability decision-making. There is a broad spectrum of ways that science can be incorporated into environmental management and policy and it all begins with effectively articulating cause and impacts....
$149
Groundwater Cycle
by Antoine Aubeneau- 0.0
5 Weeks
The Earth is blue for its oceans but green for the blankets of groundwater under our feet. This course explores the water cycle from under the ground. How much groundwater do we use and what for? How much do the trees? How do we model water fluxes? Groundwater is the water beneath the ground surface....
$750
Wells Hydraulics
by Antoine Aubeneau- 0.0
5 Weeks
The Earth is blue for its oceans but green for its groundwater. We use wells to extract water from the ground. In this course we address questions such as: How well tests tell us if an aquifer can provide enough water? How can we use wells to dewater construction sites? Groundwater is the water beneath the ground surface....
$750
Groundwater Contamination
by Antoine Aubeneau- 0.0
5 Weeks
The Earth is blue for its oceans and green for its groundwater. Access to clean freshwater is essential yet human activities deteriorate water quality. This unit describes contaminant transport in aquifers. Groundwater is the water beneath the ground surface. It is a vast freshwater reservoir often overlooked because invisible, yet 1000 times greater than all lakes and rivers....
$750
Making the Grade – Developing socio-environmental report cards to effect change
by William “Bill” Dennison , Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen , Richard Arnold- 0.0
5 Weeks
Socio-environmental report cards have proven to be THE tool to effect positive change. Join us as we explore proven techniques to synthesize data, engage the local community, inform decision-making, and drive policy for any environmental or sustainability challenge. Report card grades also tap into a powerful human motivator: peer pressure. We need to use science to inspire real change....
$149
Sustainable Energy
by Michael Golay- 0.0
13 Weeks
Learn to critically analyze modern energy technologies from engineering and socio-political perspectives, and gain the skills necessary to help the world meet rising energy demand while reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change Climate change is an urgent global challenge demanding engineering solutions and large-scale, systems-oriented coordination....
$149
Energy Principles and Renewable Energy
by Simon Smart- 0.0
14 Weeks
An introduction to the language of energy, key scientific principles that underpin energy systems, future energy challenges and available renewable energy options. This course addresses the important global issue of transitioning to a sustainable energy future. Renewable energy technologies analysed include: bioenergy, geothermal, solar, wind power, hydropower and ocean power. This course is part of the Sustainable Energy MicroMasters series....
$375
The Climate-Energy Challenge
by Daniel P. Schrag- 0.0
9 Weeks
Learn more about the science behind climate change. This course will examine future climate change in the context of Earth history, and then consider various strategies for what might be done to deal with it. Explore how scientists measure ancient temperature and carbon dioxide levels Investigate the basic physics and chemistry that control climate...
$49
Geoscience: the Earth and its Resources
by Giovanni Bertotti- 0.0
6 Weeks
Your introduction to modern Earth Sciences with application to the Geology of hydrocarbon and geothermal energy. Are you fascinated by Geosciences and willing to take the challenge of predicting the nature and behavior of the Earth subsurface? This is your course! You will understand how the sediments are formed, transported, deposited and deformed....
$50