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Introduction
Vicky Meretsky
1.1 Earth and environment - introduction to environmental science
1.2 Sustainability and the Anthropocene
1.3 Environmental economics and the role of environmental regulation in free markets
2.1 Air pollution - overview and "traditional" air pollutants
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2.2 Climate change - atmospheric and climatic aspects
2.3 Air pollution trends and control
2.4 Air Pollution Case Study - Dust and the Wind
3.1 The water resource - amounts and kinds of water
3.2 Categories of water pollution
3.3 Impacts of climate change on water quality
3.4 Water treatment
3.5 Water pollution trends and control
3.6 Water Pollution Case Study
4.1 The water cycle and fresh water supply
4.2 Water supply problems and solutions
4.3 Water Availability Case Study
5.1 Kinds of solid and hazardous waste
5.2 Waste production, impacts, and management
5.3 Brownfields management and remediation
5.4 Recycling
5.5 Regulation of waste disposal and recycling
5.6 Case Study- Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste from Artisanal Gold Mining
6.1 Conventional energy sources - fossil fuels and nuclear energy
6.2 Renewable energy sources
6.3 Sustainability and the Present Energy Picture
6.4 Critical Minerals - Strategically Important for Clean Energy
6.5 Improving Energy Sustainability
6.6 - Energy case study - AI and Energy
7.1 Agriculture - an introduction
7.2 Soil is the foundation of farming
7.3 Benefits and impacts of conventional agriculture
7.4 Conservation tillage and cover crops
7.5 Pests, pesticides, and genetically modified organisms in agriculture
7.6 Other approaches to agriculture
7.7 Livestock and aquaculture
7.8 Climate change and agriculture
7.9 Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability
7.10 Agriculture and Food Case Study
8.1 Intro to biodiversity and terrestrial ecosystems
8.2 Terrestrial biomes
8.3 Wetland and freshwater aquatic ecosystems
8.4 Sustainable harvest of renewable natural resources
8.5 Threats to species and ecosystems
8.6 Conserving biodiversity
8.7 Case Study - the 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
9.1 Ocean basics
9.2 Marine ecosystems
9.3 Threats to ocean health and biodiversity
9.4 Managing and conserving ocean resources
9.5 Case Study - the High Seas Treaty
10.1 Introduction to sustainability and cities
10.2 City layout
10.3 Heat, water, and air
10.4 Transportation
10.5 Greenspace
10.6 Buildings
10.7 Food, resources, and waste management
Ending on a positive note, visit this World Bank blog on Greening the Rice We Eat.
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