Learning Outcomes

What is Sustainability?

Human Consumption Patterns and the Rebound Effect

Lesson Summary

In this module, you will be introduced to the definition of sustainability and how it applies in the modern context, the basic facility before the IPAT equation can be used, the various patterns of human consumption and the major factors which play roles in the understanding of unsustainable impacts.

Climate Processes: External and Internal Controls

Modern Climate Change

Climate Projections

In this module, you will be introduced to how climate processes and principles work, how they are observed by scientists and how these principles by producing greenhouse gases humans are altering the physical properties of the atmosphere in such a way as to increase its ability to retain heat, theoretical prediction of a warming world, measuring temperature, and how to attempt to predict the climate of the future.

Biogeochemical Cycles and the Flow of Energy in the Earth System

Biodiversity, Species Loss, and Ecosystem Function

Soil Profiles and Processes

In this module, you will be introduced to the biogeochemical cycles, the nature carbon cycle, the nature water cycle, the nature nitrogen cycle and how humans interact with them, biodiversity, ecosystem functions, soil health, soil erosion and soil sustainability.

Water Cycle and Fresh Water Supply

Water Pollution

Mineral Resources: Formation, Mining, Environmental Impact

In this module, you will be introduced to the composition of water on the Earth, forms of water, the water cycle, sources of water, chemistry of water, water pollution, water pollutants, point and non-point sources of pollution, importance of minerals, formation of ore deposits, mining and processing ore and sustainability issues.

Diploma in Environmental Management - First Assessment

You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.

Tragedy of the Commons

Environmental Valuation

Evaluating Projects and Policies

In this module, you will be introduced to how economists define environmental outcomes, positive and negative externalities, public goods and common-property resources, the measures of value, willingness to pay, willingness to accept, the three parts of the environmental evaluation toolkit; direct, revealed preference and stated preference, important features of costs, cost-benefit analysis, criteria for evaluating a project and incentive policies.

Systems of Waste Management

Government and Laws on the Environment

Risk Assessment Methodology for Conventional and Alternative Sustainability Options

In this module, you will be introduced to environmental regulations governing waste management, waste management strategies, government regulations set for the protection of human health and the environment, four steps of risk assessment, estimating the dose received and exposure pathway, cumulative cancer and non-cancer risks, evaluating uncertainties in risk assessment.

Sustainability Challenges

Environmental Challenges in Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Air, Water and Land Use 1

Environmental Challenges in Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Air, Water and Land Use 2

In this module, you will be introduced to the history of human energy use, challenges of continued reliance on fossil energy, the time scale for transition in energy use, environmental impacts of energy use, different energy sources based on environmental impact, and global capacity for non-renewable energy sources.

Energy Sources and Carriers 1

Energy Sources and Carriers 2

Energy Sources and Carriers 3

Energy Uses

Applications of Phase Change Materials for Sustainable Energy

In this module, you will be introduced to the components of electricity, link between electricity generation and carbon emissions, sequestering carbon in geologic formations, sources of renewable energy, motivations for biofuels production, types of catalytic and biocatalytic routes to produce biofuels and biochemical, thermodynamic principles of a heat, types of geothermal systems, combined heat and power (CHP) as an alternative energy source, Phase Change Materials (PCM) and its applications.

Sustainability and Buildings

The Sustainable City

In this module, you will be introduced to living in a sustainable city and how technology influences the form and pattern of a sustainable city, connections between the design of cities and resource use, ways buildings affect the environment and characteristics of sustainable buildings.

Climate Action Planning

Sustainable Transportation

Sustainable Storm Water Management

In this module, you will be introduced to moving to a sustainable energy economy, the path to a sustainable energy economy, an automobile-based system of transportation, why transportation is a derived demand, accessibility and mobility, storm water runoff, managing storm water runoff and conventional and innovative techniques to address water pollution.

Diploma in Environmental Management - Second Assessment

Diploma in Environmental Management - Course Assessment

Learn about the environment and different energy management systems with this free online diploma program course.

Diploma in Environmental Management

This free online certificate course on Environmental Management will introduce you to climate change, sustainability, and the IPAT equation. You will study climate processes, biogeochemical cycles, water pollution, the different types of pollutants, sources of pollution, environmental regulations, and waste management strategies.

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