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Lutchman-Baijuram 2017

CAPE ENVIRONMETAL STUDIES

A STUDY GUIDE

Environmental Science is simply defined as the study of the environment that seeks to find
solutions for environmental problems. It is a multidiscipline field that incorporates an
understanding of ecology (ecosystems) with social sciences (human relationships,
perceptions and policies) , natural resources ( and its sustainability), agriculture, energy
and pollution. The main purpose of this field is geared towards reducing the possible
impacts of development on the environment.

Environmental Science began in the late 1960’s and was driven by a need to analyse
complex environmental problems. This developed into the creation of laws and protocols to
protect the environment. Today public awareness is the main driving force of the field.

This field is now developing and branching off into areas such as environmental engineering,
natural resource management, global warming monitoring and environmental law to name a
few. Within the course we will be investigating the following sections of environmental
science:

UNIT 1 : Ecology, Human Population and Natural Resources

Module 1 – Fundamental Ecological Principles

Module 2 – Human Population and the Environment

Module 3 – Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

UNIT 2: Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Pollution

Module 1 - Agriculture and the Environment

Module 2 - Energy and the Environment

Module 3 - Pollution of the Environment