Learning Objectives
- Understand the Ecological Basis of Society and how physical and biological systems interact with human societies.
- Examine the Human Impact on Ecology, including examples such as deforestation and climate change.
- Analyze how Social Organization and Resource Control influence the use and management of natural resources.
- Discuss how Environmental Problems are Social Issues, highlighting the disproportionate effects on different social groups.
- Explore the concept of Sustainable Development and the balance between ecological preservation and economic growth.
- Address the Environmental Management Challenges due to limited knowledge and complex human-environment interactions.
- Identify Major Environmental Hazards such as resource depletion, pollution, global warming, and genetically modified organisms.
- Explore Social Ecology and how ecological problems are rooted in social issues, requiring changes in social relations to address environmental crises.