2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

ENST 315 Nature and Society

Analyze problems in nature-society relationships by exploring geographic theory surrounding environmental politics, surveying local and global actors in these conflicts, and addressing varied contemporary issues in resource management.

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ENST 320 American Environmental Worldviews

An exploration and analysis of the historical development of perceptions and worldviews about the environment and the natural world using the United States as a case study.

3

ENST 331 Global Population and Human Needs

Demographic perspective on human populations. Introduction to population processes of fertility, mortality, migration. Analysis of global patterns of demographic processes and the relation of culture to population growth and decline.

3

ENST 335 Environmental and Resource Economics

Prerequisite: ECON 205. Students will examine the strengths and weaknesses of economic theory in analyzing the seriousness of resource and environmental issues facing society.

3

ENST 345 Environmental Geography: Earth at Risk

Prerequisite: GEOG 220 or GEOG 230. Examine selected environmental issues, including climate change, environmental degradation, and resource depletion, focusing on the physical processes underlying these problems and how human activities contribute to environmental problems.

3

ENST 355 Introduction to Environmental Health

Discussion of the relationships of environmental pollution to the ecosystem and health of humans. Analyze major areas of environmental pollution: water, air, solid wastes, pesticides, radioactive wastes and population.

3

ENST 356 Water Resource Economics

Prerequisite: ECON 205, or any 300- or 400-level ECON course. Examination of economic principles governing water planning, development and law. Discussion of supply and demand, quality and political issues. Relationship to Colorado and local situation.

3

ENST 375 Literature and the Environment

Explore human relationships with nature writing from various periods and cultures. Economic, scientific, philosophic and religious attitudes emerge from attitudes about nature. Do these influence human treatment of natural things?

3

ENST 380 Sustainable Living

Examine the sustainability of contemporary living patterns. Explore alternative approaches to meeting transportation, domestic power and heating, food production and waste disposal needs on the personal and community levels.

3

ENST 385 Art and the Environment

Investigate and participate in the process of art as it relates to the different environments of human existence.

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ENST 389 Human Perception of the Built Environment

Prerequisite: ENST 100 or ENST 215 or permission of the instructor. Exploration of human perception as it adapts to the built environment, including theories of environmental psychology.

3

ENST 390 Building Materials for a Sustainable Environment

Prerequisite: ENST 100 or consent of instructor. Exploration of materials used in the built environment including: Properties and characteristics of a material, sustainable features, history of use, fabrication process, common uses for the material, and installation methods.

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ENST 391 The Built Environment and Sustainability

Prerequisite: ENST 100 or permission of the instructor. Exploration of the built environment including the characteristics of sustainability in: site selection, recyclable and renewable resources, embodied energy, building materials, and indoor air quality.

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