SST-100

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Principles of Sustainability

Sustainable EnergyUndergraduateScience, Math, Engineering, & Technology

Explain the concept of “sustainable development”

Employ the three dimensions of sustainability – environment, economy, and society – in discussing the viability of various human systems related to food, water, and energy supply, natural resource extraction, manufacturing, construction, transportation, waste disposal, and environmental justice

Describe the relationship between human population growth, consumption, and technology as it relates to issues of global environmental quality and stability, such as climate change

Compare and contrast different practices and technologies that impact global sustainability, such as those related to fossil fuel and alternative energy use

Propose alternatives and evaluate the suggestions of others regarding practices and technologies intended to move society in the direction of sustainability

Report on current “green” employment opportunities.