Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour
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Prerequisites: graduate standing; or consent of instructor
Description: Examines the fundamental principles of Earth system science in the context of global change. Topics include the preindustrial and modern-day Earth system, responses of the Earth’s support machinery to human activities, consequences of global change for human well-being, and pathways towards global sustainability.