Course CodeBEN201Fee CodeS2Duration (approx)100 hours Why Conserve Environment? By understanding the environment, and the forces that sustain it in a stable condition; we are better able to manage the micro and macro environments in which we live. Learn to make more informed choices and manage the environment without causing deterioration of those resources. Explore how to better conserve the resources we have, Lesson Structure There are 8 lessons in this course: An Introduction To Ecology Spaceship Earth Conservation; Use of Resources, ecological value, economic value, genetic diversity Overkill Urbanisation Basic Ecology The Ecosystem Constituents for the Ecosystem Ecological Concepts The Web of Life; climate, producers, consumers, decomposers The Food Web Habitat and Niche Humans in the Environment Energy Flow Imbalances The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming Climate Change El Nino International Efforts to Counter Climate Change; IPCC, UNFCC, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Summit, Worldwatch Institute, etc Terminology A Perspective On Environmental Problems History of Conservation Natural Resources; Renewable, Non Renewable Goals of Conservation History from Industrial Revolution to WWII WW2 and Post War Period International Conservation Deforestation Loss of Agricultural Land Loss of Biodiversity Endangered Water Supplies Exhaustion of Non Renewable Resources Political and Economic Issues of Conservation Environmental Damage in Free Economies Pollution in Planned Economies Supply of Resources Limits to Growth Pollution and Industry Effects On The Environment Nature and Scope of Pollution Industrial Pollution Types of Pollutants Effects of Pollution Nuclear Pollution Sick Building Syndrome Asbestos Fibre Urbanisation Energy Alternatives Deforestation Nuclear Energy, Hydro Power, Solar Energy, Wind, Waste Power Water and Soil Introduction Dams River Catchments Wetlands Water Pollution Recycling Desalination Water Environments The Hydrological Cycle; Infiltration, Rainfall, Evaporation, Effective Rainfall, etc Water and Plant Growth Keeping Water Clean Sewage Treatment Soil; pH, texture, structure Land and Soil Degradation; Loss of soil fertility Erosion Salinity Soil compaction Soil acidification Build up of dangerous chemicals Vegetation Conservation and Management Value of Trees Commercial Value of Trees Rainforests Forest Systems and Biomass Forest Conservation Trees and the Environment Environmental consequences of Deforestation Afforestation Classification of Forests Desertification Acid Rain Environmental Weeds Strategies for Preservation of Native Grasslands Animal Conservation & Management The Human Animal Urbanisation Wildlife Threatened Species Invasive Species Wildlife Management; approaches, preservation, conservation, goals Wildlife Habitats Water Management for Wildlife Wildlife Surveys Marine Conservation and Management Estuaries Fisheries; stock management, assessment, biomass, stock management methods Conservation of Sandy Shores The Future Tourism and the Environment Ecotourism Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) Framework for ESD Where Can This Study Take Me? Job opportunities in Conservation and Environment will be highly varied in the future so current students need to "think outside the box". This course may deliver different things to different graduate in different fields like: Land regeneration Environmental impact assessment Energy activity (wind farms, energy from waste) Oil and gas and minerals Infrastructure Contaminated land (remediation, site investigation) Water Waste management Drought management Flood risk Environmental security Nuclear Biogas Energy management Resource management Climate change Climate adaptation Training