Ecosystem services are resources that act to provide essential mitigation to combat the negative effects on human health and well-being as a result of land-use change and global climate change. To increase students’ awareness of essential ecosystem services, particularly in a built environment, this activity asks them to examine a space on their campus to redesign in order to increase ecosystem functions. Students identify missing services and then propose changes to mitigate the functions.
Course
ENVS 305
Campus
Henrietta
Outcome
Global: Examine connections among the world’s populations, Scientific Principles: Apply methods of scientific inquiry and problem solving to contemporary issues and scientific questions, Natural Science Inquiry: Demonstrate knowledge of basic principles and concepts of one of the natural sciences, and Critical Thinking: Use relevant evidence gathered through accepted scholarly methods and properly acknowledge sources of information
Method
Case Study
Project
Characteristics and Proficiencies
Writing Intensive, Reflection, Collaborative, and Experiential