Title: EEES 1140 – Environmental Problems Lab (1 cr.)
1EEES 1140 Environmental Problems Lab (1 cr.)
- Basic laboratory science training for non-science
majors within the context of environmental issues
relevant to NW Ohio. - This lab fulfills the science lab requirement of
the University Core Curriculum.
2http//www.eeescience.utoledo.edu/Faculty/Mayer/ee
es1130.htm
General Information EEES 1130 Human Ecology,
Fall 2006 Instructor Dr. Christine Mayer Office
158 Lake Erie Center and 3086 C
Bowman-Oddy Phone 530-8377 or 4570
christine.mayer_at_utoledo.edu Office Hours Tuesday
and Thursday 845-915 am, Friday 300-330 pm or
by appointment 3086 C Bowman-Oddy
- ?Attendance will not be monitored. Missed work
and instructions are your responsibility. - ? Do the assigned reading before coming to
lecture. - ? Be prepared to participate every class period.
- Ask questions in lecture!
- ? Dates and reading assignments listed on the
schedule are tentative, they will be updated as
the semester progresses.
3II. GRADING ?Four Exams three midterms and a
final can drop one midterm, missed exam counts
as drop ?Format Objective type, i.e., T or F,
multiple choice, matching computer graded bring
a soft lead pencil to every exam ?Pop Quizzes
(additional points) Will be randomly dispersed
through out the semester and will not be
announced ahead of time. Bring a soft lead
pencil to class EVERY DAY no makeup
quizzes. ?Makeup exams are only given to
individuals whose absences meet university
guidelines for excused absences (check your
handbook very carefully!). If you miss an exam,
it MUST be taken during the class period within
one week after original test date. Also, you
must contact me as soon as possible to make
arrangements. ?There are no extra credit
assignments.
4http//www.eeescience.utoledo.edu/Faculty/Mayer/ee
es1130.htm
Date Topic Reading Assignments
10 Jan (Tu) Sustainability, Stewardship and Science Chapter 1 Wright Nebel excerpt, Silent Spring
12 Jan (Th) Climate and Climate Change Chapter 21 Tragedy of the Commons
17 Jan (Tu) Ecosystems and Biomes human land use Chapter 2 TBA
19 Jan (Th) Ecosystems how they work Chapter 3
24 Jan (Tu) Wild Species Biodiversity Chapter 11 TBA
5Overview
- Global environmental concerns
- Three unifying themes
- Sustainability
- Stewardship
- Sound science
- The process of science
6Human Ecology EEES 1130 Course Objectives
- Understand how the natural world works
- Discuss how human and natural systems interact
- Understand application of ecology to human
populations and problems
7Major trends disconcerting trends
- Rapid human population growth and increasing
consumption per person - Decline of vital life-support ecosystems
- Global atmospheric changes
- Loss of biodiversity
8Environmental problems are
- Local
- Regional
- National
- Global
9Local Example
- Garbage
- You generate it
- Decide to recycle or not
- Do you live near any landfills?
- Do you want to?
10Regional Example
- Urban sprawl and loss of farmland
- Soil erosion and water pollution
11National Example
12Global Examples
- Ozone depletion
- Greenhouse warming
- Species extinction
- Rapid human population growth
(Growing by 78 million/year. Future prediction
based on an assumption of continued decline in
birthrates)
13Three Unifying Themes
- Sustainability
- Stewardship
- Sound science
14Four Dimensions to Sustainable Development
- Environmental
- Economic
- Social
- Political
15Examples of potentially socially or politically
undesirable development
An organic whiskey distillery in a Saudi
Arabia A profitable and humane cattle ranch in
India
16Association Between People Land
- Closely tied to land because survival depends on
it - Low per capita resource use
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- High population growth
- South
- Perception of isolation from the natural world
- High per capita resource use
- Low population growth
- North
17Global City Lights
18- Important note you need to know basic world
geography, to understand material for this class - Find a world map and remind yourself of locations
of - - All continents
- Major oceans
- The equator
Hint this will be the subject of one of your pop
quizzes
19http//earth.google.com/ http//www.worldatlas.co
m/aatlas/world.htm http//www.lib.utexas.edu/
20Natural Resource
Naturally occurring material such as soil, wood,
air, water, oil or minerals that is valuable to
people, plants, and wildlife.
21Form groups of 2-3 List all the natural
resources used in constructing each room
22Some more definitions
- Ecology The study of the interaction of
organisms with one another and with their
environment (non-living). - Environmental Science The study of the
interaction between living and non-living things
with the goal of understanding how the
environment works, finding solutions to
environmental problems, or both. - Environmentalism A way of thinking and a
movement of political activism based on a common
conviction that our natural environment should be
protected.
23Environmentalisms History
- Late 1800s First Conservation groups formed
- Audubon Society, NWF, Sierra Club,
- National Parks formed (1902!)
- Industrialization
- WW II technological advancements
- mechanization cars replace tanks
- chemistry fertilizer replace ammunition
24The Environmental Movement
- Rachel Carson Silent Spring
- Effect of DDT in the food chain
25Point-Source Pollution
- Early problems were obvious
- point-source pollution
- ... the bad guys were someone else
- ... but the battles were tough
- ... progress has a price
- High costs of changing/regulating industry
- litigation
- retooling
26Government Action
- Early Progress
- Earth Day 1970
- EPA 1970
- Clean Air Act 1970
- Clean Water Act 1972
- Marine Mammals Protection Act 1972
- Endangered Species Act 1973
- Safe Drinking Water Act 1974