Brief Introduction
Humans are vast users of water. From large-scale agriculture to individual domestic use, water resources are being consumed at a tremendous rate. This course investigates the use of water by humans across the globe.
Description
Humans are vast users of water. From large-scale agriculture to individual domestic use, water resources are being consumed at a tremendous rate. This course investigates the use of water by humans across the globe. The use of water and the impact of that use on existing water resources will be investigated. Climate change is rapidly affecting our understanding of current water resources. This is even more profound when human health is impacted. This course will also look at our changing understanding of water resources and how this is playing a role in the impact of water-resources on human health.
Knowledge
- Describe the linkages between weather, geography, and distribution of water around the world.
- Identify the pathways through which water impacts human health and wellbeing.
- Describe the water-related drivers of global health inequities.
Co-Creating Sustainable Cities
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Learn how citizen’s co-creation is key in making cities worldwide more sustainable In addition, citizens influence and are influenced by the technologies and systems that they use every day....
Global Warming II: Create Your Own Models in Python
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This class provides a series of Python programming exercises intended to explore the use of numerical modeling in the Earth system and climate sciences....
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries
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This course challenges you to consider how one might lift societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The course is free to enroll and take....
Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes
- 4.7
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Develop a greater appreciation for how the air, water, land, and life formed and have interacted over the last 4. 5 billion years....
