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ERS 218Introduction to Sustainable Environmental and Resource Systems

Faculty
Environment
Offered
Fall
Credit
0.5
Last listed
1994–95

No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1988–89 to 1994–95 (before that, 1987–88 used the number for Introduction to Canadian Energy issues); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.

Examination of patterns and trends in major environmental systems and natural resource use. Analysis of these resources in the context of sustainable development. Local, regional and global systems will be examined.

As printed in the 1988–89 to 1994–95 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original. Later calendars (1995–96 on) aren’t on uwloo.

Requirements, as last listed

Prereq: At least second-year standing

In today’s calendar

Check it elsewhere

In the scanned calendars

How it read in each calendar from 1987–88 to 1994–95, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

1988–89 to 1994–95 6 calendars

Examination of patterns and trends in major environmental systems and natural resource use. Analysis of these resources in the context of sustainable development. Local, regional and global systems will be examined.

Prereq: At least second-year standing

Offered Fall · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit

1987–88 1 calendar

Another title: Introduction to Canadian Energy issues, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

Emphasis on physical concepts, terminology, units, current policy, supply and demand noting technical and economic aspects, and alternative energy strategies.

Offered Fall · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit