Environmental Cycles and Sustainable BioeconomyLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: AT00DE62
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- English
Objective
The student is able to
- explain critical environmental cycles (carbon, nutrient, water, air) and assess their roles in planetary sustainability
- evaluate the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem services in supporting life and resilience
- explain human impacts on environmental cycles
- understand climate feedback loops and how changes in one cycle affect others
- know circular bioeconomy principles and sustainability metrics to support ecological resilience and carbon sequestration
- understand how, especially SDGs 6, 12, 13,14 & 15, are linked to the course´s themes to promote more sustainable solutions