Students will examine the main ecosystems of Ecuador—tropical rain forests, the Páramo, cloud forests, tropical dry forests, mangroves, and the Galápagos Islands. They will study their physical environments, including animals and plants, evolution...
Four momentous changes occurring within the first two decades of the 21st century are having a lasting effect on our planet: (1) More people now live in cities than in the countryside, unprecedented in human history; (2) there is now scientific...
Four momentous changes occurring within the first two decades of the 21st century are having a lasting effect on our planet: More people now live in cities than in the countryside, unprecedented in human history; there is now a consensus that human...
Our world is transforming at an accelerated pace and calls for sustainability are arising across continents and disciplines. We can see the emergence of myriad models of sustainability originating from different contexts. We will focus mainly on the...
An innovative circular economy where nothing is wasted, where natural resources are managed sustainably, and biodiversity is protected, valued, and restored in ways that enhance our society’s resilience is essential for our future prosperity, a...
In 2050, we live well, within the planet’s ecological limits. Our prosperity and healthy environment stem from an innovative, circular economy where nothing is wasted and where natural resources are managed sustainably, and biodiversity is protected...
The course sets out to equip students with a profound understanding of the complexity of food systems. It provides a broad overview of the manifold interlinkages between agriculture and food supply with regards to economic, ecological, social and...
The course will explore what is understood by the term Mediterranean Environment. The main characteristics of the Mediterranean will be studied from an ecological, social, economic, political and cultural point of view. Emphasis will be given to the...
This course provides an overview of the main oceanographic and biological characteristics of the Mediterranean Sea, from the bathymetry, geology and chemistry of a semi-enclosed sea, to the environmental characteristics and ecological processes of...
This course provides the student with the tools to survive the 21st century – a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary introduction, for the engaged non-specialist, to the causes and consequences of, and responses to, the climate crisis.
We discuss in...