Courses

Marine Conservation Science and Policy (ENVS 1455) - Offered Fall 2007

The aim of this upper-level course is to enable students to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of ocean ecosystems and how human communities are connected to them ecologically, socially and economically. Through lectures, discussions, written and oral presentations, students will have opportunities to integrate the scientific and human dimensions of marine conservation science and policy. We will analyze the current status, trends, and threats to ocean ecosystems; the range of individual- based and institutional solutions to mediate these threats; and a series of case studies from New England and other places in the world's ocean and coastal areas.

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