This document summarizes the content and structure of an Environmental Systems and Societies course. The course covers topics like ecosystems, resource management, pollution management, and global warming. It takes a transdisciplinary approach, drawing on fields like biology, geography, economics, and philosophy. Students will develop holistic thinking skills and learn to analyze environmental issues from different perspectives through debate, problem-solving activities, and field work. The course assessments include exams with essays and analysis of a case study data booklet.

1. Environmental systems and
Societies.

3. Course content
• Ecosystems
• Resource and population
Management
• Pollution Management
• Global Warming Case Study
• Conservation and Biodiversity
• Environmental Philosophy.

4. • Issues from different
perspectives.

6. • Transdisciplinary – mostly biology
and geography but some
economics, politics, other sciences
and even philosophy.

8. • Big picture
• Holistic thinking
• Debate
• Problem-solving

9. Cross-border pollution:
who legislates and who pays ?
Prevailing
winds are
from the
SW
Acid rain releases Al in the soil, which is washed into lakes and
kills fish.
Is it German or British carbon polluting Norwegian lakes; who
pays for the damage done, how can we stop it ?

10. • IB standard level only
• Involves 20% coursework
including lots of field work
outdoors.
• 2 Exams including 2 essays
and analysing a data booklet
of resources on a case study.

11. WE DO NOT INHERIT THE
EARTH FROM OUR
ANCESTORS, WE BORROW
IT FROM OUR
CHILDREN.

12. • Supports careers in resource
management, business, law,
journalism – but you need
Chemistry for Env. Science at
University.

13. What have you produced today?

14. • See Mr Scoones or Miss
Perry for more information