Status
X
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN-DOMINATED EARTH
Term session
0
Term
2017A
Subject area
ENVS
Section number only
001
Section ID
ENVS417001
Meeting times
CANCELED
Instructors
PLANTE, ALAIN
Description
How much have humans altered the planet they live omn? Beyond climate change, humans have altered the Earth's land, oceans and biosphere to such an extent that the concept of a new geologic epoch defined by th eaction of humans is seriously debated.This seminar will examine th eorigins of the Anthropocene, the ways in which humans have altered Earth systems, whether or not these altera-tions warrant a new geologic designation, and what the future potentially holds for both humans and the planet.
Course number only
417
Cross listings
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No