This course explores the human relationship withthe natural environment by examining the criticalissues that affect the viability and sustainability ofnatural resources of our planet. Natural resources,their importance, distribution, and impacts fromhuman use and over-use are examined at local, state,national and global levels. The course uses casestudies of current-day environmental issues and theirrelationship to concepts of ecological, air, soil, water,energy, biodiversity, and population dynamics. Issuesare examined from viewpoints of scientific theories ofenvironmental impacts as well as human interactionsand constituent viewpoints.