In order for the human population to live 'more sustainably', it must live in ways that do not exhaust essential resources and do not pollute the land, water and air. For a natural ecological system to sustain itself, it must regenerate. This 2-hour interactive online course presents the ways we can blend human developments with the natural ecological system to maintain sustainability and regeneration of the earth's resources. Such topics as global warming, eutrophication, ecosystems and the costs of environmental impacts on land development projects are discussed in detail. This course also offers references to a broad range of materials on sustainable development and regenerative practices.
Sustainable Development & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
At the conclusion of this course, you will:
•Understand the systems and processes humans need for survival, the ways these systems can be disrupted and how to avoid such disruptions
•Learn how natural ecosystems work and the methods used to design and manage human developments so these ecosystems are sustained
•Recognize the processes of regeneration including conversion, distribution, filtration, assimilation and storage
•Determine how to mitigate and compute the total costs of adverse environmental impacts on facilities and projects