This course explores the population-environment relationship. In this course, you will learn about the human population and the ways in which changes in the population affect the environment. Agriculture, soils, and the environmental implications of eating meat, vegetables, local, organic, sustainable, industrial, and other types of food are discussed too.
Population, Food, and Soil
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Population, Food, and Soil
This course is part of Introduction to Environmental Science Specialization
Instructor: Andy Friedland
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There are 4 modules in this course
This module explores the global population trends, how and why population changes, and concepts related to population numbers including growth rate, doubling time, crude birth and date rates etc.
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4 videos13 readings1 assignment8 discussion prompts
This module explores the global population dynamics.
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3 videos4 readings1 assignment4 discussion prompts
This module deals with the major environmental issues related to global human nutrition, some common practices of modern, industrial agriculture and the potential environmental costs associated with each practice. It also explores sustainable farming practices.
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4 videos5 readings1 assignment5 discussion prompts
This module explores the role of soils in ecosystems, soil horizons, and soil-forming processes. Through a video, you will learn about the soils of a particular landscape and learn about various soil-forming processes.
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4 videos5 readings1 assignment6 discussion prompts
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