The course deals with the impacts of natural and physical change on the peoples and conditions of the Circumpolar North. The course concentrates on three major fields for scientific study: (1) climate change, (2) natural resources, and (3) health and environment. Emphasis is given to the challenges of sustainability in the North, and to the need for long-term proper stewardship.
Upon successful completion of Land and Environment II, students will have:
- Foundations for critical inquiry and appreciation of how diverse conventional and traditional methods contribute to understanding land and environment in the Circumpolar North.
- Insight into the challenges presented by the physical and natural universe, and the impact on Northern peoples.
- Awareness of the relationship between science and policy, and its significance for the future of the Circumpolar North.
Revised Modules
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| Title | Author | Description |
| BCS312 Module 1 | Monique Haakensen, Sheri Praski, Colleen Yates | Energy Resources |
| BCS312 Module 2 | Lawrence K. Duffy, Monique Haakensen | Mineral Resources |
| BCS312 Module 3 | Sheri Praski | Cold Climate Infrastructure Technology |
| BCS312 Module 4 | Monique Haakensen | Living Terrestrial Resources |
| BCS312 Module 5 | Lorne Doig, Ian Doig | Living Aquatic Resources |
| BCS312 Modules 6/7 | Andrew Harwood, Monique Haakensen | Management of Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources and Environments |
| BCS312 Modules 8 | Monique Haakensen | Management of Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources and Environments |
Original Modules
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| Title | Author | Description |
| BCS312 | UArctic | Course Outline |
| BCS312 Module 1 | Karen Erickson, Kimberly Ognisty | Frameworks for Analysis of Land and Environment in the Arctic |
| BCS312 Module 2 | Lawrence Duffy, Stan Wright | Biocomplexity in the North |
| BCS312 Module 3 | Scott Smiley, Peter Bechtel | Fisheries |
| BCS312 Module 4 | Michael Castellini | Marine Mammals and Fisheries |
| BCS312 Module 5 | Lawrence Duffy, Stan Wright | Natural Resources: Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability |
| BCS312 Module 6 | Dan White, Dan Schubert, Craig Woolard | Water Supply and Waste Treatment in the Arctic |
| BCS312 Module 7 | Anna Godduhn, Lawrence Duffy | Observations, Sustainability, and the Impacts of Change |
| BCS312 Module 8 | Kriya Dunlap, Lawrence Duffy | Food Chemistry, Subsistence Webs, and Nutrition |
| BCS312 Module 9 | Abel Bult-Ito, Ronald Tavernier, Dana Greene, Nancy McGrath-Hanna | Diet and Mental Health of Circumpolar Peoples |
| BCS312 Module 10 | S. Craig Gerlach, Laura Henry, Amy Turner | Food Traditions and Food Systems in Rural Alaska |
| BCS312 Module 11 | Douglas Dasher, Lawrence Duffy, John Kelley | Nuclear Chemistry, Radioecology, and Stewardship |
| BCS312 Module 12 | Julie La Rocca-Brigham, Lawrence Duffy | Cancer and Biomarkers of Health |