OSHER 649 - Environment, Health and Sustainability

Learn ecological concepts and the natural phenomena that support life on Earth including: energy flow, material cycling, and interactions of organisms and their environments. Incorporate these concepts into your personal plan for making your contribution to restoring the Earth one garden at a time. We'll discuss the health and well-being of the earth and its inhabitants at the global, community, and individual levels; examine the effects of today's human population on the environment and on future generations; and review the impacts of how we grow our food including: water use, resource depletion, pollution, and biodiversity loss.