Introduction to the economics of markets and market economies. Basic concepts of demand, supply, production, prices, allocation of resources, and distribution of income. Public policy applications. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Ecological functions and assessment of resource values of wetlands. Major wetlands of the world used as case history studies.

Ecological functions and assessment of resource values of wetlands. Major wetlands of the world used as case history studies.

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To reduce global warming emissions to zero, existing buildings must be retrofitted for efficiency and renewable energy. Municipalities own large, inefficient buildings that will not be replaced, and they want to get to zero carbon emissions, but they don?t know how. This purpose of this class is to provide them with actionable plans that show them how, and to develop a generation of professionals capable of providing pathways to zero carbon for clients in all sectors of society. Students work in teams to provide energy analysis and high-level energy planning to Massachusetts cities and towns.

This course will cover several programming methods and applications in GIS. Beginning in the (familiar) ArcGIS environment, this course will explore fundamentals of programming in Python while learning the Model Builder interface. By exploring basic automation methods of repetitive or complex tasks, this course will also introduce the foundations of computer science and computational thinking. While gaining proficiency in Model Builder, this course will expand to other python scripting applications, both within ArcGIS and on other platforms.

This graduate-level course will expose students to seminal books that have influenced the environmental paradigm in the United States including: Henry David Thoreau?s Walden, Aldo Leopold?s A Sand County Almanac, Rachel Carson?s Silent Spring, and Robin Kimmerer?s Braiding Sweetgrass. Discussion will focus on students? impressions of the readings, how the authors have influenced current thinking, the contexts in which the books were written, and comparisons across books.

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