HUMAN TRANSFORMATIONS OF EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES

ENVIRST/GEOG 309

Introduction to how and why humans have transformed natural landscapes around the world, including tropical deforestation. Exploration of different agricultural systems, and topics such as food security, land scarcity, bioenergy and the impacts of food production on the environment.

GEOSCI 304

An integrative approach to studying the interaction between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere as they have evolved during earth history. Overarching theme includes ocean-climate system changes, biogeochemical cycles, evolution from microbes to mammals, and critical events in life history.

ENVIRST/GEOG 120

Introduction to how the Earth system works and what makes Earth livable. Gain appreciation for how the atmosphere, oceans, life, and earth's surface interact to shape our local, regional and global landscapes.

ATMOCN/BSE/SOILSCI 132

Water is central to the functioning of planet Earth and is influential to shaping many historical and present-day cultures across the globe. As humans increase their impact on Earth's water cycle, our understanding of the multiple roles of water becomes critical to finding sustainable strategies for human and ecosystem health. Explore different perspectives around cultural significance of, engagement with, and access to water, with particular focus to case studies from the United States. Identify the human influence on water quality and quantity in a changing global climate, from local, regional, and global perspectives, and how different racial and ethnic communities in the United States are differentially impacted.

SOILSCI 131

A overview of the soils of the world and the grand environmental challenges that face humanity. Soils of the USA and Wisconsin included.