EVR 1263 - Urban Pollution

College of Natural Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2018 (550)

Requisites

(Prerequisite EVR 1001C with a minimum grade of C or
Prerequisite EVS 1001 with a minimum grade of C) and
((Prerequisite CHM 1025 with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite CHM 1025L with a minimum grade of C) or
Permission of the Program)

Course Description

This course is intended to provide an overview of urban pollution issues in a historical context and through examining current urban pollution priorities. Topics covered include the history of environmental services in urban America related to wastewater sanitation, water supply contamination, public refuse management, industrial waste impacts, air pollution, and surface water issues. An in-depth examination of advancements in environmental technological, management practices, and public service related to these topics will be pursued to achieve the requisite knowledge of urban pollution.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will compare and contrast different environmental services in different periods of historical times by:
    1. explaining how the layout of ancient cities influenced commerce and the design of modern environmental services.
    2. describing the age of miasmas from colonial times to 1880.
    3. identifying public health advancements during the bacteriological revolution from 1880 to 1945.
    4. describing new ecology related to urban pollution from 1945 to present day.
    5. surveying the impacts of urban-industrial development related to water pollution and air pollution through case study examination.
  2. The student will describe water-supply, wastewater, and solid-waste disposal systems in American cities and their influences on urban growth and environmental impacts by:
    1. identifying milestones in public works and technology innovations leading to improved environmental services and decreased urban pollution.
    2. explaining the importance of the centralization of sanitary services for improved environmental services, the eradication of disease, and the stimulus to urban growth.
    3. evaluating Best Management Practices related to surface water and ground water pollution abatement within urban settings.
    4. discussing the possibilities of contaminates (leachates) seeping into the groundwater.
    5. explaining the purpose for installing monitoring wells located around a sanitary landfill.
    6. identifying the water quality standards for effluent from domestic and various industrial wastewater facilities.
  3. The student will compare and contrast the influences of urban pollution on changing patterns in urban development and population growth by:
    1. prioritizing population growth demands on environmental services, increased waste production, sewer system expansion, and water consumption.
    2. assessing the balance of immediate city needs verses long-term planning for urban pollution prevention and remediation.
    3. analyzing and critiquing the pros and cons of flood control projects within urban settings.
    4. evaluating economic influences and how historic was periods influenced urban pollution and environmental services.
  4. The student will evaluate national and local priority urban pollution problems by:
    1. relating urban pollution problems regarding air, water, and soil to public health and environmental services.
    2. assessing the roles of government and the private sector in the creation of urban pollution and their responsibilities in pollution reduction through environmental service expansion.
    3. demonstrating the technology applied to non-point source pollution control (stormwater and agricultural runoff).
    4. explaining the tenets of federal, state, and local urban pollution abatement priorities.
    5. describing legal aspects, law, rules, and consequences related to surface and groundwater pollution
  5. The student will demonstrate employability skills by:
    1. conducting a job search.
    2. securing information about a job.
    3. identifying documents that may be required when applying for a job.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Submitted as 13XX, SCNS approved as 1263. C&I Approval: 09/16/2011, BOT Approval: 10/01/2011, Effective Term: Spring 2012 (450). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Summer 2017 (530).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2018 (550)

Related Programs

  1. Environmental Science Technology (ENVSC-AS) (635) (Active)
  2. Sustainability Management (SUSMGT-BAS) (640) (Active)
  3. Sustainability Management (SUSMGT-TR) (670) (Active)
  4. Water Quality Technician (WQT-CT) (635) (Active)