NAS 332 Sustainable Resource Use
Sustainable Resource Use provides students with an understanding of the principles of sustainable development, with a focus on the environmental impact of current land and resource uses. Human impacts and land use over the past 200 years are examined, along with the limitation of current environmental policies and legislation. Forestry, fisheries, mining, energy, agriculture, and urban development, and the impact of each of these on the environment, are reviewed, both locally and on a global scale. Economic growth and traditional management practices are analyzed. Current approaches to land and resource use and planning, including world-wide environmental policies and legislation, are evaluated in terms of their contributions to global sustainability and options for the future are reviewed. Students leave the course with an appreciation of the challenges of sustainable resource use.