NRES 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present

Description:
Effects of global warming on world water resources. Climate change in the past millennium. Case studies including Africa, India, North and South America, China and Japan. How availability of water has shaped culture, agriculture, and diet. How past and present stressors to available water have been dealt with in different regions. May not earn credit in both NRES 220 and WATR 220.

General Education Designation(s):

GEP: ER

Typically Offered:
(I, II)

3 cr.