环境科学与政策理学学士-全球环境变化

全球气候变化在许多方面提出了复杂的挑战。首先，气候变化科学涉及大气，海洋，土地和社会科学。其次，政策对策涉及困难的经济决策和复杂的执行机制。第三，气候变化对海平面上升的影响在全世界范围内不平衡，这引发了人们对减少温室气体排放应支付的费用以及遭受气候变化困扰的问题。平流层臭氧和气候变化是全球环境问题的两个例子。其他问题，例如生物多样性的丧失，也同样复杂。这种以科学为导向的集中力量使学生做好准备应对科学基础，社会影响以及对全球环境问题的政策对策。为了充分利用现有的物理科学课程并为从事以科学为导向的职业做准备，
Environmental Science and Policy (ENSP) is a multidisciplinary program that produces problem solvers and leaders who are prepared to face today's environmental challenges. ENSP is a unique undergraduate major co-sponsored by three colleges. Students acquire a foundational understanding in science and policy through core classes, and then advance to specialized training and experiences in one of many academic disciplines ranging from biology to geology, and anthropology to government and politics. The linked perspectives offered by interdisciplinary education are often regarded as appropriate ways of addressing the complexity of global trends such as environmental change, global food security, the optimization of urban environments, and the development of green technologies. The Environmental Science and Policy program values the integration of the natural sciences and social sciences and how those disciplines can best shape good public policies. Taking courses from a wide variety of subject areas gives students the opportunity to consolidate learning by synthesizing ideas from many perspectives and encourages them to explore new knowledge in different areas of environmental science. We strongly believe this type of education will help ENSP students become more employable due to their ability to engage across disciplinary boundaries and help bridge the gap between science and policy-making decisions.<br><br>Global climate change presents complex challenges in many respects. First, the science of climate change involves atmospheric, ocean, land, and social sciences. Second, policy responses involve difficult economic decisions and complicated implementation mechanisms. Third, the implications of climate change, for example, for sea level rise, are uneven throughout the world, raising questions about who should pay to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and who suffers from climate change. Stratospheric ozone and climate change are two examples of global environmental issues. Others, such as loss of biodiversity, are equally complex. This science-oriented concentration prepares students to addresses the scientific underpinnings, societal impacts, and policy responses to global environmental issues.