Welcome to ENVS 202: A general introduction to the broad area of Environmental Science



A Brief Video Introduction



This is a self contained web site. Imbecilic Blackboard only exists as a front end to this website. Navigation of this web site is as follows:

• The Syllabus Link takes you to the course syllabus that might contain some useful information. More information can also be found in the About This Course link
  
  
• The Modules Link contains the table of contents for all of the course content. If at any time you get lost, simply click on the Modules to find your self again.
  
  
• The Course Assignments Link will take you to where the assignments are posted. Homework assignments can be done collaboratively.
  
  
• The Resources page has links to various products that we will use through out the term including the very important link to the Statistics tools that can be used to help with various data aspects of the class. The links under that page will be frequently updated so visit it often.
  
  
• Grading of assignment and tests will still make use of the grade center in Blackboard

A brief course Introduction:

Currently, at the global scale, we are living in the most unsustainable period in history and yet the typical consumer remains blissfully ignorant and certainly doesn't understand or care about why their individual consumption footprint might matter.

At the same time we are being told (through media and urban legend) that we are becoming greener and achieving sustainability. This course will critically and quantitatively exam some aspects that claim.

For more information about the course, click on the About this Course link above.

One fortunate aspect of the world we currently live in is the proliferation of available data on consumption and resource usage. The following collection of widgets and graphs will serve as remainders of real global consumption.